API Reference

Max exposes several APIs—Application Programming Interfaces—that let you use code to control various systems in Max. You can write short scripts to automate simple tasks, or large programs that completely change the way Max behaves. Some of the APIs that Max offers:

• Live Object Model: Use Max objects like live.object and live.path to read and modify the state of Ableton Live from within a Max for Live device. Also accessible from the JavaScript API.
• Max JS API: Use the v8, v8ui and v8.codebox to embed JavaScript in a Max patch. Define custom objects, programmatically create objects and patch cords, and operate the Max application.
• Node for Max API: Use the node.script and node.debug objects to launch custom Node.js scripts from Max. Send Max messages to a running Node process and fetch a result.