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Adobe Lightroom

APIs for Adobe Lightroom cloud services, enabling developers to access and manipulate photos, albums, and metadata programmatically. The Lightroom APIs are also available as part of Adobe Firefly Services for AI-powered image editing operations such as auto tone, auto straighten, and preset application.

Adobe Lightroom publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Album Assets API, Albums API, Assets API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Cloud Storage, Image Editing, Metadata, Photo Management, and Photography.

The Adobe Lightroom catalog on APIs.io includes 6 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Adobe Lightroom’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, developer console, signup flow, engineering blog, changelog, and 12 more developer resources.

59.6/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
12 APIs
Cloud StorageImage EditingMetadataPhoto ManagementPhotography

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Composite quality — 59.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Adobe Lightroom Album Assets API

Manage assets within albums

Adobe Lightroom Albums API

CRUD operations on albums

Adobe Lightroom Assets API

CRUD operations on photo and video assets

Adobe Lightroom Auto Straighten API

Automatically detect and correct image horizon alignment

Adobe Lightroom Auto Tone API

Automatically adjust tonal values for optimal exposure and contrast

Adobe Lightroom Catalog API

Catalog metadata and configuration

Adobe Lightroom Edit Image API

Apply custom Lightroom edit settings to images

Adobe Lightroom Health API

API health and availability checks

Adobe Lightroom Master API

Upload and manage original master files

Adobe Lightroom Presets API

Apply Lightroom presets (XMP develop settings) to images

Adobe Lightroom Renditions API

Retrieve generated renditions (previews and thumbnails)

Adobe Lightroom XMP API

Read and write external develop XMP sidecar files

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Postman Collections 12

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

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Open Collections 5

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Lightroom Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Semantic Vocabularies 6

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Lightroom Albums Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Lightroom Assets Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Lightroom Catalog Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Lightroom Context

0 classes · 5 properties

JSON-LD

Lightroom Firefly Services Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Lightroom Services Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Adobe Lightroom API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Adobe Lightroom API Rules

17 rules · 8 errors 9 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 43

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Lightroom Album

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumAssetsRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumCreateRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumPayload

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumResponse

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Album

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumsListResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetsListResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ErrorResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Links

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Lightroom Asset

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetCreateRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetPayload

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetResponse

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Asset

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetsListResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ErrorResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Links

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CatalogResponse

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ErrorResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Lightroom Catalog

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ApplyPresetsRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutoStraightenRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutoToneRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EditImageRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ErrorResponse

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JobResponse

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageInput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageOutput

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Lightroom Rendition

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumAssetsRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumCreateRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumResponse

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Album

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlbumsListResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetResponse

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetRevisionRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Asset

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetsListResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CatalogResponse

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ErrorResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HealthResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Links

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 39

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Lightroom Albums Album Payload Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Albums Album Response Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Albums Album Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Albums Error Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Albums Links Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Assets Asset Payload Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Assets Asset Response Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Assets Asset Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Assets Error Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Assets Links Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Catalog Error Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Services Album Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Services Asset Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Lightroom Services Links Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 39

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Lightroom Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Lightroom Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Lightroom Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Lightroom Scopes

3 scopes · authorizationCode/clientCredentials

3 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Lightroom Agentic Access

37 operations · 17 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

37 operations · 17 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: lightroom
name: Adobe Lightroom
description: APIs for Adobe Lightroom cloud services, enabling developers to access and manipulate photos, albums, and metadata
  programmatically. The Lightroom APIs are also available as part of Adobe Firefly Services for AI-powered image editing operations
  such as auto tone, auto straighten, and preset application.
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/lightroom.png
tags:
- Cloud Storage
- Image Editing
- Metadata
- Photo Management
- Photography
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightroom/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-album-assets-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Album Assets API
  description: Manage assets within albums
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Album Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-album-assets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-albums-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Albums API
  description: CRUD operations on albums
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Albums
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-albums-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-assets-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Assets API
  description: CRUD operations on photo and video assets
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-assets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-auto-straighten-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Auto Straighten API
  description: Automatically detect and correct image horizon alignment
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Auto Straighten
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-auto-straighten-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-auto-tone-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Auto Tone API
  description: Automatically adjust tonal values for optimal exposure and contrast
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Auto Tone
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-auto-tone-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-catalog-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Catalog API
  description: Catalog metadata and configuration
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Catalog
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-catalog-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-edit-image-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Edit Image API
  description: Apply custom Lightroom edit settings to images
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Edit Image
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-edit-image-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-health-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Health API
  description: API health and availability checks
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-health-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-master-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Master API
  description: Upload and manage original master files
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Master
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-master-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-presets-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Presets API
  description: Apply Lightroom presets (XMP develop settings) to images
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Presets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-presets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-renditions-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom Renditions API
  description: Retrieve generated renditions (previews and thumbnails)
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - Renditions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-renditions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
- aid: lightroom:lightroom-xmp-api
  name: Adobe Lightroom XMP API
  description: Read and write external develop XMP sidecar files
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  tags:
  - XMP
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lightroom-xmp-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/getting-started/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/getting_started/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/adobe-lightroom/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/lightroom-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/lightroom-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/lightroom-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/lightroom-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/lightroom-scopes.yml
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  type: Features
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  type: UseCases
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  type: Integrations
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  type: Authentication
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/console
  type: Console
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/console
  type: Signup
- url: https://status.adobe.com/
  type: StatusPage
- url: https://blog.developer.adobe.com/
  type: Blog
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/release-notes/
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://github.com/AdobeDocs/lightroom-public-apis
  type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://github.com/AdobeDocs
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/lightroom/
  type: SDKs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com