# API Version 2 app.activeDocument.layers not show layers

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-version-2-app-activedocument-layers-not-show-layers/5856>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-version-2-app-activedocument-layers-not-show-layers/5856 "2023-02-15T16:56:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dmitriy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@Dmitriy](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Dmitriy)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-version-2-app-activedocument-layers-not-show-layers/5856/1 "2023-02-15T16:56:06Z")

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I use in my UXP plugin. API property

```auto
require("photoshop").app.activeDocument.layers

```

With API Version 1 it’s work I have layers but with API Version 2 not  
Could suggest how I can get a list of layers?

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**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-version-2-app-activedocument-layers-not-show-layers/5856/2 "2023-02-15T17:10:14Z")

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Do you document opened? And how many layers do you have there?

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**Author:** ![tomzag](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/tomzag/32/2464_2.png) [@tomzag](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/tomzag)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-version-2-app-activedocument-layers-not-show-layers/5856/3 "2023-02-15T17:31:24Z")

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If you are seeing `Proxy` instead of `Array` and this is the problem take a look here: [Photoshop.app Properties Returning as null Proxies](http://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/photoshop-app-properties-returning-as-null-proxies/4173)

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**Author:** ![Dmitriy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@Dmitriy](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Dmitriy)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-version-2-app-activedocument-layers-not-show-layers/5856/4 "2023-02-15T18:08:25Z")

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Thank you ! It is my case

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**Author:** ![Dmitriy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@Dmitriy](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Dmitriy)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-version-2-app-activedocument-layers-not-show-layers/5856/5 "2023-02-15T18:57:37Z")

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Yes I opened document and I have 10 layers  
And thank you for this plugin, **alchemist**. It helps me a lot !!!