---
title: Helper.getLoadoutHelper
summary: X4 interface reference. Types are established only within the stated scope.
section: reference
kind: api
status: reference
updated: 2026-10-26
tags: ["API","X4"]
sources: ["https://wiki.egosoft.com/X4%20Foundations%20Wiki/Modding%20Support/","https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html","https://luajit.org/ext_ffi_api.html"]
---
## Return value

| Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) | The return contract has not been established. Unused return values do not prove void or nil. |

[Types and methods](wiki:types)

The complete formal parameter contract is not established on this page. Check the current game interface before using this call.

## Example and context

See [language basics](wiki:x4-code-basics), [types and methods](wiki:types) and [Lua / MD events](wiki:md-lua-bridge). Examples there are independent learning examples. No project source files or private implementation fragments are distributed with this reference.