Layer is a JSON Structure definition published by Adobe Illustrator, describing 16 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-illustrator/refs/heads/main/json-structure/adobe-illustrator-scripting-layer-structure.json",
"name": "Layer",
"description": "Layer from Adobe Illustrator API",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier of the layer.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the layer.",
"examples": [
"Layer 1"
],
"example": "Example Artboard"
},
"visible": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is visible.",
"example": true
},
"locked": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is locked.",
"example": true
},
"printable": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is printable.",
"example": true
},
"preview": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is in preview mode.",
"example": true
},
"dimPlacedImages": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether to dim placed images.",
"example": true
},
"color": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The layer highlight color.",
"enum": [
"Red",
"Orange",
"Yellow",
"Green",
"Blue",
"Violet",
"Gray",
"LightBlue",
"LightGreen",
"LightRed"
],
"example": "Red"
},
"opacity": {
"type": "double",
"description": "Layer opacity as a percentage (0-100).",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"example": 72.0
},
"blendingMode": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Blending mode for the layer.",
"enum": [
"Normal",
"Multiply",
"Screen",
"Overlay",
"Darken",
"Lighten",
"ColorDodge",
"ColorBurn",
"HardLight",
"SoftLight",
"Difference",
"Exclusion",
"Hue",
"Saturation",
"Color",
"Luminosity"
],
"example": "Normal"
},
"isClippingMask": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is a clipping mask.",
"example": true
},
"sliced": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer is sliced.",
"example": true
},
"hasSelectedArtwork": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the layer contains selected artwork.",
"example": true
},
"pathItemCount": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Number of path items in the layer.",
"example": 1024
},
"textFrameCount": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Number of text frames in the layer.",
"example": 1024
},
"sublayerCount": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Number of sublayers.",
"example": 1024
}
}
}