Adobe Creative Suite

aid: adobe-creative-suite
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-creative-suite/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Adobe Creative Suite
description: Adobe Creative Suite is a collection of professional software applications
  for graphic design, video editing, web development, and photography.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
type: Index
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-17'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Creative
- Design
- Graphics
- Photography
- Video
apis:
- name: Adobe Photoshop API
  description: The Adobe Photoshop API provides programmatic access to Photoshop image
    manipulation capabilities including automated editing, masking, and compositing.
    It enables developers to integrate Photoshop processing into workflows and applications
    without requiring a desktop installation. The API supports common Photoshop operations
    such as layer manipulation, smart object editing, and image transformation.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/photoshop.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/
  baseURL: https://image.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Graphics
  - Image Editing
  - Photoshop
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/api/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/api/openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/adobe-creative-suite-photoshop-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/adobe-creative-suite-image-job-schema.json
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:photoshop-api
- name: Adobe Lightroom API
  description: The Adobe Lightroom API provides access to photo management features
    including albums, collections, and editing presets stored in the Lightroom cloud
    catalog. Developers can use it to build integrations that read, organize, and
    manage photos on behalf of Lightroom users. The API uses OAuth 2.0 for user authentication
    and follows RESTful conventions.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/lightroom.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/
  baseURL: https://lr.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Editing
  - Lightroom
  - Photo Management
  - Photography
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/api/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/api/openapi.json
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:lightroom-api
- name: Adobe Illustrator API
  description: The Adobe Illustrator API enables programmatic creation and manipulation
    of vector graphics through scripting and plugin interfaces. It exposes the Illustrator
    object model so developers can automate repetitive design tasks, generate artwork,
    and integrate Illustrator into production pipelines. The API is available via
    UXP plugins and CEP extensions as well as scripting environments.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/illustrator.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator/
  baseURL: https://image.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Design
  - Illustrator
  - Vector Graphics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:illustrator-api
- name: Adobe InDesign API
  description: The Adobe InDesign API allows developers to automate document layout
    and publishing workflows through scripting and UXP plugins. It exposes InDesign's
    document model for tasks such as batch exporting, template population, and preflight
    automation. The API supports JavaScript, AppleScript, and VBScript as well as
    the newer UXP plugin architecture.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/indesign.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/indesign/
  baseURL: https://indesign-api.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Documents
  - InDesign
  - Layout
  - Publishing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/indesign/uxp/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:indesign-api
- name: Adobe Premiere Pro API
  description: The Adobe Premiere Pro API gives developers access to video editing
    automation through scripting and panel extensions. It allows integration with
    external media asset management systems, automated sequence assembly, and custom
    export workflows. The API is accessible through CEP extensions and the UXP plugin
    framework.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/premiere.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/premiere-pro/
  baseURL: https://premiere-api.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Media
  - Premiere Pro
  - Video Editing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/premiere-pro/docs/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:premiere-pro-api
- name: Adobe After Effects API
  description: The Adobe After Effects API enables scripting and plugin development
    for motion graphics and visual effects workflows. Developers can automate rendering,
    manipulate compositions programmatically, and build custom effects using the SDK.
    The API supports ExtendScript, CEP panels, and the newer UXP and plugin SDK approaches.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/after-effects.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/after-effects/
  baseURL: https://aftereffects-api.adobe.io
  tags:
  - After Effects
  - Animation
  - Motion Graphics
  - Visual Effects
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/after-effects/docs/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://ae-scripting.docsforadobe.dev/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:after-effects-api
- name: Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries API
  description: The Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries API provides access to shared design
    assets stored in Creative Cloud Libraries, including colors, character styles,
    graphics, and components. It allows applications to read and write library elements
    on behalf of authenticated users. The API is commonly used to sync brand assets
    across design tools and third-party platforms.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/creative-cloud-libraries/
  baseURL: https://cc-libraries.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Assets
  - Collaboration
  - Creative Cloud
  - Libraries
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/creative-cloud-libraries/docs/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/creative-cloud-libraries/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:creative-cloud-libraries-api
- name: Adobe Stock API
  description: The Adobe Stock API enables search, licensing, and retrieval of stock
    photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, and templates from the Adobe Stock marketplace.
