# Maya Commands (MEL)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/autodesk-maya/maya-mel-commands/  
**Provider:** Autodesk Maya — https://apis.io/providers/autodesk-maya/  
**Base URL:** https://localhost  
**Documentation:** https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2026/ENU/

Maya Commands (MEL) is one of 5 APIs that [Autodesk Maya](https://apis.io/providers/autodesk-maya/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Automation, Commands, MEL, and Scripting. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an API reference.

Maya Embedded Language (MEL) scripting interface for automating tasks and customizing Maya workflows. MEL provides direct access to Maya commands and is the foundation of Maya's scripting capabilities.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=__CommandsPython_index_html
- **APIReference** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=__Commands_index_html

## Other Autodesk Maya APIs (4)

- [Maya Python API](https://apis.io/apis/autodesk-maya/maya-python-api/)
- [Maya C++ API](https://apis.io/apis/autodesk-maya/maya-cpp-api/)
- [Maya USD API](https://apis.io/apis/autodesk-maya/maya-usd-api/)
- [Maya Bifrost API](https://apis.io/apis/autodesk-maya/maya-bifrost-api/)

## Tags

Automation, Commands, MEL, Scripting

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