Adobe Suite Lightroom API

The Lightroom API from Adobe Suite — 6 operation(s) for lightroom.

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Operations 6

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /lrService/autoStraighten Auto straighten a photo · Auto straighten an image #

Ask an LLM

“How do I automatically level a crooked photo with Lightroom?”

“Can I fix a tilted horizon in an image without editing it by hand?”

Tell an agent

Auto straighten this image.

Start a job to level the tilted horizon in my photo.

POST /lrService/autoTone Auto tone a photo · Auto tone an image #

Ask an LLM

“How do I automatically fix exposure and contrast in a photo?”

“Can I get automatic tonal adjustments applied to an image?”

Tell an agent

Auto tone this image.

Run automatic exposure and contrast correction on my photo.

POST /lrService/edit Apply specific edit settings to a photo · Apply edits on an image #

Ask an LLM

“How do I apply my own exposure, contrast or saturation values to an image?”

“Can I set individual edit parameters on a photo through the API?”

Tell an agent

Apply these edit settings to my image.

Adjust the photo's exposure and saturation to the values I give.

POST /lrService/presets Apply a Lightroom preset to a photo · Apply a presets on an image #

Ask an LLM

“How do I apply a saved preset to an image?”

“Can I give a photo a consistent look using a preset file?”

Tell an agent

Apply this preset to my image.

Give the photo the look from my saved preset.

POST /lrService/xmp Apply XMP settings to a photo · Apply xmp on an image #

Ask an LLM

“Can I apply the settings from an XMP sidecar to an image?”

“What is the way to reuse XMP develop settings on another photo?”

Tell an agent

Apply this XMP file's settings to my image.

Copy XMP develop settings onto the photo.

GET /lrService/status/{jobId} Check a Lightroom editing job's status · Get the status of a job #

Ask an LLM

“How do I know when my photo edit job has finished?”

“Where do I get the output of an auto tone or preset job?”

Tell an agent

Check the status of Lightroom job {job}.

Tell me if image job {job} is done and where the result is.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Photoshop API documentation Lightroom API
  description: API Documentation
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://image.adobe.io
security: []
tags:
- name: Lightroom
paths:
  /lrService/autoStraighten:
    post:
      tags:
      - Lightroom
      summary: Auto straighten an image
      description: 'Initiates an asynchronous job to auto straighten an image. \

        To get status of this job, call Status API.\

        To know more about this feature refer AutoStraighten'
      operationId: autoStraighten
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        description: 'Bearer: ${Authorization Token}'
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-api-key
        description: API key/client id
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        description: application/json
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-gw-ims-org-id
        description: IMS organization ID. This needs to be sent only if it is desirable to receive the job status through Adobe I/O Events.
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: ./acr/post_auto_straighten.schema.json
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./acr/api_response_success_schema.json
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_400_error_schema.json
        '402':
          description: Trial Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_402_error_schema.json
        '403':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_403_error_schema.json
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_404_error_schema.json
        '409':
          description: File Overwrite Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_409_error_schema.json
        '410':
          description: Asset Link Invalid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_410_error_schema.json
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: shell
        source: "curl --request POST \\\n  --url https://image.adobe.io/lrService/autoStraighten \\\n  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $token' \\\n  --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n  --header 'x-api-key: $x-api-key' \\\n  --data '{\"inputs\":{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\"},\\\n\"options\":{\"uprightMode\":\"full\",\"constrainCrop\":false},\"outputs\":[{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\",\"type\":\"image/jpeg\"}]}'"
  /lrService/autoTone:
    post:
      tags:
      - Lightroom
      summary: Auto tone an image
      description: 'Initiates an asynchronous job to auto tone an image.

        To get status of this job, call Status API.\

        To know more about this feature refer AutoTone'
      operationId: autoTone
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        description: 'Bearer: ${Authorization Token}'
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-api-key
        description: API key/client id
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        description: application/json
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-gw-ims-org-id
        description: IMS organization ID. This needs to be sent only if it is desirable to receive the job status through Adobe I/O Events.
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: ./acr/post_auto_tone.schema.json
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./acr/api_response_success_schema.json
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_400_error_schema.json
        '402':
          description: Trial Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_402_error_schema.json
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_403_error_schema.json
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_404_error_schema.json
        '409':
          description: File Overwrite Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_409_error_schema.json
        '410':
          description: Asset Link Invalid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_410_error_schema.json
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: shell
        source: "curl --request POST \\\n  --url https://image.adobe.io/lrService/autoTone \\\n  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $token' \\\n  --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n  --header 'x-api-key: $x-api-key' \\\n  --data '{\"inputs\":{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\"},\"outputs\":[{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\",\"type\":\"image/jpeg\"}]}'"
  /lrService/edit:
    post:
      tags:
      - Lightroom
      summary: Apply edits on an image
      description: 'Initiates an asynchronous job to apply a set of edit parameters on an image.

