---
title: "getLayers"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun113/84215799/getLayers"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Returns the array of layer names of the active clip.

An error is generated if there is no clip in the scene.

## Functional area

NLE

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `getLayers` |

### Arguments

None

### Flags

None

## Return value

string array 

## Examples

```plaintext
// Print the name of the active clip
string $clip = `getActiveClip`;
print $clip;
 
// Print the layers of the active clip
string $layers [];
$layers = `getLayers`;
print $layers;
```

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [addLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84226191)
- [addToClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84223942)
- [copyClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84214696)
- [cropClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84220012)
- [deleteClipData](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84222291)
- [flatten](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84224115)
- [getActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84220103)
- [getActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84215216)
- [getClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84214576)
- [moveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84223674)
- [offsetClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84221571)
- [removeFromClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84225731)
- [removeLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84220080)
- [resetClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84226083)
- [selectClipObjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84226228)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84217767)
- [setActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84225245)
- [tileClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84221568)