Canva

Canva Asset API

The asset API from Canva — 5 operation(s) for asset.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 7

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

DELETE /v1/assets/{assetId} Delete an asset · Delete asset #
Ask an LLM
“Can I remove an asset from my Canva library through the API?”
“Does deleting an asset remove it from designs that already use it?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete asset {assetId}.
Move asset {assetId} to the trash.
GET /v1/assets/{assetId} Get an asset's metadata · Get asset #
Ask an LLM
“How do I look up the name, tags and thumbnail of an uploaded asset?”
“What details can I retrieve for an image in my content library?”
Tell an agent
Get the metadata for asset {assetId}.
Show the name and tags of asset {assetId}.
PATCH /v1/assets/{assetId} Rename or retag an asset · Update asset #
Ask an LLM
“How do I rename an asset in my content library?”
“Does updating an asset's tags replace the tags it already has?”
Tell an agent
Rename asset {assetId} to {name}.
Replace the tags on asset {assetId} with {tags}.
POST /v1/asset-uploads Upload a file as an asset · Create asset upload job #
Ask an LLM
“How do I upload an image file from disk into a user's content library?”
“Where do I put the asset name when uploading raw file bytes?”
Tell an agent
Upload this file to my content library with metadata {metadata}.
Start an upload job for the file bytes I attach, using metadata header {metadata}.
GET /v1/asset-uploads/{jobId} Check a file asset upload job · Get asset upload job #
Ask an LLM
“Has my file upload to Canva finished yet?”
“How do I find out whether a direct file upload succeeded or failed?”
Tell an agent
Check the status of file upload job {jobId}.
Get the uploaded asset from upload job {jobId} once it succeeds.
POST /v1/url-asset-uploads Upload an asset from a URL · Create url asset upload job #
Ask an LLM
“Can I add an image to the content library straight from a public URL?”
“What is the size limit for uploading a video asset from a URL?”
Tell an agent
Upload the file at {url} as an asset named {name}.
Import {url} into my content library and call it {name}.
GET /v1/url-asset-uploads/{jobId} Check a URL asset upload job · Get url asset upload job #
Ask an LLM
“Did my asset upload from a URL complete?”
“What status does a URL-based asset upload job report while it is running?”
Tell an agent
Check the status of URL upload job {jobId}.
Poll URL asset upload job {jobId} until it succeeds or fails.

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canva/refs/heads/main/openapi/canva-asset-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

canva-asset-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Canva Developer Community
    url: https://community.canva.dev/
  description: API for building integrations with Canva via a REST api
  license:
    name: ©2023 All Rights Reserved
  termsOfService: https://www.canva.com/trust/legal/
  title: Canva Connect Asset API
  version: 2024-06-18
servers:
- description: Canva Connect API
  url: https://api.canva.com/rest
tags:


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