# Factorio Lua API documentation

*Source* · `src-wube-2026-factorio-lua-api` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Documentation |
| authors | Wube Software |
| venue | lua-api.factorio.com |
| date | 2026 |
| url | https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/ |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Mods use a modified Lua 5.2 and pass through settings, prototype (data), and runtime (control) stages in a fixed data lifecycle; the runtime stage is event-driven.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Factorio](../game/factorio.md), [Modding API](../mechanic/modding-api.md)

## Citation

Wube Software (2026). *Factorio Lua API documentation*. lua-api.factorio.com https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/

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Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-taxonomy-m7`.