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# registerBackgroundMessageHandler

`fun registerBackgroundMessageHandler(name: `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`, messageHandler: `[`MessageHandler`](../../mozilla.components.concept.engine.webextension/-message-handler/index.md)`): `[`Unit`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/browser/engine-gecko-beta/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/webextension/GeckoWebExtension.kt#L53)

Overrides [WebExtension.registerBackgroundMessageHandler](../../mozilla.components.concept.engine.webextension/-web-extension/register-background-message-handler.md)

See [WebExtension.registerBackgroundMessageHandler](../../mozilla.components.concept.engine.webextension/-web-extension/register-background-message-handler.md).

