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Adobe Lightroom Assets API

CRUD operations on photo and video assets

Adobe Lightroom Assets 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 Assets. 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 4 paths, and defines 8 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 4 paths 8 schemas 3 GET3 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 Assets 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 4 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 3 GET, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Assets 6

CRUD operations on photo and video assets

GET
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets
Adobe Lightroom List Assets in a Catalog
listAssets 7 params → 200401403404
GET
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}
Adobe Lightroom Get Asset Metadata
getAsset 3 params → 200401404
PUT
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}
Adobe Lightroom Create or Update an Asset
createOrUpdateAsset 3 params body → 200201401403
PUT
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/master
Adobe Lightroom Upload the Master (original) File for an Asset
uploadMasterAsset 5 params body → 200201401403404413
GET
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/xmp/develop
Adobe Lightroom Get the Develop Settings Xmp for an Asset
getAssetDevelopXmp 3 params → 200401404
PUT
/catalogs/{catalog_id}/assets/{asset_id}/xmp/develop
Adobe Lightroom Upload Develop Settings Xmp for an Asset
putAssetDevelopXmp 3 params body → 200201401404

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Asset (8 properties), AssetResponse (8 properties), AssetPayload (7 properties), AssetsListResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
Links
object
AssetsListResponse
object
3 properties
AssetCreateRequest
object
2 properties 2 required
Asset
object
8 properties
AssetPayload
object
7 properties
AssetResponse
object
8 properties
ErrorResponse_2
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lightroom-assets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Adobe Lightroom Album Assets API
Adobe Lightroom Albums API
Adobe Lightroom Auto Straighten API
Adobe Lightroom Auto Tone API
Adobe Lightroom Catalog API
Adobe Lightroom Edit Image API
Adobe Lightroom Health API
Adobe Lightroom Master API
Adobe Lightroom Presets API
Adobe Lightroom Renditions API
Adobe Lightroom XMP API