# Maya C++ API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-c-api/  
**Provider:** Maya — https://apis.io/providers/maya/

Maya C++ API is one of 9 APIs that [Maya](https://apis.io/providers/maya/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include C++, OpenMaya, Performance, Plugins, and SDK.

C++ API for high-performance Maya plugin development, providing low-level access to Maya internals through OpenMaya, OpenMayaUI, OpenMayaAnim, OpenMayaFX, and OpenMayaRender libraries.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **X-documentation** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_MERGED_Maya_SDK_html
- **X-api-reference** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_cpp_ref_index_html
- **X-getting-started** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_Maya_API_introduction_API_Basics_html

## Other Maya APIs (8)

- [Maya Python API 2.0](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-python-api-20/)
- [Maya Python API 1.0](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-python-api-10/)
- [Maya Commands (MEL)](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-commands-mel/)
- [Maya Commands (Python)](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-commands-python/)
- [Maya USD API](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-usd-api/)
- [Maya Batch Rendering API](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-batch-rendering-api/)
- [Maya Hydra API](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-hydra-api/)
- [Autodesk Platform Services - Maya API](https://apis.io/apis/maya/autodesk-platform-services-maya-api/)

## Tags

C++, OpenMaya, Performance, Plugins, SDK

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