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Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop Layer Structure
Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop Layer Structure
Representation of a Photoshop document layer
Type: object
Properties: 10
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Layer is a JSON Structure definition published by Adobe Creative Suite, describing 10 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
Properties
id
index
name
type
visible
locked
opacity
blendMode
bounds
children
Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#
JSON Structure
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-creative-suite/refs/heads/main/json-structure/adobe-creative-suite-photoshop-layer-structure.json",
"name": "Layer",
"description": "Representation of a Photoshop document layer",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Unique layer identifier within the document",
"example": 1920
},
"index": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Layer stack index (0 = bottom)",
"example": 1920
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Layer name as shown in the Layers panel",
"example": "Example Asset"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Layer type",
"enum": [
"layer",
"textLayer",
"adjustmentLayer",
"fillLayer",
"smartObject",
"backgroundLayer",
"groupLayer"
],
"example": "layer"
},
"visible": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is visible",
"example": true
},
"locked": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is locked",
"example": true
},
"opacity": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Layer opacity from 0 to 255",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 255,
"example": 1920
},
"blendMode": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Blend mode of the layer",
"example": "normal"
},
"bounds": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Layer bounding box in pixels",
"properties": {
"top": {
"type": "int32"
},
"left": {
"type": "int32"
},
"bottom": {
"type": "int32"
},
"right": {
"type": "int32"
}
}
},
"children": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Child layers for group layers",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Layer"
}
}
}
}
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