Dear Photoshop Development Team, I hope this message finds you well. I’m exploring the Photoshop API, specifically the require('photoshop').performMenuCommand() functionality. Through debugging, I’ve observed that menu actions trigger commands with numeric IDs (e.g., 101 for certain undo, 1170 for…

Even positive IDs may change Read this post how Adobe completely unnecessarily changed Select > Subject command ID without any warning: [image] How reliable are Filters menu commands? UXP Plugin API @kerrishotts , it seems even positive IDs can stop working without any war…

From what I know the ids remain the same and unchanged in the versions of photoshop. The values that change are those with a negative value such as: -20013.

Your clarification aligns with my observations—that plugin-related menu items (including built-in plugins like Blur filters) use negative Command IDs , while native Photoshop functions use positive ones. This insight is greatly appreciated!!!

I prefer select menu item instead and with string id. It can be recorded as action.

Could you elaborate? :face_with_monocle:

Not now. I am on holiday. Just try record menu item selection as action in action panel.

I think this may be of interest but you still need to know the top-level ID number, if you wish to apply it for something other than plugins. [image] Question about migrating CEP plugin to UXP UXP Plugin API It’s possible, yet a little complicated: Navigate Photoshop’s …

The proceeding looks a bit daunting. Just to pick out the relevant part. Once I had I installed a plugin, then typically I would select the Plugins menu within the menu bar, I would then select from the dropdown list the item ‘MyPlugin Folder’ and within that I would find the item ‘MyPlugin’. If …

[image] Jarda: Not now. I am on holiday. Just try record menu item selection as action in action panel. I proposed something in your absence, was this what you were intending?

Inquiry About Consistency of Command IDs in Photoshop API

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Karmalakas April 25, 2025, 3:03pm 5

Even positive IDs may change
Read this post how Adobe completely unnecessarily changed Select > Subject command ID without any warning:

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Inquiry About Consistency of Command IDs in Photoshop API

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