---
title: "Howdy - AI Messages Assistant – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "1,000 users, rated 5.00 by 19 people. Version 4.1.2, updated 2026-06-19. Requests 8 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj"
---

# Howdy - AI Messages Assistant

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 1,000
- Rating: 5.00 from 19 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 00:23 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #17,733 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Social Networking: #798 of 7,022

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Howdy helps creators and marketers automate personalized Instagram DMs. Send smarter messages and save hours each week.

- Extension ID: `efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj`
- Developer: [chrome-publishing](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8ef720383a75c2e06ea64b278ea7dd57)
- Category: [Lifestyle › Social Networking](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/social)
- First published: 2021-08-03
- Last updated: 2026-06-19
- Version: `4.1.2`
- Size: 924 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (2): English, 한국어
- Website: `sayhowdy.co`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/howdy-ai-messages-assista/efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fefgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 1,000 | 5.00 | 19 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://*.instagram.com/*`: instagram.com and its subdomains

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach
- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `power`: Keep your computer awake
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 00:23 UTC; next check around 2026-10-02.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Howdy - AI Messages Assistant” (efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj,
  title   = {Howdy - AI Messages Assistant (efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/efgnnngoglfhbphgdkfjfhgaafobnooj},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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