    It supports both editorial and commercial licensing workflows and can be integrated
    into creative applications and DAM systems. The API uses OAuth 2.0 and API key
    authentication depending on the operation.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/stock.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/
  baseURL: https://stock.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Images
  - Licensing
  - Stock
  - Video
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/docs/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/docs/api/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/docs/api/openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/adobe-creative-suite-stock-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/adobe-creative-suite-stock-file-schema.json
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:stock-api
- name: Adobe Firefly API
  description: The Adobe Firefly API provides access to Adobe's generative AI capabilities
    for creating and editing images, vectors, and text effects from natural language
    prompts. It is built on the Firefly family of creative generative models trained
    on licensed and public domain content. The API supports text-to-image generation,
    generative fill, generative expand, and style transfer operations.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-api/
  baseURL: https://firefly-api.adobe.io/v3
  tags:
  - Creative AI
  - Firefly
  - Generative AI
  - Image Generation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-api/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-api/docs/guides/get-started/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-api/docs/api/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/adobe-creative-suite-firefly-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/adobe-creative-suite-firefly-generation-schema.json
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:firefly-api
- name: Adobe PDF Services API
  description: The Adobe PDF Services API provides cloud-based tools for creating,
    converting, combining, compressing, and extracting content from PDF documents.
    It is part of the Adobe Acrobat Services platform and supports operations such
    as HTML-to-PDF, PDF-to-Word, OCR, and PDF accessibility auto-tagging. The API
    offers SDKs for Java, Node.js, .NET, and Python.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/
  baseURL: https://pdf-services.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Acrobat
  - Document Conversion
  - Document Services
  - PDF
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/gettingstarted/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/apis/
  - type: Client Libraries
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/sdks/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/adobe-creative-suite-pdf-services-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:pdf-services-api
- name: Adobe Analytics API
  description: The Adobe Analytics API provides programmatic access to Adobe Analytics
    report suites for retrieving, segmenting, and analyzing web and app behavioral
    data. It supports both the Reporting API for querying metrics and dimensions and
    the Data Insertion API for sending custom event data. The API is used to automate
    reporting, build custom dashboards, and integrate analytics data into external
    systems.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/analytics-apis/docs/2.0/
  baseURL: https://analytics.adobe.io/api
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - Data
  - Experience Cloud
  - Reporting
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/analytics-apis/docs/2.0/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/analytics-apis/docs/2.0/guides/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/analytics-apis/docs/2.0/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:analytics-api
- name: Adobe Experience Manager Assets API
  description: The Adobe Experience Manager Assets API provides access to the AEM
    digital asset management system for uploading, retrieving, and managing assets
    stored in AEM as a Cloud Service. It enables integration with external systems
    for asset ingestion, metadata management, and rendition retrieval. The API follows
    RESTful conventions and uses Adobe IMS for authentication.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/experience-manager/
  baseURL: https://author-{program}-{environment}.adobeaemcloud.com/api
  tags:
  - AEM
  - Content Management
  - Digital Asset Management
  - Experience Manager
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/experience-manager/reference-materials/cloud-service/javadoc/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/experience-manager/documentation/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/experience-manager/reference-materials/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:experience-manager-assets-api
- name: Adobe Acrobat Sign API
  description: The Adobe Acrobat Sign API enables sending, tracking, and managing
    electronic signature agreements programmatically. It supports creating agreements
    from documents or templates, managing signers and routing, and retrieving signed
    documents and audit trails. The API is available in region-specific deployments
    and uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/adobesign/docs/
  baseURL: https://api.na1.adobesign.com/api/rest/v6
  tags:
  - Acrobat Sign
  - Agreements
  - Documents
  - Electronic Signatures
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/adobesign/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/adobesign/docs/gstarted/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/adobesign/docs/apis/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/adobesign/docs/gstarted/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:acrobat-sign-api
- name: Adobe Fonts API
  description: The Adobe Fonts API provides access to the Adobe Fonts library for
    discovering and embedding web fonts in applications and websites. It allows querying
    font families, retrieving font metadata, and generating web font embed codes for
    use with Creative Cloud subscriptions. The API is commonly used by design tools
    and CMSs to expose the Adobe Fonts catalog to users.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://fonts.adobe.com/
  baseURL: https://fonts.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Design
  - Fonts
  - Typography
  - Web Fonts
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/fonts/docs/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/fonts/docs/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:fonts-api
- name: Adobe Express Embed SDK
  description: The Adobe Express Embed SDK allows developers to embed Adobe Express
    editing capabilities directly into their own web applications. It provides a customizable
    in-app editing experience for images, videos, and templates powered by the Adobe
    Express platform. The SDK supports use cases such as branded template creation,
    social media asset editing, and document design within third-party products.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/
  baseURL: https://express-api.adobe.io
  tags:
  - Design
  - Embed SDK
  - Express
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/docs/guides/getting_started/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/docs/reference/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:express-embed-sdk
- name: Adobe UXP
  description: Adobe UXP (Unified Extensibility Platform) is the modern plugin and
    scripting platform used across Adobe creative applications including Photoshop,
    InDesign, Illustrator, and XD. It provides a JavaScript-based runtime with access
    to application APIs, a React-compatible UI framework, and a unified plugin distribution
    system via the Creative Cloud marketplace. UXP replaces the older CEP (Common
    Extensibility Platform) and ExtendScript plugin architectures.
