Canva

Canva Comment API

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

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

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

POST /v1/comments Add a top-level comment (deprecated) · Create comment #
Ask an LLM
“Can I still post a top-level comment with the older comments endpoint?”
“What is the maximum number of comments a design can have?”
Tell an agent
Post comment {message} on {attached_to} using the legacy comment endpoint.
Add legacy comment {message} to {attached_to} and assign it to {assignee_id}.
GET /v1/designs/{designId}/comments/{threadId}/replies List replies in a comment thread · List replies #
Ask an LLM
“How do I see all the replies in a comment thread on my design?”
“Can I page through replies to a suggestion thread?”
Tell an agent
List the replies in thread {threadId} on design {designId}.
Show the first {limit} replies to thread {threadId} in design {designId}.
POST /v1/designs/{designId}/comments/{threadId}/replies Reply to a comment thread · Create reply #
Ask an LLM
“How do I respond to a comment someone left on my design?”
“Is there a limit on how many replies a thread can have?”
Tell an agent
Reply {message_plaintext} to thread {threadId} on design {designId}.
Answer comment thread {threadId} in design {designId} with {message_plaintext}.
GET /v1/designs/{designId}/comments/{threadId} Get a comment thread · Get thread #
Ask an LLM
“How do I fetch a single comment or suggestion thread on a design?”
“What does the opening message of a comment thread contain?”
Tell an agent
Get thread {threadId} on design {designId}.
Show the original comment of thread {threadId} in design {designId}.
GET /v1/designs/{designId}/comments/{threadId}/replies/{replyId} Get one reply in a comment thread · Get reply #
Ask an LLM
“Can I retrieve one specific reply within a comment thread?”
“Which call returns a single reply by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get reply {replyId} in thread {threadId} on design {designId}.
Show reply {replyId} from thread {threadId} of design {designId}.
POST /v1/designs/{designId}/comments Start a comment thread on a design · Create thread #
Ask an LLM
“How do I start a new comment thread on a design?”
“Can I assign a new comment thread to a teammate?”
Tell an agent
Start a comment thread on design {designId} saying {message_plaintext}.
Open a thread on design {designId} with {message_plaintext} assigned to {assignee_id}.

Specifications

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

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OpenAPI Specification

canva-comment-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 Comment API
  version: 2024-06-18
servers:
- description: Canva Connect API
  url: https://api.canva.com/rest
tags:


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# Full source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canva/refs/heads/main/openapi/canva-comment-api-openapi.yml