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Adobe Lightroom Catalog API

Catalog metadata and configuration

Adobe Lightroom Catalog 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 Catalog. 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 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 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.

2 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 2 GET

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 Catalog 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 2

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

Catalog 2

Catalog metadata and configuration

GET
/catalog
Adobe Lightroom Get the Authenticated User's Catalog
getCatalog 1 param → 200401403
GET
/catalogs/{catalog_id}
Adobe Lightroom Get a Catalog by Id
getCatalogById 2 params → 200401403404

Schemas 2

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

ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
CatalogResponse
object
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lightroom-catalog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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