# Maya Python API

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

Maya Python API 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, Python, and Scripting. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

Python API for scripting and extending Maya functionality, providing access to Maya's scene graph and node architecture. Includes Python API 2.0 with a more Pythonic workflow and improved performance via maya.api.OpenMaya, as well as Python API 1.0 via maya.OpenMaya and the maya.cmds wrapper for MEL commands.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_MERGED_Maya_Python_API_Maya_Python_API_2_0_html
- **APIReference** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_py_ref_index_html
- **GettingStarted** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_MERGED_Maya_Python_API_Python_API_2_0_Quick_Start_html
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/autodesk-maya/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Autodesk Maya APIs (4)

- [Maya C++ API](https://apis.io/apis/autodesk-maya/maya-cpp-api/)
- [Maya Commands (MEL)](https://apis.io/apis/autodesk-maya/maya-mel-commands/)
- [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, Python, Scripting

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