Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom XMP API

Read and write external develop XMP sidecar files

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GET /catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/xmp/develop Adobe Lightroom Get Develop Settings Xmp #

PUT /catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/xmp/develop Adobe Lightroom Upload Develop Settings Xmp #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Adobe Lightroom Lightroom Assets XMP API
  description: API for managing photo assets within an Adobe Lightroom cloud catalog. Supports creating master assets, uploading original files, reading and writing external develop XMP sidecar files, and generating renditions at various sizes. Assets represent individual photos or videos stored in a customer's Lightroom catalog.
  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
servers:
- url: https://lr.adobe.io/v2
  description: Lightroom Services Production Server
security:
- oauth2:
  - lr_partner_apis
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: XMP
  description: Read and write external develop XMP sidecar files
paths:
  /catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/xmp/develop:
    get:
      operationId: getDevelopXmp
      summary: Adobe Lightroom Get Develop Settings Xmp
      description: Retrieves the external develop XMP sidecar data for the asset. Contains Lightroom develop module settings including exposure, white balance, tone curve, and other adjustments in XMP/RDF format.
      tags:
      - XMP
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CatalogId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AssetId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: XMP develop settings retrieved
          content:
            application/rdf+xml:
              schema:
                type: string
              examples:
                Getdevelopxmp200Example:
                  summary: Default getDevelopXmp 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
    put:
      operationId: putDevelopXmp
      summary: Adobe Lightroom Upload Develop Settings Xmp
      description: Uploads external develop XMP sidecar data for the asset. Applies Lightroom develop settings to the asset.
      tags:
      - XMP
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CatalogId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AssetId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XApiKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/rdf+xml:
            schema:
              type: string
            examples:
              PutdevelopxmpRequestExample:
                summary: Default putDevelopXmp request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: XMP develop settings applied
        '201':
          description: XMP develop settings created
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
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'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        description:
          type: string
          example: A sample description.
  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
  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
externalDocs:
  description: Lightroom Assets API Documentation
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/