aid: adobe-creative-cloud name: Adobe Creative Cloud description: Adobe Creative Cloud is a suite of software and cloud services for graphic design, video editing, web development, photography, and 3D content creation. Its developer platform provides APIs for generative AI via Firefly Services, cloud storage and asset management, PDF document processing, electronic signatures, stock asset licensing, font delivery, and embeddable creative tools via the Express Embed SDK. url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-creative-cloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml tags: - AI/ML - Cloud - Creative - Design - Documents - Photography - SaaS - Video created: '2025-02-26' modified: '2026-05-19' specificationVersion: '0.19' type: Index maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com apis: - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:firefly-api name: Adobe Firefly API tags: - AI/ML - Generative AI - Generative Fill - Image Generation - Text-To-Image image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://firefly-api.adobe.io/v2 humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/firefly-api/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/firefly-api/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/firefly-api/guides/ type: GettingStarted - url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/firefly-api/guides/api/ type: APIReference - url: openapi/adobe-firefly-api-openapi-original.yml type: OpenAPI - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-firefly-image-editing.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-firefly-image-generation.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-firefly-utilities.yaml description: The Adobe Firefly API provides programmatic access to generative AI capabilities for image creation and manipulation. Key endpoints include text-to-image generation, generative fill for inpainting masked regions, image expansion for extending content beyond original boundaries, and style transfer for matching visual aesthetics. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:express-embed-sdk name: Adobe Express Embed SDK tags: - Editor - Embed SDK - JavaScript - Quick Actions - Web Components image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/docs/guides/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/docs/guides/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/docs/guides/quickstart/ type: GettingStarted - url: https://developer.adobe.com/express/embed-sdk/docs/v4/ type: APIReference - url: https://github.com/AdobeDocs/cc-everywhere type: GitHubRepository description: A JavaScript SDK for embedding Adobe Express creative editing tools directly into web applications. The SDK provides a full editor component for design creation, quick actions for common image and video operations such as resize, crop, remove background, and convert formats, and template access for professional design starting points. Developers integrate using API keys from the Adobe Developer Console. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:cc-libraries-api name: Creative Cloud Libraries API tags: - Assets - Collaboration - Colors - Libraries - Styles - Sync image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://cc-libraries.adobe.io humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/creative-cloud-libraries/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/creative-cloud-libraries/docs/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/creative-cloud-libraries/docs/api/ type: APIReference - url: https://github.com/AdobeDocs/creative-cloud-libraries type: GitHubRepository - url: openapi/adobe-cc-libraries-api-openapi-original.yml type: OpenAPI - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-cc-libraries-elements.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-cc-libraries-libraries.yaml description: A REST API for accessing and managing Creative Cloud Libraries, enabling synchronization of colors, character styles, paragraph styles, graphics, and other creative assets across Adobe applications and custom integrations. The API supports creating, reading, updating, and deleting library elements, and includes an Asset Browser SDK for building web-based library browsing experiences. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:cloud-storage-api name: Adobe Cloud Storage and Collaboration API tags: - Cloud Storage - Collaboration - Files - Projects - REST API image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/cloud-storage/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/cloud-storage/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/cloud-storage/guides/api/ type: APIReference description: A REST API for managing files, folders, and projects in Adobe Creative Cloud cloud storage. The API supports creating and organizing projects with hierarchical folder structures, uploading and downloading files, assigning user roles for collaboration, and integrating cloud storage operations into automated creative workflows. It provides programmatic access to the same cloud storage that Creative Cloud desktop and mobile applications use for file synchronization. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:stock-api name: Adobe Stock API tags: - Assets - Licensing - Media - Search - Stock Photos - Vectors image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://stock.adobe.io humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/docs/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/docs/api/ type: APIReference - url: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/docs/api/11-search-reference/ type: APIReference - url: https://developer.adobe.com/stock/docs/api/12-licensing-reference/ type: APIReference - url: https://github.com/adobe/stock-api-sdk type: GitHubRepository - url: openapi/adobe-stock-api-openapi-original.yml type: OpenAPI - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-stock-licensing.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-stock-member.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-stock-search.yaml description: A REST API for searching, licensing, and integrating Adobe Stock assets including photos, vectors, illustrations, videos, templates, and 3D content into applications and workflows. The Search API enables querying the Stock catalog with filters for asset type, orientation, color, and keywords. The Licensing API handles asset licensing and high-resolution download. Additional endpoints provide license history retrieval and member profile information. