Help creating Text Layer via BatchPlay. How to set "layerKind"?

[Pierre_G]

In addition to creating layers
https://www.adobe.io/photoshop/uxp/ps_reference/classes/document

const myEmptyLayer = await doc.createLayer()
const myLayer = await doc.createLayer({ name: "myLayer", opacity: 80, mode: "colorDodge" })

For a Text layer, it’s a tad more complex

Finally:
Note that layerKind is read-only:

Trying To Get Layer Kind

export enum LayerKind { any = 0, pixel = 1, adjustment = 2, text = 3, vector = 4, smartObject = 5, video = 6, group = 7, threeD = 8, gradient = 9, pattern = 10, solidColor = 11, background = 12, groupEnd = 13 } Groups actually occupy two layer spaces internally (group start and group end), so if that’s your setup… [image] …the layerKind at indices 0-3 would be 0: Pixel (LayerKind 1) 1: Group End (LayerKind 13) 2: Group (LayerKind 7) Seems like backgrounds only …