Canva Folders API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Canva Connect Assets Folders 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: Folders
  description: Retrieve folders and list folder contents
paths:
  /folders/{folderId}:
    get:
      operationId: getFolder
      summary: Canva Get a Folder
      description: Retrieves metadata for a specific folder, including name, timestamps, and thumbnail.
      tags:
      - Folders
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - folder:read
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FolderId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The folder metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderResponse'
              examples:
                Getfolder200Example:
                  summary: Default getFolder 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    folder:
                      id: abc123
                      name: Example Title
                      created_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      updated_at: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        '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
  /folders/{folderId}/items:
    get:
      operationId: listFolderItems
      summary: Canva List Folder Items
      description: Lists items within a folder, including designs, subfolders, and images. Supports filtering by item type, sorting, pin status filtering, and pagination.
      tags:
      - Folders
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - folder:read
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FolderId'
      - name: item_types
        in: query
        description: Filter by item type
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - design
            - folder
            - image
        style: form
        explode: true
        example: []
      - name: sort_by
        in: query
        description: Sort order for results
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - created_ascending
          - created_descending
          - modified_ascending
          - modified_descending
          - title_ascending
          - title_descending
        example: created_ascending
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results per page
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 50
        example: 10
      - name: continuation
        in: query
        description: Continuation token for paginated results
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: pin_status
        in: query
        description: Filter by pin status
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - any
          - pinned
          default: any
        example: any
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of folder items
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListFolderItemsResponse'
              examples:
                Listfolderitems200Example:
                  summary: Default listFolderItems 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    items:
                    - type: design
                    continuation: example_value
        '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
  /folders/{folderId}/items:move:
    post:
      operationId: moveFolderItem
      summary: Canva Move an Item to a Folder
      description: Moves a design, folder, or image into the specified folder.
      tags:
      - Folders
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - folder:write
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FolderId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MoveFolderItemRequest'
            examples:
              MovefolderitemRequestExample:
                summary: Default moveFolderItem request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  item_id: '500123'
                  item_type: design
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Item moved successfully
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '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:
  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:
    ImportStatus:
      type: object
      description: The import status of an asset (deprecated)
      deprecated: true
      properties:
        state:
          type: string
          description: The current import state
          enum:
          - failed
          - in_progress
          - success
          example: failed
        error:
          type: object
          description: Error details if the import failed
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code
              enum:
              - file_too_big
              - import_failed
          example: example_value
    Folder:
      type: object
      description: A Canva folder
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The folder ID
          example: abc123
        name:
          type: string
          description: The folder name
          example: Example Title
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the folder was created
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        updated_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the folder was last updated
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        thumbnail:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Thumbnail'
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - created_at
      - updated_at
    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
    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
    FolderItem:
      type: object
      description: An item within a folder (design, folder, or image)
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of folder item
          enum:
          - design
          - folder
          - image
          example: design
        design:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Design'
        folder:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
        image:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Asset'
      required:
      - type
    FolderResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        folder:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
      required:
      - folder
    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
    Asset:
      type: object
      description: A Canva asset (image or video)
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The asset ID
          example: abc123
        type:
          type: string
          description: The asset type
          enum:
          - image
          - video
          example: image
        name:
          type: string
          description: The asset name
          example: Example Title
        tags:
          type: array
          description: User-facing tags for the asset
          items:
            type: string
          example: []
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the asset was created
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        updated_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the asset was last updated
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Owner'
        thumbnail:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Thumbnail'
        import_status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportStatus'
      required:
      - id
      - type
      - name
      - created_at
      - updated_at
      - owner
    ListFolderItemsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderItem'
          example: []
        continuation:
          type: string
          description: Continuation token for the next page of results
          example: example_value
      required:
      - items
    MoveFolderItemRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for moving an item to a folder
      properties:
        item_id:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the item to move
          example: '500123'
        item_type:
          type: string
          description: The type of item to move
          enum:
          - design
          - folder
          - image
          example: design
      required:
      - item_id
      - item_type
    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
    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
  parameters:
    FolderId:
      name: folderId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The folder 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/