Squid

Squid Memory API

Memory allocation and pool statistics

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GET /mem Get Memory Usage #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Squid Cache Manager Cache Statistics Memory API
  description: The Squid Cache Manager is a built-in HTTP management interface that exposes internal statistics, cache operations, and runtime state via HTTP requests. It provides endpoints for retrieving cache statistics, managing connections, viewing counters, and performing cache operations. Access is typically restricted to localhost or authorized IP ranges.
  version: 6.x
  contact:
    name: Squid Project
    url: http://www.squid-cache.org/Support/
  license:
    name: GNU General Public License v2
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
servers:
- url: http://localhost:3128/squid-internal-mgr
  description: Local Squid Cache Manager (default port)
security:
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Memory
  description: Memory allocation and pool statistics
paths:
  /mem:
    get:
      operationId: getMemoryUsage
      summary: Get Memory Usage
      description: Returns detailed memory allocation statistics including pool allocations, heap usage, and per-component memory breakdown.
      tags:
      - Memory
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Memory usage report
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Cache manager password configured via cachemgr_passwd in squid.conf