# Component

> This page provides an overview of components in scenes within the Pixyz Asset Transformer SDK.

[API reference](/asset-transformer-sdk/2026.4/api/python/scene_types.md#component)

Components are abstract behaviors that are attached to occurrences.

To retrieve component IDs, use these methods:

* [scene.getComponent](/asset-transformer-sdk/2026.4/api/python/scene_functions.md#getcomponent)
* [scene.getComponentByOccurrence](/asset-transformer-sdk/2026.4/api/python/scene_functions.md#getcomponentbyoccurrence)

To refer to components by their type, use this enum: [scene.ComponentType](../../api/python/scene_types#componenttype)