Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom Edit Image API

Apply custom Lightroom edit settings to images

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Adobe Lightroom API (Firefly Services) Edit Image API
  description: AI-powered image editing API available through Adobe Firefly Services. Provides programmatic access to Lightroom editing capabilities including auto tone, auto straighten, preset application, and image editing operations. All operations accept cloud-stored images and return processed results to cloud storage. Supports Adobe Creative Cloud, Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Dropbox as storage backends.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: Adobe Firefly Services Support
    url: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom/ct-p/ct-lightroom
  license:
    name: Adobe Terms of Service
    url: https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html
  termsOfService: https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html
servers:
- url: https://image.adobe.io
  description: Adobe Firefly Services Production Server
security:
- oauth2:
  - firefly_api
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Edit Image
  description: Apply custom Lightroom edit settings to images
paths:
  /lrService/edit:
    post:
      operationId: editImage
      summary: Adobe Lightroom Apply Custom Edit Settings to an Image
      description: Applies custom Lightroom develop settings to an image. Accepts a comprehensive set of editing parameters covering white balance, exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, tone curve, HSL, split toning, sharpening, noise reduction, lens corrections, and more. Provides the full range of non-destructive editing capabilities available in the Lightroom develop module.
      tags:
      - Edit Image
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Authorization'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EditImageRequest'
            examples:
              EditimageRequestExample:
                summary: Default editImage request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  inputs:
                    source:
                      href: example_value
                      storage: adobe
                  outputs:
                  - href: example_value
                    storage: adobe
                    type: image/jpeg
                    overwrite: true
                    quality: 10
                  options:
                    Exposure: 42.5
                    Contrast: 10
                    Highlights: 10
                    Shadows: 10
                    Whites: 10
                    Blacks: 10
                    Clarity: 10
                    Dehaze: 10
                    Vibrance: 10
                    Saturation: 10
                    WhiteBalance: As Shot
                    Temperature: 10
                    Tint: 10
                    Sharpness: 10
                    SharpenRadius: 42.5
                    SharpenDetail: 10
                    NoiseReduction: 10
                    ColorNoiseReduction: 10
                    VignetteAmount: 10
                    GrainAmount: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Edit applied successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobResponse'
              examples:
                Editimage200Example:
                  summary: Default editImage 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    jobId: '500123'
                    created: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    modified: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    outputs:
                    - input: example_value
                      status: pending
                      href: example_value
                      errors:
                        type: example_value
                        title: Example Title
                        code: 10
                    _links:
                      self:
                        href: example_value
        '202':
          description: Job accepted and processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobResponse'
              examples:
                Editimage202Example:
                  summary: Default editImage 202 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    jobId: '500123'
                    created: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    modified: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    outputs:
                    - input: example_value
                      status: pending
                      href: example_value
                      errors:
                        type: example_value
                        title: Example Title
                        code: 10
                    _links:
                      self:
                        href: example_value
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Forbidden:
      description: Insufficient permissions or quota exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or invalid token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    StorageOutput:
      type: object
      description: Reference to the output destination in cloud storage
      required:
      - href
      - storage
      - type
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          description: URL or path for the output file
          example: example_value
        storage:
          type: string
          description: Storage type for the output
          enum:
          - adobe
          - external
          - azure
          - dropbox
          example: adobe
        type:
          type: string
          description: Output image format
          enum:
          - image/jpeg
          - image/png
          - image/tiff
          - image/dng
          example: image/jpeg
        overwrite:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to overwrite existing files
          default: true
          example: true
        quality:
          type: integer
          description: JPEG quality (1-12) when output type is image/jpeg
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 12
          example: 10
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Error type URI
          example: example_value
        title:
          type: string
          description: Short error description
          example: Example Title
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Error code
          example: 10
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Detailed error message
          example: example_value
    JobResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        jobId:
          type: string
          description: Unique job identifier for tracking
          example: '500123'
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Job creation timestamp
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        modified:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Job last modified timestamp
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        outputs:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              input:
                type: string
                description: Reference to the input file
              status:
                type: string
                description: Processing status for this output
                enum:
                - pending
                - running
                - succeeded
                - failed
              href:
                type: string
                description: URL of the completed output
              errors:
                type: object
                description: Error details if processing failed
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  title:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: integer
          example: []
        _links:
          type: object
          properties:
            self:
              type: object
              properties:
                href:
                  type: string
          example: example_value
    StorageInput:
      type: object
      description: Reference to an input file stored in cloud storage
      required:
      - href
      - storage
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          description: URL or path to the input file. For Creative Cloud, use the asset path. For external storage, use the presigned URL.
          example: example_value
        storage:
          type: string
          description: Storage type where the input file is located
          enum:
          - adobe
          - external
          - azure
          - dropbox
          example: adobe
    EditImageRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - inputs
      - outputs
      properties:
        inputs:
          type: object
          required:
          - source
          properties:
            source:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/StorageInput'
          example: example_value
        outputs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StorageOutput'
          example: []
        options:
          type: object
          description: Lightroom develop settings to apply. All values are optional and correspond to Lightroom develop module parameters.
          properties:
            Exposure:
              type: number
              description: Exposure adjustment in stops
              minimum: -5.0
              maximum: 5.0
            Contrast:
              type: integer
              description: Contrast adjustment
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Highlights:
              type: integer
              description: Highlights recovery
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Shadows:
              type: integer
              description: Shadow recovery
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Whites:
              type: integer
              description: White point adjustment
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Blacks:
              type: integer
              description: Black point adjustment
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Clarity:
              type: integer
              description: Clarity (midtone contrast)
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Dehaze:
              type: integer
              description: Dehaze amount
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Vibrance:
              type: integer
              description: Vibrance adjustment
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            Saturation:
              type: integer
              description: Saturation adjustment
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            WhiteBalance:
              type: string
              description: White balance preset
              enum:
              - As Shot
              - Auto
              - Cloudy
              - Custom
              - Daylight
              - Flash
              - Fluorescent
              - Shade
              - Tungsten
            Temperature:
              type: integer
              description: Color temperature in Kelvin
              minimum: 2000
              maximum: 50000
            Tint:
              type: integer
              description: Tint adjustment (green-magenta)
              minimum: -150
              maximum: 150
            Sharpness:
              type: integer
              description: Sharpening amount
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 150
            SharpenRadius:
              type: number
              description: Sharpening radius
              minimum: 0.5
              maximum: 3.0
            SharpenDetail:
              type: integer
              description: Sharpening detail
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
            NoiseReduction:
              type: integer
              description: Luminance noise reduction
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
            ColorNoiseReduction:
              type: integer
              description: Color noise reduction
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
            VignetteAmount:
              type: integer
              description: Post-crop vignette amount
              minimum: -100
              maximum: 100
            GrainAmount:
              type: integer
              description: Film grain amount
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
          example: example_value
  parameters:
    XApiKey:
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
      required: true
      description: API key (client_id) from Adobe Developer Console
      schema:
        type: string
    Authorization:
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      required: true
      description: Bearer token from Adobe IMS
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^Bearer .+$
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 via Adobe IMS for Firefly Services
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com/ims/token/v3
          scopes:
            firefly_api: Access Firefly Services APIs
            openid: OpenID Connect
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
      description: API key from Adobe Developer Console
externalDocs:
  description: Firefly Services Lightroom API Documentation
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/