Canva Exports API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Canva Connect Assets Exports 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: Exports
  description: Export designs to PDF, PNG, JPG, GIF, PPTX, and MP4
paths:
  /exports:
    post:
      operationId: createDesignExportJob
      summary: Canva Create a Design Export Job
      description: Creates an asynchronous job to export a design from Canva. Supported formats include PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, PPTX, and MP4. Each format supports format-specific options such as quality, dimensions, page selection, and transparency.
      tags:
      - Exports
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - design:content:read
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateExportJobRequest'
            examples:
              CreatedesignexportjobRequestExample:
                summary: Default createDesignExportJob request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  design_id: '500123'
                  format: {}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The export job
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportJobResponse'
              examples:
                Createdesignexportjob200Example:
                  summary: Default createDesignExportJob 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    job:
                      id: abc123
                      status: in_progress
                      urls:
                      - {}
        '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
  /exports/{exportId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDesignExportJob
      summary: Canva Get a Design Export Job
      description: Retrieves the status and results of an export job. When the job completes successfully, the response includes download URLs for the exported files, valid for 24 hours.
      tags:
      - Exports
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - design:content:read
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ExportId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The export job status and results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportJobResponse'
              examples:
                Getdesignexportjob200Example:
                  summary: Default getDesignExportJob 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    job:
                      id: abc123
                      status: in_progress
                      urls:
                      - {}
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden - insufficient permissions or scopes
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    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'
    NotFound:
      description: Not found - the requested resource does not exist
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    PptxExportFormat:
      type: object
      description: PowerPoint export format options
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pptx
          example: pptx
        pages:
          type: array
          description: Page indices to export
          items:
            type: integer
          example: []
      required:
      - type
    JpgExportFormat:
      type: object
      description: JPG export format options
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - jpg
          example: jpg
        quality:
          type: integer
          description: JPG compression quality (1-100)
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          example: 10
        export_quality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - regular
          - pro
          default: regular
          example: regular
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Output width in pixels
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 25000
          example: 10
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Output height in pixels
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 25000
          example: 10
        pages:
          type: array
          description: Page indices to export
          items:
            type: integer
          example: []
      required:
      - type
      - quality
    ExportJob:
      type: object
      description: An export job for converting a design to a downloadable format
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The export job ID
          example: abc123
        status:
          type: string
          description: The current status of the export job
          enum:
          - in_progress
          - success
          - failed
          example: in_progress
        urls:
          type: array
          description: Download URLs for the exported files (valid for 24 hours). Present only when status is success.
          items:
            type: string
            format: uri
          example: https://www.example.com
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportError'
      required:
      - id
      - status
    PngExportFormat:
      type: object
      description: PNG export format options
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - png
          example: png
        export_quality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - regular
          - pro
          default: regular
          example: regular
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Output width in pixels
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 25000
          example: 10
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Output height in pixels
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 25000
          example: 10
        lossless:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to use lossless compression
          default: true
          example: true
        transparent_background:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to use a transparent background
          default: false
          example: true
        as_single_image:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to export all pages as a single image
          default: false
          example: true
        pages:
          type: array
          description: Page indices to export
          items:
            type: integer
          example: []
      required:
      - type
    ExportJobResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        job:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportJob'
      required:
      - job
    Mp4ExportFormat:
      type: object
      description: MP4 video export format options
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - mp4
          example: mp4
        quality:
          type: string
          description: Video quality and orientation
          enum:
          - horizontal_480p
          - horizontal_720p
          - horizontal_1080p
          - horizontal_4k
          - vertical_480p
          - vertical_720p
          - vertical_1080p
          - vertical_4k
          example: horizontal_480p
        export_quality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - regular
          - pro
          default: regular
          example: regular
        pages:
          type: array
          description: Page indices to export
          items:
            type: integer
          example: []
      required:
      - type
      - quality
    ExportFormat:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PdfExportFormat'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/JpgExportFormat'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PngExportFormat'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GifExportFormat'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PptxExportFormat'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Mp4ExportFormat'
      description: Export format configuration
    GifExportFormat:
      type: object
      description: GIF export format options
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - gif
          example: gif
        export_quality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - regular
          - pro
          default: regular
          example: regular
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Output width in pixels
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 25000
          example: 10
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Output height in pixels
          minimum: 40
          maximum: 25000
          example: 10
        pages:
          type: array
          description: Page indices to export
          items:
            type: integer
          example: []
      required:
      - type
    CreateExportJobRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating an export job
      properties:
        design_id:
          type: string
          description: The design ID to export
          example: '500123'
        format:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportFormat'
      required:
      - design_id
      - format
    PdfExportFormat:
      type: object
      description: PDF export format options
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pdf
          example: pdf
        export_quality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - regular
          - pro
          default: regular
          example: regular
        size:
          type: string
          description: Paper size for the PDF
          enum:
          - a4
          - a3
          - letter
          - legal
          default: a4
          example: a4
        pages:
          type: array
          description: Page indices to export (exports all pages if omitted)
          items:
            type: integer
          example: []
      required:
      - type
    ExportError:
      type: object
      description: Error details for a failed export job
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code indicating the reason for failure
          enum:
          - license_required
          - approval_required
          - internal_failure
          example: license_required
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: example_value
      required:
      - code
      - message
    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
  parameters:
    ExportId:
      name: exportId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The export job 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/