# NodeSocket(bpy_struct)

base class — `bpy_struct`

subclasses — `NodeSocketStandard`

class `bpy.types.``NodeSocket`(bpy_struct)

  Input or output socket of a node

  `bl_idname`

    Type: | string, default “”, (never None)

  `enabled`

    Enable the socket

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `hide`

    Hide the socket

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `hide_value`

    Hide the socket input value

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `identifier`

    Unique identifier for mapping sockets

    Type: | string, default “”, (readonly, never None)

  `is_linked`

    True if the socket is connected

    Type: | boolean, default False, (readonly)

  `is_output`

    True if the socket is an output, otherwise input

    Type: | boolean, default False, (readonly)

  `link_limit`

    Max number of links allowed for this socket

    Type: | int in [1, 4095], default 0

  `name`

    Socket name

    Type: | string, default “”, (never None)

  `node`

    Node owning this socket

    Type: | `Node`, (readonly)

  `show_expanded`

    Socket links are expanded in the user interface

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `type`

    Data type

    Type: | enum in [‘CUSTOM’, ‘VALUE’, ‘INT’, ‘BOOLEAN’, ‘VECTOR’, ‘STRING’, ‘RGBA’, ‘SHADER’], default ‘VALUE’

  `links`

    List of node links from or to this socket (readonly)

  `draw`(context, layout, node, text)

    Draw socket

    Parameters: | layout (`UILayout`, (never None)) – Layout, Layout in the UI node (`Node`, (never None)) – Node, Node the socket belongs to text (string, (never None)) – Text, Text label to draw alongside properties

  `draw_color`(context, node)

    Color of the socket icon

    Parameters: | node (`Node`, (never None)) – Node, Node the socket belongs to
    Returns: | Color
    Return type: | float array of 4 items in [0, 1]

Inherited Properties

`bpy_struct.id_data` |

Inherited Functions

`bpy_struct.as_pointer` `bpy_struct.driver_add` `bpy_struct.driver_remove` `bpy_struct.get` `bpy_struct.is_property_hidden` `bpy_struct.is_property_readonly` `bpy_struct.is_property_set` `bpy_struct.items` | `bpy_struct.keyframe_delete` `bpy_struct.keyframe_insert` `bpy_struct.keys` `bpy_struct.path_from_id` `bpy_struct.path_resolve` `bpy_struct.property_unset` `bpy_struct.type_recast` `bpy_struct.values`

References

`CompositorNodeOutputFileFileSlots.new` `CompositorNodeOutputFileFileSlots.remove` `CompositorNodeOutputFileLayerSlots.new` `CompositorNodeOutputFileLayerSlots.remove` `Node.inputs` `Node.outputs` `NodeInputs.new` `NodeInputs.remove` `NodeLink.from_socket` | `NodeLink.to_socket` `NodeLinks.new` `NodeLinks.new` `NodeOutputs.new` `NodeOutputs.remove` `NodeSocketInterface.from_socket` `NodeSocketInterface.init_socket` `UILayout.template_node_link` `UILayout.template_node_view`