# Connect CATS to Canva When **Candidate Updated** fires in [CATS](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats), your agent runs **Create Design Comment In Preview Api** in [Canva](https://apiant.ai/connections/canva). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. CATS **14** triggers CATS **22** actions Canva **22** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want CATS and Canva to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What CATS can start in Canva - When **Candidate Updated** in CATS then **Create Design Comment In Preview Api** in Canva - When **Company Status Changed** in CATS then **Create User Or Sub Folder** in Canva Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with CATS and Canva ## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 44 actions - Trigger **Candidate Updated** Triggers when a candidate is updated in CATS. - Trigger **Company Status Changed** Triggers when a company's status is changed in CATS. - Trigger **Company Updated** Triggers when a company is updated in CATS. - Trigger **Contact Status Changed** Triggers when a contact's status changes in CATS. - Trigger **Contact Updated** Triggers when a contact is updated in CATS. - Trigger **Custom Trigger** Triggers when the CATS event you choose fires (any record type: candidate, company, contact, job, pipeline, activity or user). - Trigger **Job Status Changed** Triggers when a job's status changes in CATS, returning the job with its previous and new status ids. - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity (call, email, meeting, note) is logged in CATS. - Trigger **New Candidate** Triggers when a new candidate is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Job** Triggers when a new job order is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Pipeline** Triggers when a candidate is added to a job's pipeline in CATS. - Trigger **Pipeline Updated** Triggers when a pipeline (a candidate's placement on a job) is updated in CATS. - Action **Add Candidate to Pipeline** Adds a candidate to a job's pipeline in CATS and returns the new pipeline record's id. - Action **Change Company Status** Changes the status of a company in CATS, optionally choosing which status-change triggers fire. - Action **Change Contact Status** Changes the status of a contact in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire. - Action **Change Job Status** Changes the status of a job in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire. - Action **Create a Candidate** