The Ionic plugin API

There are four main commands that you will be using while dealing with plugins.

Add a plugin

This CLI command is used to add a new plugin to the project, for example:

ionic plugin add org.apache.cordova.camera

Also, you can use this:

ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-camera

Remove a plugin

This CLI command is used to remove a plugin from the project, for example:

ionic plugin rm org.apache.cordova.camera

Also, you can use this:

ionic plugin rm cordova-plugin-camera

List added plugins

This CLI command is used to list all the plugins in the project, for example:

ionic plugin ls

Search plugins

This CLI command is used to search plugins from the command line, for example:

ionic plugin search scanner barcode

To test the earlier commands, we will scaffold a new project and execute them. Run the following command:

ionic start -a "Example 28" -i app.example.twentyeight example28 blank

Note

When you download the blank project, the following plugins will be downloaded and setup:

cordova...