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

Open an existing InDesign document from file path

Save the active InDesign document, optionally to a specific path

Close the active InDesign document with save options

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

List all currently open InDesign documents

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 stories that appear on a specific page

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

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

Delete a page from the active document by index

Duplicate a page in the active document

Move a page to a new position in the active document

Get detailed information about a specific page

List all pages in the active document with their properties

Apply a master spread to a page

Add a text frame to a specified page with content

Set content of a text frame

Get content from a text frame

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

Apply a paragraph style to a text range

Find and replace text content

List all text frames on a page with optional timeout

List all paragraph styles in the active document

List all character styles in the active document

List all object styles in the active document

Create a new paragraph style

Create a new character style

Duplicate a style

Delete a style

List all placed images in a page

Get link status for all placed images

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

List all shapes on a page

List all groups in a page

Ungroup a group by index

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

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

Run a preflight check on the active document

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

Get all fonts used in the active document

List all master spreads in the active document

List all tables in the active document

List XML tags in the active document

Execute arbitrary ExtendScript code in InDesign

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

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

Duplicate an existing master spread

Apply a master spread to a specific page

Delete a master spread by name

List all master spreads with page count

List all pages on a master spread

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

List all tables on a page or in the document

Add a row to a table at a specific index

Add a column to a table at a specific index

Delete a row from a table

Delete a column from a table

Set content of a specific cell

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

Merge a range of cells into one

Split a merged cell

Set a cell's fill color and tint

Set cell edge stroke properties

Set cell inset spacing

Set cell text alignment

Set header and footer row counts

Set row height or column width

List all document links with status and file path

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

Re-establish all broken/modified links

Embed a linked file into the document

Unembed a file and save as linked resource

Get detailed status for a specific link

List all open books in InDesign

Open an InDesign book file (.indb)

List all documents in a book

Synchronize book documents with the style source

List all hyperlinks in the active document

Add a hyperlink to a text selection or page item

Delete a hyperlink by index

List all buttons in the active document

List all cross-reference anchors in the active document

List all XML tags in the active document

Create a new XML tag

Delete an XML tag by name

Apply an XML tag to a page item

Export document structure as XML

Import XML file into the document

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

Add a footnote to a specific paragraph in a story

List all footnotes in a story or the active document

Set footnote options for the active document

Add an endnote to a story

Add an index entry for the current selection

Generate the index on a specified page

List all index topics in the active document

Create a new index topic

Find text using GREP pattern in the active document

Find and replace text using GREP pattern

Find text with specific formatting

Find and replace text while changing formatting

Link (thread) two text frames together

Unlink a text frame from its thread

Set column count and gutter for a text frame

Set text wrap preferences for an object

Set drop cap options for a paragraph

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

Set text frame inset spacing

Set auto-sizing type for a text frame

Set vertical justification for a text frame

Set first baseline options for a text frame

Set whether text frame ignores text wrap

Add or modify rule above a paragraph

Add or modify rule below a paragraph

Set tab stops for a paragraph

Set hyphenation settings for a paragraph

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

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

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

Create a cross-reference in the active document

List all cross-references in the active document

Update the format of a cross-reference

Apply a drop shadow effect to an object

Apply a feather effect to an object

Set transparency and blend mode for an object

Apply a gradient feather effect to an object

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

Distribute objects evenly on a page

Rotate an object by a specified angle

Scale an object by percentages

Flip an object horizontally or vertically

Create a table style in the active document

List all table styles in the active document

Create a cell style in the active document

List all cell styles in the active document

Create a new section starting at a specified page

List all sections in the active document

Update page numbering for a section

Delete a section by its index

Create a new color swatch

List all color swatches in the document

Delete a color swatch by name

Create a gradient swatch

Apply a color swatch to selected item (fill or stroke)

List all inks in the document

List all available fonts

Search fonts by name

Change font of selected text

Insert a special glyph at the cursor position

Check for missing fonts in the document

Place an image from a file path onto a page

Adjust image properties (brightness, contrast, etc.)

Fit image content to its frame

Relink/replace an image with a new file

Get metadata for an image on a page

Create a new layer in the active document

List all layers in the active document

Move a layer to a new position in the layer stack

Set layer properties (visibility, lock, etc.)

Delete a layer

Create a rectangle on a page

Create an ellipse or circle on a page

Create a polygon on a page

Create a graphic line on a page

Modify properties of an existing shape

Delete a shape from a page

Undo the last operation

Redo the last undone operation

Get undo/redo state information

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

Create an anchored object at an insertion point or attach to a text frame

Reposition an anchored object

Release anchored object to regular page item

Get anchored object settings

Set multiple anchored object properties

Define a new numbered or bulleted list

Apply a list to a specific paragraph

Apply a list to the current text selection

Remove list formatting from a paragraph

List all defined lists in the document

Restart numbering at a specific paragraph

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

List available data merge fields from the current data source

Merge records into the document using the selected data source

Export the merged document to a file

Remove the current data source from the document

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

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

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

Report document change activity pushed by the plugin over the bridge — no InDesign round-trip. Pass since (epoch ms) to learn whether anything changed after that moment, e.g. to skip re-rendering a preview when nothing changed.