能否通过Chrome Webstore API发布Unlisted类型的Chrome扩展？

Great question! I’ve run into this exact confusion before with the Publish API docs—they don’t explicitly call out the unlisted option in the main "publish to public/trusted users" sections, but yes, you absolutely can publish unlisted extensions via the Chrome Web Store API.

Here’s how to do it:

• When making a POST request to the publish endpoint (POST /webstore/v1.1/items/{itemId}/publish), you just need to set the target parameter in your request body to "unlisted".
• Example request body (formatted as JSON):

{
  "target": "unlisted",
  "publishLocale": "en-US"
}

A quick note: This unlisted target is officially supported by Google, but it’s easy to miss in the docs since it’s not highlighted alongside the public/trusted user options. Also, make sure your developer account is in good standing (no violations) to use this option—unlisted extensions still require compliance with Chrome Web Store policies.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Anoosh