# Maya Hydra API

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

Maya Hydra 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 Hydra, Open-Source, Rendering, and Viewport.

Maya plugin API that replaces the main Maya viewport with a Hydra viewer, enabling custom render delegate integration for viewport rendering.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **X-github** — https://github.com/Autodesk/maya-hydra

## 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 C++ API](https://apis.io/apis/maya/maya-c-api/)
- [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/)
- [Autodesk Platform Services - Maya API](https://apis.io/apis/maya/autodesk-platform-services-maya-api/)

## Tags

Hydra, Open-Source, Rendering, Viewport

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