# Guidelines access in API?

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/guidelines-access-in-api/1051>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Tags:** api-feedback\
**Created:** [July 16, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/guidelines-access-in-api/1051 "2019-07-16T18:19:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![cpryland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/cpryland/32/1172_2.png) [@cpryland](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/cpryland)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/guidelines-access-in-api/1051/1 "2019-07-16T18:19:28Z")

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I’d like to start a vote-able item for getting API access to the guidelines.

## Use case

Developer has a plugin that creates graphic items on an artboard, and would like to align/place them (by default) using any guidelines that are present.

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**Author:** ![peterflynn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/peterflynn/32/56_2.png) [@peterflynn](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/peterflynn)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/guidelines-access-in-api/1051/2 "2019-07-16T18:54:36Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Get values from Layout grid / guides](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/get-values-from-layout-grid-guides/457)

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**Author:** ![peterflynn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/peterflynn/32/56_2.png) [@peterflynn](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/peterflynn)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/guidelines-access-in-api/1051/3 "2019-07-16T18:54:36Z")

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