Adobe Lightroom · Schema
Lightroom Album
Schema for an Adobe Lightroom album. Albums organize assets into user-defined collections within a catalog. Albums can be regular collections, collection sets (folders containing other albums), or projects.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | Unique identifier for the album (UUID format) |
| type | string | Resource type identifier |
| subtype | string | Album subtype determining its organizational role |
| created | string | Server-side timestamp when the album was created |
| updated | string | Server-side timestamp when the album was last updated |
| payload | object | Album metadata payload |
| links | object |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://lr.adobe.io/schemas/lightroom/album.json",
"title": "Lightroom Album",
"description": "Schema for an Adobe Lightroom album. Albums organize assets into user-defined collections within a catalog. Albums can be regular collections, collection sets (folders containing other albums), or projects.",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"type",
"subtype"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier for the album (UUID format)"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Resource type identifier",
"const": "album"
},
"subtype": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Album subtype determining its organizational role",
"enum": [
"collection",
"collection_set",
"project"
]
},
"created": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Server-side timestamp when the album was created"
},
"updated": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Server-side timestamp when the album was last updated"
},
"payload": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Album metadata payload",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name of the album"
},
"userCreated": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "User-side timestamp when the album was created"
},
"userUpdated": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "User-side timestamp when the album was last updated"
},
"cover": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/CoverAsset"
},
"parent": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/ParentAlbum"
}
}
},
"links": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Links"
}
},
"$defs": {
"CoverAsset": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Reference to the asset used as the album cover image",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Asset ID of the cover image"
}
},
"required": [
"id"
]
},
"ParentAlbum": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Reference to the parent album for nested album organization",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Parent album ID (must be a collection_set)"
}
},
"required": [
"id"
]
},
"Links": {
"type": "object",
"description": "HATEOAS navigation links",
"properties": {
"self": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Link"
},
"assets": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Link"
}
},
"additionalProperties": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Link"
}
},
"Link": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"href": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL of the linked resource"
}
},
"required": [
"href"
]
}
}
}