Canva · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canva Connect Folder API
7 actions
7 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/canva-folder-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 7
$.info
$.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}'].get
$.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}'].delete
$.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}'].patch
$.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}/items'].get
$.paths['/v1/folders/move'].post
$.paths['/v1/folders'].post
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 Folder API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canva-folder-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: 6
- target: $.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a folder's details
effect: read
questions:
- How do I look up a folder's name by its ID?
- What details does Canva keep about a folder?
instructions:
- text: Get folder {folderId}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
- text: Show the name of folder {folderId}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a folder
effect: destructive
questions:
- What happens to the contents when I delete a folder?
- Can I delete a folder through the API?
instructions:
- text: Delete folder {folderId}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
- text: Remove folder {folderId} and send my items in it to the trash.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Rename a folder
effect: write
questions:
- How do I rename a folder?
- Besides the name, can I change anything else on a folder?
instructions:
- text: Rename folder {folderId} to {name}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
name: requestBody.name
- text: Change the name of folder {folderId} to {name}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
name: requestBody.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/folders/{folderId}/items'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List the contents of a folder
effect: read
questions:
- What designs, images and subfolders are inside a folder?
- Can I list only pinned items or only designs in a folder?
- Do brand templates show up when listing folder contents?
instructions:
- text: List the items in folder {folderId}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
- text: List only {item_types} items in folder {folderId}.
slots:
item_types: query.item_types
folderId: path.folderId
- text: Show pinned status {pin_status} items in folder {folderId} sorted by {sort_by}.
slots:
pin_status: query.pin_status
folderId: path.folderId
sort_by: query.sort_by
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/folders/move'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Move an item to another folder
effect: write
questions:
- How do I move a design into a different folder?
- What happens if the item I move is in more than one folder?
instructions:
- text: Move item {item_id} to folder {to_folder_id}.
slots:
item_id: requestBody.item_id
to_folder_id: requestBody.to_folder_id
- text: Put item {item_id} into folder {to_folder_id}.
slots:
item_id: requestBody.item_id
to_folder_id: requestBody.to_folder_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/folders'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a folder
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new folder in my Canva projects?
- Can I create a folder inside my Uploads folder or another folder?
instructions:
- text: Create folder {name} inside {parent_folder_id}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
parent_folder_id: requestBody.parent_folder_id
- text: Make a new top-level folder named {name} under {parent_folder_id}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
parent_folder_id: requestBody.parent_folder_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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