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:fonts-api name: Adobe Fonts API tags: - Fonts - Kits - Typekit - Typography - Web Fonts image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://typekit.com/api humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/fonts/ properties: - url: https://fonts.adobe.com/docs/api type: Documentation - url: https://github.com/typekit/fonts-api-docs type: GitHubRepository description: The Adobe Fonts API (formerly Typekit API) provides programmatic access to Adobe's font library for web and application integration. The API supports querying font family information and variations, creating and managing font kits for web deployment, generating font preview data, and retrieving font metadata. Kits are collections of fonts configured for specific domains and published to Adobe's CDN for web font delivery. Authentication uses user tokens generated via the Typekit API Token page. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:pdf-services-api name: Adobe PDF Services API tags: - Acrobat Services - Conversion - Document Processing - Extraction - OCR - PDF image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://pdf-services.adobe.io humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/apis/pdf-services/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/apis/ type: APIReference - url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/quickstarts/ type: GettingStarted - url: openapi/adobe-pdf-services-api-openapi-original.yml type: OpenAPI - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-pdf-services-assets.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-pdf-services-extraction.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/adobe-pdf-services-pdf-operations.yaml description: A cloud-based REST API for creating, converting, and manipulating PDF documents programmatically. Part of Adobe Acrobat Services, the API supports PDF creation from HTML, images, and Office formats, conversion to and from multiple formats, OCR for scanned documents, document compression, password protection, content extraction with AI-powered text, table, and image recognition, and accessibility auto-tagging. SDKs are available for Java, Node.js, Python, and .NET. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:document-generation-api name: Adobe Document Generation API tags: - Data Merge - Document Generation - PDF - Templates - Word image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://pdf-services.adobe.io humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/document-generation-api/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/document-generation-api/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/document-generation-api/gettingstarted/ type: GettingStarted description: A REST API for generating PDF and Word documents by merging JSON data into Microsoft Word templates. Part of Adobe Acrobat Services, the API supports conditional content insertion, dynamic table generation, ordered and unordered list creation, image placement, and JSONata expression evaluation within templates. The Adobe Document Tagger Word add-in assists with template authoring by inserting tags for data binding. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:acrobat-sign-api name: Acrobat Sign API tags: - Agreements - Compliance - Documents - Electronic Signatures - Workflows image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/apis/sign-api/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/apis/sign-api/ type: Documentation - url: https://opensource.adobe.com/acrobat-sign/developer_guide/index.html type: APIReference - url: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/acrobat-services-learn/tutorials/acrobatsign/signapi type: GettingStarted description: A REST API for creating and managing electronic signature workflows programmatically. The API supports document upload, agreement creation with configurable signing flows, real-time status tracking via webhooks, signed document retrieval, and embedded e-signature experiences within custom applications. Acrobat Sign is compliant with SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP Tailored, and PCI DSS. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:io-events name: Adobe I/O Events tags: - Event-Driven - Events - Notifications - Real-Time - Webhooks image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/events/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/events/docs/guides/ type: Documentation - url: https://github.com/AdobeDocs/adobeio-events type: GitHubRepository - url: asyncapi/adobe-io-events-asyncapi-original.yml type: AsyncAPI description: Adobe I/O Events provides an event-driven webhook infrastructure for subscribing to changes across Adobe services. Developers register webhook endpoints to receive real-time HTTP POST notifications when events occur, such as Creative Cloud Libraries asset updates, Photoshop API job completions, or Experience Cloud data changes. Webhook payloads include an x-adobe-signature header for authenticity verification. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:io-runtime name: Adobe I/O Runtime tags: - Cloud Computing - FaaS - Functions - OpenWhisk - Serverless image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/app-builder/docs/get_started/runtime_getting_started/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/app-builder/docs/get_started/runtime_getting_started/ type: Documentation - url: https://adobedocs.github.io/adobeio-runtime/ type: Documentation description: A serverless computing platform built on Apache OpenWhisk that enables developers to deploy and execute custom code on Adobe's cloud infrastructure. I/O Runtime supports event-driven and HTTP-triggered function execution in JavaScript, Python, and other languages. Functions can be invoked via REST API or CLI and integrate natively with Adobe I/O Events for reactive workflows. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:app-builder name: Adobe App Builder tags: - Application Framework - Custom Apps - Enterprise - React Spectrum - SPA image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/app-builder/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/app-builder/docs/overview/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/app-builder/docs/intro_and_overview/ type: GettingStarted description: A complete application development framework for building custom enterprise applications on Adobe infrastructure. App Builder combines Adobe I/O Runtime for serverless backend functions, Adobe I/O Events for event-driven architecture, and React Spectrum for consistent UI components. Developers can build headful single-page applications or headless microservices that extend Adobe Experience Cloud solutions. