Adobe InDesign

Create a new color swatch

Delete a color swatch by name

List all color swatches in the document

Export the merged document to a file

List available data merge fields from the current data source

Merge records into the document using the selected data source

Remove the current data source from the document

Select a data source (CSV/TSV/XML) file for data merge

Close the active InDesign document with save options

Create a new InDesign document with specified dimensions, margins, and settings

Get detailed information about the active document including page count, dimensions, and margins

Get all stories that appear on a specific page

Get the editing state in one call: the front document (name, path, page count, size, margins), the index of that document, the names of every open document, the active layer, and how many objects are selected. Prefer this over chaining document_getInfo and document_listOpen

Get all pages covered by a specific story (for finding which pages a story lives on)

List all currently open InDesign documents

Open an existing InDesign document from file path

Save the active InDesign document, optionally to a specific path

Apply a drop shadow effect to an object

Apply a feather effect to an object

Apply a gradient feather effect to an object

Set transparency and blend mode for an object

Export every InDesign (.indd) file in a folder to PDF in one run — opens each document invisibly and reports per-file results

Export the active document to a specified format (PDF, JPG, PNG, EPUB, HTML, package)

Execute arbitrary ExtendScript code in InDesign

Get all fonts used in the active document

List all master spreads in the active document

Get all swatches (colors, gradients, tints) from the active document

List all tables in the active document

List XML tags in the active document

Run a preflight check on the active document

Change font of selected text

Search fonts by name

Insert a special glyph at the cursor position

List all available fonts

Check for missing fonts in the document

Find text using GREP pattern in the active document

Find text with specific formatting

Find and replace text using GREP pattern

Find and replace text while changing formatting

List all groups in a page

Ungroup a group by index

Adjust image properties (brightness, contrast, etc.)

Fit image content to its frame

Get link status for all placed images

Get metadata for an image on a page

List all placed images in a page

Place an image from a file path onto a page

Relink/replace an image with a new file

Add an index entry for the current selection

Create a new index topic

Generate the index on a specified page

List all index topics in the active document

Add a hyperlink to a text selection or page item

Delete a hyperlink by index

List all cross-reference anchors in the active document

List all buttons in the active document

List all hyperlinks in the active document

Create a new layer in the active document

Delete a layer

List all layers in the active document

Move a layer to a new position in the layer stack

Set layer properties (visibility, lock, etc.)

Apply a list to a specific paragraph

Apply a list to the current text selection

Define a new numbered or bulleted list

List all defined lists in the document

Remove list formatting from a paragraph

Restart numbering at a specific paragraph

Apply a master spread to a specific page

Create a new master spread with a given name and page count

Delete a master spread by name

Duplicate an existing master spread

List all pages on a master spread

List all master spreads with page count

Add an endnote to a story

Add a footnote to a specific paragraph in a story

Set footnote options for the active document

List all footnotes in a story or the active document

Add a new page to the active document at a specified position

Apply a master spread to a page

Delete a page from the active document by index

Duplicate a page in the active document

Get detailed information about a specific page

List all pages in the active document with their properties

Move a page to a new position in the active document

Render a page of the active document as an image (PNG or JPEG) so you can visually inspect layout, colors and typography

Export the active document to PDF using a named PDF export preset in one call — validates the preset first and, if it is wrong, fails with the list of valid preset names

Place a text file and flow it across as many pages as it needs in one call — creates the frames, links them, adds pages when it runs out, and reports where the story ended and whether it still overflows

Redo the last undone operation

Embed a linked file into the document

Get detailed status for a specific link

List all document links with status and file path

Unembed a file and save as linked resource

Re-establish all broken/modified links

Update/relink a specific link by index to a new file

Execute arbitrary ExtendScript code with optional debug mode that returns line-level error stack traces

Create a new section starting at a specified page

Delete a section by its index

List all sections in the active document

Update page numbering for a section

Create a geometric shape (rectangle, ellipse, polygon, line)

Delete a shape from a page

Create an ellipse or circle on a page

Create a graphic line on a page

List all shapes on a page

Modify properties of an existing shape

Create a polygon on a page

Create a rectangle on a page

Create a new character style

Create a new paragraph style

Delete a style

Duplicate a style

List all character styles in the active document

List all object styles in the active document

List all paragraph styles in the active document

Add a column to a table at a specific index

Add a row to a table at a specific index

Create a table on a page at specified bounds with row/column count

Delete a column from a table

Delete a row from a table

Get detailed info about a table (rows, columns, cell contents)

List all tables on a page or in the document

Merge a range of cells into one

Set content of a specific cell

Set cell text alignment

Set a cell's fill color and tint

Set cell inset spacing

Set cell edge stroke properties

Set header and footer row counts

Set row height or column width

Split a merged cell

Create a table style in the active document

List all table styles in the active document

Add a text frame to a specified page with content

Apply a character style to a range of characters within a paragraph

Apply font family, style, and/or size to a range of characters within a paragraph

Apply a paragraph style to a text range

Find and replace text content

Get content from a text frame

Get detailed formatting (font, size, style, character style) for each text style range in a paragraph

List all stories in the active document with optional timeout and max results

List all text frames on a page with optional timeout

Link (thread) two text frames together

Search text within a story using a GREP pattern, returning match positions and context

Find text ranges with specific formatting (font family, style, or size) within a story

Set auto-sizing type for a text frame

Set column count and gutter for a text frame

Set content of a text frame

Set drop cap options for a paragraph

Set first baseline options for a text frame

Set hyphenation settings for a paragraph

Set whether text frame ignores text wrap

Set text frame inset spacing

Set keep options (widow/orphan control) for a paragraph

Add or modify rule above a paragraph

Add or modify rule below a paragraph

Set tab stops for a paragraph

Set text wrap preferences for an object

Set vertical justification for a text frame

Unlink a text frame from its thread

Create or modify a Table of Contents style in the active document

Generate a Table of Contents on a specified page

List all Table of Contents styles in the active document

Update (regenerate) an existing TOC from its story

Align objects on a page relative to selection, margins, or page

Distribute objects evenly on a page

Flip an object horizontally or vertically

Rotate an object by a specified angle

Scale an object by percentages

Undo the last operation

Begin an undo group. While active, each subsequent script runs as a single undo step, so one Undo reverts a whole tool call (e.g. a multi-step recipe). It cannot merge separate calls into one step — each call is still its own undo entry. Call undo_endGroup() to restore the default.

End the undo group and restore the default undo behavior

Get undo/redo state information

Create a new XML tag

Delete an XML tag by name

Export document structure as XML

Import XML file into the document

List all XML tags in the active document

Apply an XML tag to a page item

Create a cross-reference in the active document

List all cross-references in the active document

Update the format of a cross-reference