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Adobe Suite Common Operations API

Core Firefly API operations for generating and manipulating images and videos.

Adobe Suite Common Operations API is one of 482 APIs that Adobe Suite publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Common Operations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, pricing, release notes, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 8 operations across 8 paths, and defines 61 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.0.0.

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

8 operations 8 paths 61 schemas 1 GET7 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.0.0
Base URL
https://image.adobe.io
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Adobe Suite Common Operations API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (AccessToken). An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (X-Api-Key). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AccessToken — The Adobe-generated access token, S2S format.
  • X-Api-Key — The client ID for authentication.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 GET, 7 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Common Operations 8

Core Firefly API operations for generating and manipulating images and videos.

POST
/v3/images/generate-async
Generate images
generateImagesV3Async 1 param body → 202400403408413415422429
POST
/v4/images/generate-async
Generate images with Image5
firefly_image_v5_generate_async_v4 1 param body → 200400401403404408409410
POST
/v3/images/generate-similar-async
Generate similar images
generateSimilarImagesV3Async 1 param body → 202400403408413415422429
POST
/v3/images/expand-async
Expand image
expandImagesV3Async body → 202400403408413415422429
POST
/v3/images/fill-async
Fill image
fillImagesV3Async body → 202400403408413415422429
POST
/v3/videos/generate
Generate video
generateVideoV3 1 param body → 202400403408415422429500
GET
/v3/custom-models
Retrieve custom models
getCustomModels 6 params → 200400401403406500503
POST
/v2/storage/image
Upload image
storageImageV2 body → 200400401403429451500

Schemas 61

The contract defines 61 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CustomModelFF3pInfo (14 properties), GenerateImagesRequestV3 (12 properties), ImageGenerateRequestV3 (8 properties), FillImageRequestV3 (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Placement
object
2 properties
Size
object
2 properties 2 required
PublicBinaryInputV3
object
2 properties
ImageGenerateRequestV3
object
8 properties 1 required
StorageImageResponse
object
Storage response.
1 property
Links
object
Collection of hypermedia links for pagination, navigation, etc.
2 properties
ModelSpecificPayloadV3
object
Model-specific payload parameters for V3 generation workflows.
2 properties
InputImageV3
object
2 properties 1 required
AlignmentVertical
An enumeration.
CameraMotion
string
ClinetoSize
object
2 properties 2 required
InputImageVideoV3
object
1 property
ShotSize
string
Body_expandImagesV3Async
object
2 properties 2 required
AsyncAcceptResponseV3
object
3 properties 3 required
GenerateVideoRequestV3
object
6 properties
ErrorBody
object
2 properties
Body_generateImagesV3Async
object
2 properties 2 required
InputMaskV3
object
2 properties 1 required
AspectRatio
string
ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
ExpandImageRequestV3
object
7 properties 1 required
VideoPromptStyle
string
Body_generateSimilarImagesV3Async
object
2 properties 2 required
ValidationErrorResponse
object
Error response body for HTTP 422 (validation failures).
3 properties 1 required
PlacementStart
object
1 property 1 required
StorageImage
object
Source image.
1 property 1 required
ShotAngle
string
ReferenceBlobV3
object
Reference blob for V3 API. Style Guide compliant: The source property specifies the input location, and other properties like usage are peers of source .
2 properties 1 required
CustomModelsFF3pInfo
object
3 properties
ValidationErrorDetail
object
4 properties
ContentPolicyErrorCode451
string
Error code for HTTP 451 responses (content policy, legal, or safety).
ReferenceBlobSourceV3
object
Source specification for a reference blob input asset. Input images must meet these requirements: file size must be 10 MB or less; image area must be between 5…
2 properties
BaseModel
object
2 properties
AsyncTaskLink
object
1 property 1 required
StructureImageReferenceV3
object
1 property
FireflyModelId
string
BaseInputImageV3
object
1 property 1 required
ValidationErrorMessage
object
4 properties 3 required
ColligoErrorCodeAsyncV3
string
An enumeration.
FillImageRequestV3
object
8 properties 2 required
GenerateSimilarImagesRequestV3
object
4 properties 1 required
ValidationErrorCode422
string
Error code for HTTP 422 responses (request validation only).
PlacementAlignment
object
2 properties
StylesV3
object
3 properties
ContentClassV3
string
The content class of the image.
Body_fillImagesV3Async
object
2 properties 2 required
GenerateImagesRequestV3
object
12 properties 1 required
Link
object
Standard representation of a hypermedia link.
3 properties
CustomModelFF3pInfo
object
Custom Model info.
14 properties
PlacementInset
object
4 properties
VideoSettingsV3
object
4 properties
ImageConditionV3
object
2 properties 2 required
ReferenceBlobUsageV3
string
AlignmentHorizontal
An enumeration.
AsyncTaskLinkType
string
AsyncTaskResponse
object
Response type for async requests.
2 properties 1 required
ApiError
object
The error within the error response.
4 properties 1 required
ContentPolicyErrorResponse
object
Error response body for HTTP 451 (content policy, legal, or safety).
2 properties 1 required
StructureReferenceV3
object
2 properties
StylesImageReferenceV3
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

adobe-suite-common-operations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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