---
title: descendants
framework: usdkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
platforms: [iOS 27.0+, iPadOS 27.0+, Mac Catalyst 27.0+, macOS 27.0+, tvOS 27.0+, visionOS 27.0+]
path: usdkit/usdstage/descendants
---

# descendants

The active, loaded, defined, non-abstract descendant prims of this stage’s pseudo-root.

## Declaration

```swift
var descendants: [USDPrim] { get }
```

## See Also

### Traversing the scene

- [descendants(where:)](usdkit/usdstage/descendants(where:).md)
- [allDescendants](usdkit/usdstage/alldescendants.md)