---
title: "getLayers"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/ShogunPost118/544280301/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/ShogunPost118/pages/544278721)
- [addToClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544278797)
- [copyClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279127)
- [cropClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279401)
- [deleteClipData](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279477)
- [flatten](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279775)
- [getActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279803)
- [getActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279810)
- [getClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279929)
- [moveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281138)
- [offsetClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281209)
- [removeFromClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281482)
- [removeLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281489)
- [resetClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281597)
- [selectClipObjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281785)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281932)
- [setActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281945)
- [tileClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544282888)