Adobe Illustrator · Schema

Layer

Layer from Adobe Illustrator API

Creative CloudDesignIllustratorVector Graphics

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier of the layer.
name string Name of the layer.
visible boolean Whether the layer is visible.
locked boolean Whether the layer is locked.
printable boolean Whether the layer is printable.
preview boolean Whether the layer is in preview mode.
dimPlacedImages boolean Whether to dim placed images.
color string The layer highlight color.
opacity number Layer opacity as a percentage (0-100).
blendingMode string Blending mode for the layer.
isClippingMask boolean Whether the layer is a clipping mask.
sliced boolean Whether the layer is sliced.
hasSelectedArtwork boolean Whether the layer contains selected artwork.
pathItemCount integer Number of path items in the layer.
textFrameCount integer Number of text frames in the layer.
sublayerCount integer Number of sublayers.
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

adobe-illustrator-scripting-layer-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-illustrator/refs/heads/main/json-schema/adobe-illustrator-scripting-layer-schema.json",
  "title": "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": "number",
      "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": "integer",
      "description": "Number of path items in the layer.",
      "example": 1024
    },
    "textFrameCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of text frames in the layer.",
      "example": 1024
    },
    "sublayerCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of sublayers.",
      "example": 1024
    }
  }
}

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