# Get selected tool

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/get-selected-tool/1017>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Tags:** api-feedback\
**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/get-selected-tool/1017 "2019-07-09T18:32:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Velara](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/velara/32/1278_2.png) [@Velara](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Velara)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/get-selected-tool/1017/1 "2019-07-09T18:32:40Z")

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Is it possible to get the selected tool?

**Use Case**  
I’m getting an error in my panel as the user is drawing out an artboard (I’m still tracking it down). I have determined that if I can check if they have the Artboard tool selected I can disable the panel updates until they change to another tool.

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**Author:** ![stevekwak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/stevekwak/32/48_2.png) [@stevekwak](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/stevekwak)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/get-selected-tool/1017/2 "2019-07-09T19:32:27Z")

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No not at this moment!