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Adobe Illustrator Layers API

Create, manage, and manipulate layers within an Illustrator document, including visibility, locking, and ordering.

Adobe Illustrator Layers API is one of 11 APIs that Adobe Illustrator publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Layers. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 29.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://localhost.

5 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
29.0.0
Base URL
https://api.example.com
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Layers 5

Create, manage, and manipulate layers within an Illustrator document, including visibility, locking, and ordering.

GET
/documents/{documentId}/layers
Adobe Illustrator List Layers in a Document
listLayers 1 param → 200
POST
/documents/{documentId}/layers
Adobe Illustrator Create a New Layer
createLayer 1 param body → 201
GET
/documents/{documentId}/layers/{layerId}
Adobe Illustrator Get a Layer
getLayer 2 params → 200404
PUT
/documents/{documentId}/layers/{layerId}
Adobe Illustrator Update a Layer
updateLayer 2 params body → 200404
DELETE
/documents/{documentId}/layers/{layerId}
Adobe Illustrator Delete a Layer
deleteLayer 2 params → 204404

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Layer (16 properties), LayerCreate (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LayerCreate
object
8 properties
Layer
object
16 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

adobe-illustrator-layers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Adobe Illustrator Application API
Adobe Illustrator Artboards API
Adobe Illustrator Documents API
Adobe Illustrator Graphic Styles API
Adobe Illustrator Path Items API
Adobe Illustrator Swatches API
Adobe Illustrator Symbols API
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