How to remove "other search engines" from Chrome

2021-429-124 1 min read howto

Open the Chrome search engine settings page: chrome://settings/searchEngines
Selector for topmost “Remove search engine” button in “Other search engines” list:

document.querySelector("body > settings-ui").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#main").shadowRoot
.querySelector("settings-basic-page").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#basicPage > settings-section.expanded > settings-search-page").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#pages > settings-subpage > settings-search-engines-page").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#otherEngines").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#frb0").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#delete");

You can repeatedly call the selector and “click()” on the button.

document.querySelector("body > settings-ui").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#main").shadowRoot
.querySelector("settings-basic-page").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#basicPage > settings-section.expanded > settings-search-page").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#pages > settings-subpage > settings-search-engines-page").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#otherEngines").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#frb0").shadowRoot
.querySelector("#delete")
.click();

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