# Check plugin memory use API

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/check-plugin-memory-use-api/5080>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Created:** [August 11, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/check-plugin-memory-use-api/5080 "2022-08-11T04:52:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/check-plugin-memory-use-api/5080/1 "2022-08-11T04:52:37Z")

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A way to check memory use of the plugin or host app.

In one of my plugins I’m reading the bitmap data and converting it to array buffers and keeping references for comparison for a short time. A way to check the host application or plugin memory footprint would help to see if any changes are increasing memory or creating memory leaks.