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:uxp name: Adobe UXP (Unified Extensibility Platform) tags: - Cross-App - Extensions - HTML/CSS - JavaScript - Modern - Plugin Framework image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/ type: Documentation - url: https://github.com/adobe/cc-ext-uxp-types type: GitHubRepository description: The Unified Extensibility Platform (UXP) is Adobe's modern cross-app plugin development framework replacing the legacy CEP platform. UXP uses a JavaScript engine with support for ES6+ and provides a common set of platform APIs for file system access, network I/O, and UI rendering using HTML, CSS, and curated Spectrum design components. Plugins built with UXP run natively within Creative Cloud desktop applications including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and XD. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:cep name: Adobe CEP (Common Extensibility Platform) tags: - ExtendScript - HTML5 - Legacy - Panels - Plugin Framework image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://adobe-cep.github.io/CEP-Resources/ properties: - url: https://adobe-cep.github.io/CEP-Resources/ type: Documentation - url: https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/CEP-Resources type: GitHubRepository - url: https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Getting-Started-guides type: GitHubRepository - url: json-schema/adobe-cep-extension-manifest-schema.json type: JSONSchema description: The Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) is Adobe's legacy framework for building integrated HTML5 panels across multiple Creative Cloud desktop applications. CEP panels use HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript for the UI layer and communicate with application DOMs through ExtendScript. The framework supports InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Audition, After Effects, and other CC applications. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:photoshop-api name: Adobe Photoshop API tags: - Automation - Cloud - Firefly Services - Image Processing - Photoshop image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://image.adobe.io humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/photoshop/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/photoshop/api/ type: APIReference description: A cloud-based REST API that provides programmatic access to Photoshop's image editing capabilities without requiring a local installation. Part of Adobe Firefly Services, the API supports PSD document operations, layer editing, Smart Object replacement, text layer editing, background removal, mask creation, product crop, depth blur, and Photoshop Actions execution. All operations are asynchronous, returning a polling URL to check job status. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:lightroom-api name: Adobe Lightroom API tags: - Cloud - Image Editing - Photo Management - Photography - Presets image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://lr.adobe.io humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/lightroom/lightroom-api-docs/api/ type: APIReference description: A REST API for managing photos, albums, and applying presets in Adobe Lightroom, enabling automated photo organization and editing workflows. The API provides programmatic access to Lightroom's cloud-based photo library including uploading and downloading photos, creating and managing albums, applying editing presets, and retrieving photo metadata. Part of Adobe Firefly Services for cloud-based image processing automation. - aid: adobe-creative-cloud:developer-distribution name: Adobe Developer Distribution tags: - Exchange - Marketplace - Plugin Distribution - Publishing image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg baseURL: https://api.example.com humanURL: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-distribution/creative-cloud/ properties: - url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-distribution/creative-cloud/ type: Documentation - url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-distribution/creative-cloud/docs/guides/getting-started type: GettingStarted - url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-distribution/creative-cloud/docs/guides/submission/overview type: Documentation description: The Adobe Developer Distribution portal for publishing and managing plugins and extensions in the Creative Cloud Marketplace and Adobe Exchange. Supports UXP plugins, CEP extensions (ZXP format), and other extension types across Creative Cloud applications. The portal provides listing management, version control, metadata editing, scheduled and immediate publication, and the ability to recall or retract published listings. common: - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/adobe-creative-cloud - url: https://developer.adobe.com/ type: Portal description: Adobe Developer portal with centralized access to all APIs, SDKs, documentation, and developer tools. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/creative-cloud/ type: Portal description: Creative Cloud developer platform with resources for extension development, API integration, and creative workflow automation. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/apis type: Documentation description: Adobe API catalog listing all available APIs with documentation links, categories, and access information. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/ type: Portal description: Adobe Developer Console for creating projects, managing API credentials, configuring OAuth, and monitoring usage. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/ type: Authentication description: Authentication documentation covering OAuth Server-to-Server credentials, user authentication, and API key configuration. