Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud PDF Operations API

Create, convert, and manipulate PDF documents.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Adobe Creative Cloud Creative Cloud Libraries Assets PDF Operations API
  description: REST API for accessing and managing Creative Cloud Libraries. Libraries provide a shared repository for colors, character styles, paragraph styles, graphics, and other creative assets that synchronize across Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other Creative Cloud applications. Supports CRUD operations on libraries and library elements, and includes an Asset Browser SDK for web integration.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html
servers:
- url: https://cc-libraries.adobe.io/api/v1
  description: Creative Cloud Libraries API production server.
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: PDF Operations
  description: Create, convert, and manipulate PDF documents.
paths:
  /operation/createpdf:
    post:
      operationId: createPdf
      summary: Adobe Creative Cloud Create PDF
      description: Creates a PDF from supported file formats including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image files.
      tags:
      - PDF Operations
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - assetID
              properties:
                assetID:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of the uploaded source document.
                documentLanguage:
                  type: string
                  default: en-US
                  description: Language code for OCR processing.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Job created. Poll the Location header URL for status.
          headers:
            Location:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
              description: URL to poll for job status.
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /operation/exportpdf:
    post:
      operationId: exportPdf
      summary: Adobe Creative Cloud Export PDF
      description: Converts a PDF to another format such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or image formats.
      tags:
      - PDF Operations
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - assetID
              - targetFormat
              properties:
                assetID:
                  type: string
                targetFormat:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - docx
                  - doc
                  - pptx
                  - rtf
                  - xlsx
                  - jpeg
                  - png
                  description: Target export format.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Export job created.
          headers:
            Location:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /operation/compresspdf:
    post:
      operationId: compressPdf
      summary: Adobe Creative Cloud Compress PDF
      description: Reduces the file size of a PDF document while maintaining acceptable quality.
      tags:
      - PDF Operations
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - assetID
              properties:
                assetID:
                  type: string
                compressionLevel:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - LOW
                  - MEDIUM
                  - HIGH
                  default: MEDIUM
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Compression job created.
          headers:
            Location:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /operation/ocr:
    post:
      operationId: ocrPdf
      summary: Adobe Creative Cloud OCR PDF
      description: Applies optical character recognition to a scanned PDF, making the text searchable and selectable.
      tags:
      - PDF Operations
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - assetID
              properties:
                assetID:
                  type: string
                ocrLang:
                  type: string
                  default: en-US
                  description: OCR language code.
                ocrType:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - searchable_image
                  - searchable_image_exact
                  default: searchable_image
      responses:
        '201':
          description: OCR job created.
          headers:
            Location:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /operation/protectpdf:
    post:
      operationId: protectPdf
      summary: Adobe Creative Cloud Protect PDF
      description: Applies password protection and permissions to a PDF.
      tags:
      - PDF Operations
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - assetID
              - passwordProtection
              properties:
                assetID:
                  type: string
                passwordProtection:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    userPassword:
                      type: string
                      description: Password required to open the document.
                    ownerPassword:
                      type: string
                      description: Password required to change permissions.
                encryptionAlgorithm:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - AES_128
                  - AES_256
                  default: AES_256
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Protection job created.
          headers:
            Location:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /operation/htmltopdf:
    post:
      operationId: htmlToPdf
      summary: Adobe Creative Cloud HTML to PDF
      description: Creates a PDF from an HTML source file with support for CSS, JavaScript, and custom page layout configuration.
      tags:
      - PDF Operations
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - assetID
              properties:
                assetID:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of the uploaded HTML zip asset.
                json:
                  type: string
                  description: JSON data for dynamic HTML content.
                pageLayout:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    pageWidth:
                      type: number
                    pageHeight:
                      type: number
      responses:
        '201':
          description: HTML to PDF job created.
          headers:
            Location:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key