  image: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/cc-icon.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/uxp/
  baseURL: https://developer.adobe.com/uxp/
  tags:
  - Creative Cloud
  - Extensibility
  - Plugins
  - UXP
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/uxp/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/uxp/docs/guides/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/uxp/docs/reference/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/adobe/uxp-photoshop
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
  contact:
  - FN: Adobe Developer Support
    url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
  aid: adobe-creative-suite:uxp
common:
- type: JSON-LD
  url: json-ld/adobe-creative-suite-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/adobe-creative-suite-image-job-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/adobe-creative-suite-firefly-generation-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/adobe-creative-suite-stock-file-schema.json
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/console/home
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/getting-started/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.developer.adobe.com/
- type: GitHub Organization
  url: https://github.com/adobe
- type: Community
  url: https://community.adobe.com/t5/developers/ct-p/developers
- type: Stack Overflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/adobe
- type: Console
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/console/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/release-notes/
- type: Support
  url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.adobe.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.adobe.com/privacy.html
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Cloud Image Processing
    description: Photoshop and Lightroom APIs for cloud-based image editing, background
      removal, and rendition generation.
  - name: Generative AI
    description: Adobe Firefly API for text-to-image generation, generative fill,
      and style transfer.
  - name: PDF Document Services
    description: Create, convert, extract, compress, and protect PDF documents programmatically.
  - name: Electronic Signatures
    description: Acrobat Sign API for creating and managing electronic signature workflows.
  - name: Stock Asset Licensing
    description: Search, preview, and license photos, vectors, and videos from Adobe
      Stock.
  - name: Creative Cloud Libraries
    description: Sync colors, styles, and design assets across Adobe applications.
  - name: Font Delivery
    description: Adobe Fonts API for web font delivery and typography management.
  - name: Video Editing Automation
    description: Premiere Pro and After Effects scripting for video production automation.
  - name: Vector Graphics Automation
    description: Illustrator scripting for vector artwork creation and batch processing.
  - name: Desktop Publishing
    description: InDesign Server and scripting for document layout automation.
  - name: Embeddable Creative Tools
    description: Adobe Express Embed SDK for integrating creative editing into web
      apps.
  - name: Plugin Development
    description: UXP framework for building modern plugins across Creative Cloud apps.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Product Photography Automation
    description: Automate background removal, cropping, and enhancement for e-commerce.
  - name: Content Personalization at Scale
    description: Generate personalized visual content using Firefly and template automation.
  - name: Document Workflow Automation
    description: PDF creation, conversion, signing, and archiving workflows.
  - name: Brand Asset Management
    description: Centralize brand assets in Creative Cloud Libraries for consistent
      usage.
  - name: Video Production Pipeline
    description: Automate video editing, rendering, and export with Premiere Pro APIs.
  - name: Print Production
    description: Automate layout, typesetting, and print-ready output with InDesign.
  - name: Design System Generation
    description: Generate icon sets, components, and design tokens from data.
  - name: Web Asset Pipeline
    description: Export optimized SVGs, images, and fonts for web applications.
- type: Solutions
  data:
  - name: Adobe Creative Cloud
    description: Complete suite of 20+ creative applications with API access.
  - name: Adobe Firefly Services
    description: Generative AI APIs combining Firefly, Photoshop, and Lightroom.
  - name: Adobe Acrobat Services
    description: PDF Services, Document Generation, and Acrobat Sign APIs.
  - name: Adobe Express
    description: Embeddable creative tools with quick actions and templates.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]