editor.outliner

World Outliner queries and folder management

`editor.outliner.getItems`

Returns all actors in the world with their selection state and folder hierarchy.

No parameters.

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`items`	array	Each: {item_id, display_name, type, actor_class, parent_id, is_selected}
`count`	number	Number of items

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.getItems" }

Example Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "items": [
      { "item_id": "Cube_0", "display_name": "Cube", "type": "Actor", "actor_class": "StaticMeshActor", "parent_id": "", "is_selected": false }
    ],
    "count": 1
  }
}

`editor.outliner.setSelection`

Selects actors in the outliner by name or ID.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`items`	array	Yes	Array of actor names/IDs to select

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`selected_count`	number	Number of actors selected

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.setSelection", "params": { "items": ["Cube", "PointLight"] } }

`editor.outliner.getSelection`

Returns currently selected items from the outliner.

No parameters.

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`items`	array	Each: {item_id, display_name, type, actor_class, is_selected}
`count`	number	Number of selected items

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.getSelection" }

`editor.outliner.refresh`

Triggers a full refresh of the scene outliner widget.

No parameters.

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether refresh was triggered

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.refresh" }

`editor.outliner.getFolders`

Returns outliner folders with actor counts. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	number	No	Max folders to return (1-5000, default 500)
`offset`	number	No	Folders to skip (default 0)

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`folders`	array	Each: {path, actor_count}
`count`	number	Number of folders in this page
`total`	number	Total folders available
`limit`	number	Limit used
`offset`	number	Offset used
`has_more`	bool	Whether more folders exist beyond this page

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.getFolders", "params": { "limit": 100 } }

`editor.outliner.search`

Searches actors by name pattern with optional class filter. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`pattern`	string	Yes	Wildcard pattern (e.g. `Light`)
`class_filter`	string	No	Filter by class name substring
`limit`	number	No	Max results to return (1-5000, default 500)
`offset`	number	No	Results to skip (default 0)

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`actors`	array	Each: {label, class, path, folder_path}
`count`	number	Number of matches in this page
`total`	number	Total matches available
`limit`	number	Limit used
`offset`	number	Offset used
`has_more`	bool	Whether more results exist beyond this page

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.search", "params": { "pattern": "*Light*", "limit": 50 } }

`editor.outliner.getActorsInFolder`

Returns actors in a specific folder. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`folder_path`	string	Yes	Folder path (e.g. "Lighting")
`limit`	number	No	Max actors to return (1-5000, default 500)
`offset`	number	No	Actors to skip (default 0)

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`actors`	array	Each: {label, class, path}
`count`	number	Number of actors in this page
`total`	number	Total actors in folder
`limit`	number	Limit used
`offset`	number	Offset used
`has_more`	bool	Whether more actors exist beyond this page

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.getActorsInFolder", "params": { "folder_path": "Lighting", "limit": 100 } }

`editor.outliner.createFolder`

Creates a new folder in the world outliner.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`folder_path`	string	Yes	Folder path (e.g. "Lighting/Interior")

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether folder was created
`folder_path`	string	The folder path

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.createFolder", "params": { "folder_path": "Lighting/Interior" } }

`editor.outliner.deleteFolder`

Deletes a folder from the world outliner.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`folder_path`	string	Yes	Folder path to delete

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether folder was deleted

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.deleteFolder", "params": { "folder_path": "Lighting/Interior" } }

`editor.outliner.moveToFolder`

Moves actors to a specified folder.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`actors`	array	Yes	Array of actor labels/names to move
`folder_path`	string	Yes	Target folder path

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether any actors were moved
`moved_count`	number	Number of actors moved
`folder_path`	string	Target folder path

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.outliner.moveToFolder", "params": { "actors": ["PointLight", "SpotLight"], "folder_path": "Lighting" } }