# Maya USD API

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

Maya USD 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 Interchange, OpenUSD, Pipeline, Pixar, and USD.

Universal Scene Description integration API for Maya, enabling USD stage loading, editing, and interchange within the Maya viewport.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **X-documentation** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_Merged_USD_SDK_html
- **X-getting-started** — https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-02B222AB-0D49-4D41-B785-E1F5EECF7DF9
- **X-github** — https://github.com/Autodesk/maya-usd

## 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 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

Interchange, OpenUSD, Pipeline, Pixar, USD

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