        To get status of this job, call Status API.\

        To know more about this feature refer Edit'
      operationId: edit
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        description: 'Bearer: ${Authorization Token}'
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-api-key
        description: API key/client id
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        description: application/json
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-gw-ims-org-id
        description: IMS organization ID. This needs to be sent only if it is desirable to receive the job status through Adobe I/O Events.
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: ./acr/post_image_edit.schema.json
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./acr/api_response_success_schema.json
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_400_error_schema.json
        '402':
          description: Trial Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_402_error_schema.json
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_403_error_schema.json
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_404_error_schema.json
        '409':
          description: File Overwrite Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_409_error_schema.json
        '410':
          description: Asset Link Invalid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_410_error_schema.json
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: shell
        source: "curl --request POST \\\n  --url https://image.adobe.io/lrService/edit \\\n  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $token' \\\n  --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n  --header 'x-api-key: $x-api-key' \\\n  --data '{\"inputs\": {\"source\": {\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\"}, \\\n\"options\": \"<options>\"},\"outputs\":[{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\",\"type\":\"type\"}]}'"
  /lrService/presets:
    post:
      tags:
      - Lightroom
      summary: Apply a presets on an image
      description: 'Initiates an asynchronous job to apply a preset on an image.

        To get status of this job, call Status API.\

        To know more about this feature refer Presets'
      operationId: presets
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        description: 'Bearer: ${Authorization Token}'
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-api-key
        description: API key/client id
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        description: application/json
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-gw-ims-org-id
        description: IMS organization ID. This needs to be sent only if it is desirable to receive the job status through Adobe I/O Events.
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: ./acr/post_presets.schema.json
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./acr/api_response_success_schema.json
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_400_error_schema.json
        '402':
          description: Trial Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_402_error_schema.json
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_403_error_schema.json
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_404_error_schema.json
        '409':
          description: File Overwrite Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_409_error_schema.json
        '410':
          description: Asset Link Invalid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_410_error_schema.json
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: shell
        source: "curl --request POST \\\n  --url https://image.adobe.io/lrService/presets \\\n  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $token' \\\n  --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n  --header 'x-api-key: $x-api-key' \\\n  --data '{\"inputs\": {\"source\": {\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\"}, \\\n\"presets\": [{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\"}]},\"outputs\":[{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\",\"type\":\"type\"}]}'"
  /lrService/xmp:
    post:
      tags:
      - Lightroom
      summary: Apply xmp on an image
      description: 'Initiates an asynchronous job to apply an XMP setting to an image.

        To get status of this job, call Status API.\

        To know more about this feature refer XMP'
      operationId: xmp
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        description: 'Bearer: ${Authorization Token}'
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-api-key
        description: API key/client id
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        description: application/json
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-gw-ims-org-id
        description: IMS organization ID. This needs to be sent only if it is desirable to receive the job status through Adobe I/O Events.
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: ./acr/post_xmp.schema.json
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./acr/api_response_success_schema.json
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_400_error_schema.json
        '402':
          description: Trial Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_402_error_schema.json
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_403_error_schema.json
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_404_error_schema.json
        '409':
          description: File Overwrite Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_409_error_schema.json
        '410':
          description: Asset Link Invalid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./api_response_410_error_schema.json
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: shell
        source: "curl --request POST \\\n  --url https://image.adobe.io/lrService/xmp \\\n  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $token' \\\n  --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n  --header 'x-api-key: $x-api-key' \\\n  --data '{\"inputs\": {\"source\": {\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\"}, \\\n\"options\": {\"xmp\":\"string\", \"orientation\":\"orientation\"},\"outputs\":[{\"href\":\"string\",\"storage\":\"external\",\"type\":\"type\"}]}'"
  /lrService/status/{jobId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Lightroom
      summary: Get the status of a job
      description: Returns the status of a job. Please expand `200 Successful operation` under `Responses` to know details of the status returned.
      operationId: acrstatus
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        description: 'Bearer: ${Authorization Token}'
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-api-key
        description: API key/client id
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        description: application/json
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: x-gw-ims-org-id
        description: IMS organization ID. This needs to be sent only if it is desirable to receive the job status through Adobe I/O Events.
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: jobId
        in: path
        description: The jobId to get status for.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: ./acr/get_status.schema.json

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