# Setting Limits for Memory Usage and Byte Limits in Jupyter Server Kernels via API

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/setting-limits-for-memory-usage-and-byte-limits-in-jupyter-server-kernels-via-api/32131>\
**Category:** Kernels\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [January 26, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/setting-limits-for-memory-usage-and-byte-limits-in-jupyter-server-kernels-via-api/32131 "2025-01-26T19:17:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/setting-limits-for-memory-usage-and-byte-limits-in-jupyter-server-kernels-via-api/32131/1 "2025-01-26T19:17:15Z")

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I am using Jupyter Server to run code and would like to limit the memory usage, input bytes, and output bytes for each kernel via API. Could you suggest a good solution for this? Thank you.