Canva Designs API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canva Connect Assets Designs API
  description: The Canva Connect API enables developers to integrate Canva's design platform into their applications. It provides programmatic access to create and manage designs, upload and manage assets, organize content in folders, export designs in multiple formats, manage comments, work with brand templates, autofill designs, and resize designs.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Canva Developers
    url: https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/
    email: developers@canva.com
  license:
    name: Canva Developer Terms
    url: https://www.canva.com/policies/canva-developer-terms/
  termsOfService: https://www.canva.com/policies/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://api.canva.com/rest/v1
  description: Canva Production API
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Designs
  description: Create, retrieve, and list designs
paths:
  /designs:
    get:
      operationId: listDesigns
      summary: Canva List Designs
      description: Lists designs accessible to the authenticated user. Supports searching by query, filtering by ownership, sorting, and pagination using continuation tokens.
      tags:
      - Designs
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - design:meta:read
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        description: Search term to filter designs (max 255 characters)
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        example: example_value
      - name: ownership
        in: query
        description: Filter designs by ownership status
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - any
          - owned
          - shared
          default: any
        example: any
      - name: sort_by
        in: query
        description: Sort order for results
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - relevance
          - modified_descending
          - modified_ascending
          - title_descending
          - title_ascending
          default: relevance
        example: relevance
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results per page
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 25
        example: 10
      - name: continuation
        in: query
        description: Continuation token for paginated results
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of designs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListDesignsResponse'
              examples:
                Listdesigns200Example:
                  summary: Default listDesigns 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    items:
                    - id: abc123
                      title: Example Title
                      created_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      updated_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      page_count: 10
                    continuation: example_value
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createDesign
      summary: Canva Create a Design
      description: Creates a new design in Canva. The design can use a preset type (doc, whiteboard, or presentation) or custom dimensions. An optional asset can be inserted and a title can be specified.
      tags:
      - Designs
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - design:content:write
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDesignRequest'
            examples:
              CreatedesignRequestExample:
                summary: Default createDesign request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  design_type: {}
                  asset_id: '500123'
                  title: Example Title
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created design
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DesignResponse'
              examples:
                Createdesign200Example:
                  summary: Default createDesign 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    design:
                      id: abc123
                      title: Example Title
                      created_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      updated_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      page_count: 10
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /designs/{designId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDesign
      summary: Canva Get a Design
      description: Retrieves metadata for a specific design, including title, owner, URLs, timestamps, thumbnail, and page count.
      tags:
      - Designs
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - design:meta:read
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DesignId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The design metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DesignResponse'
              examples:
                Getdesign200Example:
                  summary: Default getDesign 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    design:
                      id: abc123
                      title: Example Title
                      created_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      updated_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      page_count: 10
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    DesignType:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PresetDesignType'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomDesignType'
      description: The type and dimensions for a new design
    Owner:
      type: object
      description: The owner of a resource
      properties:
        user_id:
          type: string
          description: The user ID of the owner
          example: '500123'
        team_id:
          type: string
          description: The team ID of the owner
          example: '500123'
      required:
      - user_id
      - team_id
    DesignUrls:
      type: object
      description: Temporary URLs for accessing a design (expire after 30 days)
      properties:
        edit_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to edit the design (expires in 30 days)
          example: https://www.example.com
        view_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to view the design (expires in 30 days)
          example: https://www.example.com
      required:
      - edit_url
      - view_url
    ListDesignsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Design'
          example: []
        continuation:
          type: string
          description: Continuation token for the next page of results
          example: example_value
      required:
      - items
    Design:
      type: object
      description: A Canva design
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The design ID
          example: abc123
        title:
          type: string
          description: The design title
          example: Example Title
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Owner'
        urls:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DesignUrls'
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the design was created
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        updated_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the design was last updated
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        thumbnail:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Thumbnail'
        page_count:
          type: integer
          description: The number of pages in the design
          example: 10
      required:
      - id
      - title
      - owner
      - urls
      - created_at
      - updated_at
    CustomDesignType:
      type: object
      description: A custom design type with specific dimensions
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - custom
          example: custom
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Width in pixels (40-8000)
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 8000
          example: 10
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Height in pixels (40-8000)
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 8000
          example: 10
      required:
      - type
      - width
      - height
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: example_value
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: example_value
      required:
      - code
      - message
    CreateDesignRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a new design
      properties:
        design_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DesignType'
        asset_id:
          type: string
          description: An image asset ID to insert into the design
          example: '500123'
        title:
          type: string
          description: The design title (1-255 characters)
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 255
          example: Example Title
      required:
      - design_type
    Thumbnail:
      type: object
      description: A thumbnail image for a resource (URL expires in 15 minutes)
      properties:
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Thumbnail width in pixels
          example: 10
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Thumbnail height in pixels
          example: 10
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Thumbnail URL (expires in 15 minutes)
          example: https://www.example.com
      required:
      - width
      - height
      - url
    PresetDesignType:
      type: object
      description: A preset design type
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - preset
          example: preset
        name:
          type: string
          description: The preset design type name
          enum:
          - doc
          - whiteboard
          - presentation
          example: doc
      required:
      - type
      - name
    DesignResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        design:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Design'
      required:
      - design
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters or request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Not found - the requested resource does not exist
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden - insufficient permissions or scopes
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    DesignId:
      name: designId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The design ID
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Canva uses OAuth 2.0 with authorization code flow. Access tokens must be included in the Authorization header as a Bearer token.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://www.canva.com/api/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/oauth/token
          scopes:
            design:meta:read: Read design metadata
            design:content:read: Read design content
            design:content:write: Create and modify designs
            asset:read: Read asset metadata
            asset:write: Upload and delete assets
            folder:read: Read folder metadata and contents
            folder:write: Modify folder contents
            comment:read: Read comments on designs
            comment:write: Create and manage comments
            brandtemplate:meta:read: Read brand template metadata
            brandtemplate:content:read: Read brand template content and datasets
externalDocs:
  description: Canva Connect API Documentation
  url: https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/