Question

I was wondering with Google Chrome’s extension API, is it possible to extract memory usage data for each tab and use it in a popup? I know there is this extension https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mmbijkbkjlefoimjopcojbkpnmljahlh but all it does is simply open the about:memory tab. I was thinking maybe there was a way to “parse” the about:memory tab and use it for my extension. Or am I delusional and this is not possible?

Answer 1

There is no such API and chrome:// scheme is forbidden for extensions so you can’t parse that page either…

• XMLHttpRequest calls to chrome:// are not allowed
• Content scripts are not injected under chrome://