Canva User API
The user API from Canva — 3 operation(s) for user.
The user API from Canva — 3 operation(s) for user.
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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 User API
version: 2024-06-18
servers:
- description: Canva Connect API
url: https://api.canva.com/rest
tags:
- name: user
paths:
/v1/users/me:
get:
description: 'Returns the User ID and Team ID of the user
account associated with the provided access token.'
operationId: usersMe
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UsersMeResponse'
description: OK
default:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Error Response
security:
- oauthAuthCode: []
tags:
- user
x-rate-limit-per-client-user: 10
/v1/users/me/capabilities:
get:
description: Lists the API capabilities for the user account associated with the provided access token. For more information, see [Capabilities](https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/capabilities/).
operationId: getUserCapabilities
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GetUserCapabilitiesResponse'
description: OK
default:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Error Response
security:
- oauthAuthCode:
- profile:read
tags:
- user
x-rate-limit-per-client-user: 10
/v1/users/me/profile:
get:
description: Currently, this returns the display name of the user account associated with the provided access token. More user information is expected to be included in the future.
operationId: getUserProfile
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UserProfileResponse'
description: OK
'404':
content:
application/json:
examples:
user_not_found:
$ref: '#/components/examples/UserNotFoundError'
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Not Found
default:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Error Response
security:
- oauthAuthCode:
- profile:read
tags:
- user
x-rate-limit-per-client-user: 10
components:
schemas:
ErrorCode:
description: 'A short string indicating what failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically.
'
enum:
- internal_error
- invalid_field
- invalid_header_value
- permission_denied
- too_many_requests
- not_found
- bad_request_body
- bad_http_method
- bad_request_params
- bad_query_params
- user_role_required
- endpoint_not_found
- endpoint_gone
- unsupported_version
- invalid_access_token
- revoked_access_token
- missing_field
- missing_scope
- invalid_grant
- invalid_request
- invalid_client
- unauthorized_client
- unsupported_grant_type
- invalid_scope
- invalid_basic_header
- invalid_file_format
- quota_exceeded
- ai_credit_quota_exceeded
- ai_credit_quota_cooldown
- unsupported_content_type
- request_too_large
- folder_not_found
- item_in_multiple_folders
- asset_not_found
- max_limit_reached
- permission_not_found
- permission_exists
- unauthorized_user
- user_not_found
- user_not_eligible
- group_not_found
- app_not_found
- app_has_non_draft_versions
- invalid_status_transition
- translation_validation_failed
- content_not_found
- doctype_not_found
- design_not_found
- offset_too_large
- page_not_found
- design_or_comment_not_found
- design_or_thread_not_found
- review_dismissed
- design_type_not_found
- team_not_found
- team_is_default
- comment_not_found
- too_many_comments
- too_many_replies
- message_too_long
- thread_not_found
- reply_not_found
- design_not_fillable
- autofill_data_invalid
- feature_not_available
- unsupported_design_type
- design_generation_not_enabled
- license_required
- input_unsafe
- display_name_unavailable
- user_not_managed
- saml_team_id_conflict
- saml_name_id_not_available
- user_email_unverified
- user_not_active
- user_pending_consent
- account_exists
type: string
GetUserCapabilitiesResponse:
properties:
capabilities:
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Capability'
type: array
type: object
UserProfileResponse:
properties:
profile:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UserProfile'
required:
- profile
type: object
Error:
properties:
code:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorCode'
message:
description: A human-readable description of what went wrong.
type: string
required:
- code
- message
type: object
UserProfile:
description: Profile for the user, consisting of the display name and other attributes.
properties:
display_name:
description: The name of the user as shown in the Canva UI.
example: Jane Doe
type: string
type: object
UsersMeResponse:
properties:
team_user:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TeamUserSummary'
required:
- team_user
type: object
Capability:
description: 'Some APIs are annotated with required capabilities. These endpoints require the user to
possess the required capabilities in order to be called successfully.'
enum:
- analytics
- autofill
- brand_template
- export_png_transparency
- resize
- team_restricted_app
type: string
x-enum-descriptions:
- Capability required to call the Design analytics APIs. Users that are members of a [Canva Enterprise](https://www.canva.com/enterprise/) organization have this capability.
- Capability required to call autofill APIs Users that are members of a [Canva Enterprise](https://www.canva.com/enterprise/) organization have this capability.
- Capability required to use brand template APIs. Users on a Canva plan with access to brand templates (such as Canva Pro, Canva Teams, or Canva Enterprise) have this capability.
- Capability required to export designs in PNG with a transparent background. Users on a paid Canva plan (such as Canva Pro) have this capability.
- Capability required to create design resize jobs. Users on a Canva plan with premium features (such as Canva Pro) have this capability.
- Capability required to create a team-restricted app. Users that are members of the [Canva Enterprise](https://www.canva.com/enterprise/) or the [Canva for Education](https://www.canva.com/education/) organization have this capability.
TeamUserSummary:
description: Metadata for the user, consisting of the User ID and Team ID.
properties:
user_id:
description: The ID of the user.
example: auDAbliZ2rQNNOsUl5OLu
type: string
team_id:
description: The ID of the user's Canva Team.
example: Oi2RJILTrKk0KRhRUZozX
type: string
required:
- team_id
- user_id
type: object
examples:
UserNotFoundError:
summary: The user was not found.
value:
code: user_not_found
message: User not found
securitySchemes:
basicAuth:
scheme: basic
type: http
oauthAuthCode:
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://www.canva.com/api/oauth/authorize
scopes:
design:content:read: View the contents of the user's designs.
design:meta:read: View the metadata of the user's designs.
design:content:write: Create designs on the user's behalf.
folder:read: 'View the metadata and contents of the user''s folders, including their **Projects**
folder.'
folder:write: 'Add, move, or remove the user''s folders. It also lets you edit folder metadata,
such as the folder''s name.'
folder:permission:write: Set, update, or remove permissions assigned to the user's folders.
asset:read: View the metadata for the user's assets, such as uploaded images.
asset:write: Upload, update, or delete assets on the user's behalf.
comment:read: View the comments on the user's designs, and the associated metadata.
comment:write: Create comments and replies on the user's designs.
collaboration:event: Receive webhook notifications about events relevant to the user.
brandtemplate:meta:read: View the metadata of the brand templates associated with the user's brand.
brandtemplate:content:read: Read the content of the brand templates associated with the user's brand.
brandtemplate:content:write: Publish brand templates associated with the user's brand.
profile:read: Read a user's profile and account information.
openid: Read user information through Open ID Connect (OIDC).
profile: Read user profile information through OIDC.
email: Read user email address through OIDC.
tokenUrl: https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/oauth/token
type: oauth2