# External API


```{eval-rst}
.. module:: scanpy.external
```

```{deprecated} 1.13.0
`scanpy.external` is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
For tools that integrate well with scanpy and anndata, or to submit your own, see the [scverse ecosystem](https://scverse.org/packages/#ecosystem).
```

Import Scanpy's wrappers to external tools as:

```
import scanpy.external as sce
```


```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 2

preprocessing
tools
plotting
exporting
```