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Adobe Lightroom Albums API

CRUD operations on albums

Adobe Lightroom Albums API is one of 12 APIs that Adobe Lightroom publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Albums. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, and a changelog.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://lr.adobe.io/v2.

6 operations 3 paths 12 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2
Server
https://lr.adobe.io/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Adobe Lightroom Albums API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Albums 6

CRUD operations on albums

GET
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/albums
Adobe Lightroom List Albums in a Catalog
listAlbums 5 params → 200401403404
GET
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/albums/{album_id}
Adobe Lightroom Get Album Details
getAlbum 3 params → 200401404
PUT
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/albums/{album_id}
Adobe Lightroom Create or Update an Album
createOrUpdateAlbum 3 params body → 200201401403
DELETE
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/albums/{album_id}
Adobe Lightroom Delete an Album
deleteAlbum 3 params → 204401404
GET
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/albums/{album_id}/assets
Adobe Lightroom List Assets in an Album
listAlbumAssets 5 params → 200401403404
PUT
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/albums/{album_id}/assets
Adobe Lightroom Add Assets to an Album
addAssetsToAlbum 3 params body → 200401403404

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Asset (8 properties), AlbumResponse (8 properties), Album (7 properties), AlbumPayload (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Album
object
7 properties
Links_2
object
HATEOAS links for resource navigation
ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
Links
object
AlbumPayload
object
5 properties
AssetsListResponse
object
3 properties
AlbumsListResponse
object
3 properties
Asset
object
8 properties
AlbumResponse
object
8 properties
AlbumCreateRequest
object
2 properties 2 required
AlbumAssetsRequest
object
1 property 1 required
ErrorResponse_2
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lightroom-albums-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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