# Unreal Python API

> Epic's Python API for scripting the Unreal Editor (content production and pipeline tasks); an experimental feature also used by community MCP servers.

- id: `unreal-python-api`
- category: Tools (`tools`)
- url: https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/python-api/
- docs: https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/scripting-the-unreal-editor-using-python
- status: beta
- tags: game-engine, unreal-engine, python, scripting
- related: Unreal Engine (https://indexagentica.com/entries/unreal-engine/); runreal unreal-mcp (https://indexagentica.com/entries/runreal-unreal-mcp/)
- sources: https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/python-api/ , https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/scripting-the-unreal-editor-using-python
- added: 2026-10-12
- updated: 2026-10-12
- last verified: 2026-10-12
- maintainer: Epic Games
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/unreal-python-api/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/unreal-python-api.json