Canva · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canva Connect Asset API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/canva-asset-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Canva's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Canva publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 8
$.info
$.paths['/v1/assets/{assetId}'].get
$.paths['/v1/assets/{assetId}'].delete
$.paths['/v1/assets/{assetId}'].patch
$.paths['/v1/asset-uploads'].post
$.paths['/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}'].get
$.paths['/v1/url-asset-uploads'].post
$.paths['/v1/url-asset-uploads/{jobId}'].get
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canva Connect Asset API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canva-asset-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 7
- target: $.paths['/v1/assets/{assetId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an asset's metadata
effect: read
questions:
- How do I look up the name, tags and thumbnail of an uploaded asset?
- What details can I retrieve for an image in my content library?
instructions:
- text: Get the metadata for asset {assetId}.
slots:
assetId: path.assetId
- text: Show the name and tags of asset {assetId}.
slots:
assetId: path.assetId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/assets/{assetId}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete an asset
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I remove an asset from my Canva library through the API?
- Does deleting an asset remove it from designs that already use it?
- Where does a deleted asset go, is it permanent?
instructions:
- text: Delete asset {assetId}.
slots:
assetId: path.assetId
- text: Move asset {assetId} to the trash.
slots:
assetId: path.assetId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/assets/{assetId}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Rename or retag an asset
effect: write
questions:
- How do I rename an asset in my content library?
- Does updating an asset's tags replace the tags it already has?
instructions:
- text: Rename asset {assetId} to {name}.
slots:
assetId: path.assetId
name: requestBody.name
- text: Replace the tags on asset {assetId} with {tags}.
slots:
assetId: path.assetId
tags: requestBody.tags
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/asset-uploads'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Upload a file as an asset
effect: write
questions:
- How do I upload an image file from disk into a user's content library?
- Where do I put the asset name when uploading raw file bytes?
- Which file types can I upload as assets?
instructions:
- text: Upload this file to my content library with metadata {metadata}.
slots:
metadata: header.Asset-Upload-Metadata
- text: Start an upload job for the file bytes I attach, using metadata header {metadata}.
slots:
metadata: header.Asset-Upload-Metadata
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check a file asset upload job
effect: read
questions:
- Has my file upload to Canva finished yet?
- How do I find out whether a direct file upload succeeded or failed?
instructions:
- text: Check the status of file upload job {jobId}.
slots:
jobId: path.jobId
- text: Get the uploaded asset from upload job {jobId} once it succeeds.
slots:
jobId: path.jobId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/url-asset-uploads'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Upload an asset from a URL
effect: write
questions:
- Can I add an image to the content library straight from a public URL?
- What is the size limit for uploading a video asset from a URL?
instructions:
- text: Upload the file at {url} as an asset named {name}.
slots:
url: requestBody.url
name: requestBody.name
- text: Import {url} into my content library and call it {name}.
slots:
url: requestBody.url
name: requestBody.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/url-asset-uploads/{jobId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check a URL asset upload job
effect: read
questions:
- Did my asset upload from a URL complete?
- What status does a URL-based asset upload job report while it is running?
instructions:
- text: Check the status of URL upload job {jobId}.
slots:
jobId: path.jobId
- text: Poll URL asset upload job {jobId} until it succeeds or fails.
slots:
jobId: path.jobId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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