Layer

Representation of a Photoshop document layer

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique layer identifier within the document
index	integer	Layer stack index (0 = bottom)
name	string	Layer name as shown in the Layers panel
type	string	Layer type
visible	boolean	Whether the layer is visible
locked	boolean	Whether the layer is locked
opacity	integer	Layer opacity from 0 to 255
blendMode	string	Blend mode of the layer
bounds	object	Layer bounding box in pixels
children	array	Child layers for group layers

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Layer",
  "title": "Layer",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Representation of a Photoshop document layer",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unique layer identifier within the document",
      "example": 1920
    },
    "index": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Layer stack index (0 = bottom)",
      "example": 1920
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Layer name as shown in the Layers panel",
      "example": "Example Asset"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Layer type",
      "enum": [
        "layer",
        "textLayer",
        "adjustmentLayer",
        "fillLayer",
        "smartObject",
        "backgroundLayer",
        "groupLayer"
      ],
      "example": "layer"
    },
    "visible": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the layer is visible",
      "example": true
    },
    "locked": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the layer is locked",
      "example": true
    },
    "opacity": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Layer opacity from 0 to 255",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 255,
      "example": 1920
    },
    "blendMode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Blend mode of the layer",
      "example": "normal"
    },
    "bounds": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Layer bounding box in pixels",
      "properties": {
        "top": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "left": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "bottom": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "right": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      }
    },
    "children": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Child layers for group layers",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Layer"
      }
    }
  }
}