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Adobe Creative Cloud Elements API

Operations on library elements (assets).

Adobe Creative Cloud Elements API is one of 24 APIs that Adobe Creative Cloud publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Elements. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, and a GitHub repository.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://cc-libraries.adobe.io/api/v1.

4 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://firefly-api.adobe.io/v2
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Adobe Creative Cloud Elements API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Elements 4

Operations on library elements (assets).

GET
/libraries/{libraryId}/elements
Adobe Creative Cloud List Library Elements
getElements 4 params → 200
POST
/libraries/{libraryId}/elements
Adobe Creative Cloud Create Element
createElement 1 param body → 201
GET
/libraries/{libraryId}/elements/{elementId}
Adobe Creative Cloud Get Element
getElement 2 params → 200404
DELETE
/libraries/{libraryId}/elements/{elementId}
Adobe Creative Cloud Delete Element
deleteElement 2 params → 204

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Element (7 properties), ElementCreation (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Element
object
7 properties
ElementCreation
object
3 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

adobe-creative-cloud-elements-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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