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/ServerToServerAuthentication/ type: Authentication description: OAuth Server-to-Server credential documentation, the current standard replacing deprecated JWT Service Account credentials. - url: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html type: Website description: Adobe Creative Cloud product page with plans, pricing, and application information. - url: https://blog.developer.adobe.com/ type: Blog description: Adobe Developers blog with technical articles, API updates, and developer community news. - url: https://blog.developer.adobe.com/rss.xml type: BlogRSS description: Discovered RSS/Atom feed for https://blog.developer.adobe.com/ - url: https://medium.com/adobetech type: Blog description: Adobe Tech Blog on Medium with in-depth technical posts from Adobe engineers. - url: https://medium.com/feed/adobetech type: BlogRSS description: Discovered RSS/Atom feed for https://medium.com/adobetech - url: https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com type: Forum description: Creative Cloud developer forums for plugin development, API integration, and extension discussions. - url: https://community.adobe.com/ type: Forum description: Adobe Community forums for general product support, questions, and peer discussions. - url: https://github.com/adobe type: GitHubOrganization description: Adobe GitHub organization with open source projects, SDKs, and developer tools. - url: https://github.com/AdobeDocs type: GitHubOrganization description: Adobe documentation GitHub organization with API documentation source repositories and samples. - url: https://github.com/Adobe-CEP type: GitHubOrganization description: Adobe CEP GitHub organization with Common Extensibility Platform resources, samples, and getting started guides. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/support/ type: Support description: Adobe Developer support center for API and SDK technical assistance. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/pricing/main/ type: Pricing description: Adobe Acrobat Services pricing for PDF Services API and Document Generation API including free tier details. - url: https://status.adobe.com/ type: StatusPage description: Adobe service status dashboard showing availability for Creative Cloud APIs and services. - url: https://developer.adobe.com/adobe-status/ type: Documentation description: Adobe Status API documentation for programmatic service health monitoring. - url: https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html type: Security description: Adobe security bulletins and advisories with vulnerability disclosures across Adobe products. - url: https://x.com/AdobeDevs type: X description: Adobe Developers account on X with API updates, developer events, and community highlights. - url: https://www.youtube.com/@AdobeCreativeCloud type: YouTube description: Adobe Creative Cloud YouTube channel with tutorials, feature demos, and developer content. - url: https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html type: TermsOfService description: Adobe General Terms of Use governing the use of Adobe products and services. - url: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html type: PrivacyPolicy description: Adobe Privacy Policy detailing data collection, usage, and protection practices. - url: https://www.adobe.com/legal/licenses-terms.html type: License description: Adobe product licenses and terms including end user license agreements for Creative Cloud applications. - type: Features data: - name: Generative AI Image Creation description: Generate images from text prompts, fill masked regions, and expand images using Adobe Firefly AI models. - name: PDF Document Processing description: Create, convert, extract, compress, OCR, and protect PDF documents programmatically. - name: Electronic Signatures description: Create and manage electronic signature workflows with Acrobat Sign for agreement lifecycle management. - name: Stock Asset Licensing description: Search, preview, and license photos, vectors, videos, and templates from Adobe Stock. - name: Creative Cloud Libraries description: Sync colors, styles, graphics, and design assets across Adobe applications and custom integrations. - name: Cloud Storage description: Manage files, folders, and projects in Creative Cloud cloud storage with collaboration. - name: Font Delivery description: Access and deliver Adobe Fonts (formerly Typekit) for web and application typography. - name: Embeddable Creative Tools description: Embed Adobe Express editor and quick actions in web applications via the Embed SDK. - name: Plugin Development description: Build extensions for Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and other CC apps using UXP or CEP. - name: Event-Driven Webhooks description: Subscribe to real-time notifications for changes across Adobe services via I/O Events. - name: Cloud Image Processing description: Automate Photoshop and Lightroom operations in the cloud without local installations. - name: Document Generation description: Generate PDFs and Word documents by merging JSON data into templates. - type: UseCases data: - name: Creative Asset Automation description: Automate image generation, editing, and processing workflows using Firefly and Photoshop APIs. - name: Document Workflow Automation description: Generate, convert, sign, and archive documents using PDF Services and Acrobat Sign. - name: E-commerce Product Images description: Use Firefly generative fill and Photoshop background removal for product photography automation. - name: Brand Asset Management description: Sync brand colors, fonts, and assets across teams using Creative Cloud Libraries API. - name: Content Personalization description: Generate personalized visual content at scale using Firefly text-to-image for marketing campaigns. - name: Digital Publishing description: Automate PDF creation, compression, and accessibility tagging for digital publication workflows. - name: Contract Management description: Create, send, sign, and track electronic agreements with Acrobat Sign API integration. - name: Stock Asset Integration description: Embed Adobe Stock search and licensing into content management and publishing platforms. - type: Integrations data: - name: Microsoft Office description: PDF Services integration with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for document conversion. - name: Salesforce description: Acrobat Sign integration with Salesforce for electronic signature workflows in CRM. - name: Workday description: Acrobat Sign integration with Workday for HR document signing workflows. - name: Adobe Experience Cloud description: Integration with AEM, Analytics, and Target for enterprise content management. - name: Slack description: Acrobat Sign notifications and signing workflows within Slack channels. - name: GitHub description: Open-source SDKs and documentation repositories for developer integration. - type: Solutions data: - name: Creative Cloud All Apps description: Complete suite of 20+ creative applications with API access for desktop and cloud workflows. - name: Adobe Firefly Services description: Generative AI APIs combining Firefly, Photoshop, and Lightroom for cloud image processing. - name: Adobe Acrobat Services description: PDF Services, Document Generation, and Acrobat Sign APIs for document workflow automation. - name: Adobe App Builder description: Full-stack application framework for building custom enterprise extensions on Adobe infrastructure.