Adobe Lightroom Renditions API

Retrieve generated renditions (previews and thumbnails)

Operations 1

GET /catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/renditions/{rendition_type} Adobe Lightroom Get an Asset Rendition #

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OpenAPI Specification

lightroom-renditions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Lightroom Renditions API
  version: '2'
  contact:
    name: Adobe Lightroom Developer 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
  description: 'Operations tagged Renditions across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: lightroom-assets-openapi.yml, lightroom-services-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://lr.adobe.io/v2
  description: Lightroom Services Production Server
security:
- oauth2:
  - lr_partner_apis
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Renditions
  description: Retrieve generated renditions (previews and thumbnails)
paths:
  /catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/renditions/{rendition_type}:
    get:
      operationId: getRendition
      summary: Adobe Lightroom Get an Asset Rendition
      description: Retrieves a server-generated rendition of the asset at the specified size. Renditions are JPEG preview images generated from the master file with current develop settings applied.
      tags:
      - Renditions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CatalogId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AssetId'
      - name: rendition_type
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Rendition size type. thumbnail2x is a small thumbnail, numeric values indicate the longest edge in pixels, and fullsize is the maximum resolution available.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - thumbnail2x
          - '640'
          - '1024'
          - '2048'
          - fullsize
        example: thumbnail2x
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rendition image returned
          content:
            image/jpeg:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
              examples:
                Getrendition200Example:
                  summary: Default getRendition 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example_value
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://lr.adobe.io/v2
      description: Lightroom Services Production Server
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound_2:
      description: The specified resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse_2'
    Unauthorized_2:
      description: Authentication required or invalid credentials
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse_2'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        description:
          type: string
          example: A sample description.
    ErrorResponse_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 10
        description:
          type: string
          description: Error description
          example: A sample description.
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
              field:
                type: string
          example: []
  parameters:
    XApiKey:
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
      required: true
      description: API key from Adobe Developer Console
      schema:
        type: string
    CatalogId:
      name: catalog_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the Lightroom catalog
      schema:
        type: string
    AssetId:
      name: asset_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the asset (UUID format)
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    XApiKey_2:
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
      required: true
      description: API key from the Adobe Developer Console
      schema:
        type: string
    RenditionType:
      name: rendition_type
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Type of rendition to retrieve. Specifies the size of the generated preview image.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - thumbnail2x
        - 640
        - 1024
        - 2048
        - fullsize
    AssetId_2:
      name: asset_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the asset
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com/ims/authorize/v2
          tokenUrl: https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com/ims/token/v3
          scopes:
            lr_partner_apis: Access Lightroom partner APIs
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
x-refined-from:
- lightroom-assets-openapi.yml
- lightroom-services-openapi.yml