editor.asset

Asset operations (create, delete, rename, import, export)

`editor.asset.find`

Searches the Asset Registry for assets by name, path, or class.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	No	Substring filter on asset name
`path`	string	No	Content path to search within
`class`	string	No	Asset class to filter by (e.g. "StaticMesh")
`max_results`	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 100)
`recursive`	bool	No	Search subdirectories when filtering by path (default true)

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of matching assets
`assets`	array	Each: {name, path, package, class, is_loaded}

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.find", "params": { "class": "StaticMesh", "max_results": 5 } }

`editor.asset.getMetadata`

Returns detailed metadata for an asset including dependencies and referencers.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Object path or package name of the asset

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`name`	string	Asset name
`path`	string	Full asset path
`package`	string	Package name
`class`	string	Asset class name
`is_loaded`	bool	Whether asset is currently loaded
`disk_size`	number	Disk size in bytes (if available)
`dependencies`	array	Package names this asset depends on
`referencers`	array	Package names that reference this asset

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.getMetadata", "params": { "path": "/Game/Meshes/SM_Cube" } }

`editor.asset.load`

Loads an asset into memory.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Asset path to load

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether load succeeded
`name`	string	Asset name
`class`	string	Asset class name
`path`	string	Full asset path

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.load", "params": { "path": "/Game/Meshes/SM_Cube" } }

`editor.asset.save`

Saves a single asset to disk.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Asset path to save
`only_if_dirty`	bool	No	Only save if modified (default true)

Returns: success (bool), path (string)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.save", "params": { "path": "/Game/Meshes/SM_Cube" } }

`editor.asset.saveAll`

Saves all dirty packages (maps and/or content).

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`save_maps`	bool	No	Whether to save map packages (default true)
`save_content`	bool	No	Whether to save content packages (default true)

Returns: success (bool)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.saveAll" }

`editor.asset.duplicate`

Duplicates an asset to a new path.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`source_path`	string	Yes	Path of the asset to duplicate
`destination_path`	string	Yes	Target path for the copy

Returns: success (bool), name (string), path (string), source_path (string)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.duplicate", "params": { "source_path": "/Game/Materials/M_Ground", "destination_path": "/Game/Materials/M_Ground_Copy" } }

`editor.asset.rename`

Renames/moves an asset from one path to another.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`source_path`	string	Yes	Current asset path
`destination_path`	string	Yes	New asset path

Returns: success (bool), source_path (string), destination_path (string)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.rename", "params": { "source_path": "/Game/Materials/M_Old", "destination_path": "/Game/Materials/M_New" } }

`editor.asset.delete`

Deletes an asset.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Asset path to delete

Returns: success (bool), path (string)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.delete", "params": { "path": "/Game/Materials/M_Temp" } }

`editor.asset.import`

Imports an external file (e.g. FBX, PNG) into the project as an asset.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`file_path`	string	Yes	Filesystem path of the file to import
`destination_path`	string	Yes	Content path where the asset should be created

Returns: success (bool), count (number), imported (array of {name, path, class})

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.import", "params": { "file_path": "C:/Assets/hero.fbx", "destination_path": "/Game/Meshes" } }

`editor.asset.reimport`

Reimports an existing asset from its original source file (or a new source file).

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Asset path of the asset to reimport
`source_file`	string	No	New source file path (if omitted, uses original source)

Returns: success (bool), path, name, class, source_files (array)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.reimport", "params": { "path": "/Game/Meshes/SM_Hero.SM_Hero" } }

`editor.asset.bulkImport`

Imports multiple external files into the project in a single operation.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`files`	array	Yes	Array of filesystem file paths to import
`destination_path`	string	Yes	Content path where assets should be created
`replace_existing`	bool	No	Replace existing assets (default true)
`save`	bool	No	Save imported assets (default true)

Returns: success (bool), total_files, success_count, fail_count, imported_count, imported (array)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.bulkImport", "params": { "files": ["C:/Assets/hero.fbx", "C:/Assets/hero_diffuse.png"], "destination_path": "/Game/Characters/Hero" } }

`editor.asset.getSourceFile`

Gets the source file path(s) for an imported asset.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Asset path to query

Returns: path, name, class, has_source (bool), source_file, source_files (array), can_reimport (bool)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.getSourceFile", "params": { "path": "/Game/Meshes/SM_Hero.SM_Hero" } }

`editor.asset.scan`

Bulk-enumerates assets under a content path with full Asset Registry tags and disk size. Designed for asset catalog ingestion.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Content path to scan (e.g. "/Game/Fab")
`class`	string	No	Filter by asset class (e.g. "StaticMesh")
`recursive`	bool	No	Scan subdirectories (default true)
`max_results`	number	No	Maximum results per page (default 500)
`include_tags`	bool	No	Include Asset Registry tags (default true)
`offset`	number	No	Skip first N results for pagination (default 0)

Returns: count, total, assets (array with name, path, package, class, is_loaded, disk_size, tags)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.scan", "params": { "path": "/Game/Fab/Furniture", "class": "StaticMesh", "max_results": 10 } }

`editor.asset.getTags`

Retrieves custom metadata tags from an asset's .uasset file.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Asset path to query

Returns: path (string), tags (object — key-value map of custom metadata)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.getTags", "params": { "path": "/Game/Fab/Furniture/SM_Desk_Modern_01" } }

`editor.asset.setTags`

Sets custom metadata tags on an asset's .uasset file. Tags are key-value string pairs persisted alongside the asset.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`path`	string	Yes	Asset path to tag
`tags`	object	Yes	Key-value pairs to set (all values must be strings)
`save`	bool	No	Whether to save the asset after setting tags (default true)

Returns: success (bool), path (string), tags_set (number)

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.asset.setTags", "params": { "path": "/Game/Fab/Furniture/SM_Desk", "tags": { "AgentUX_DisplayName": "Modern Desk" } } }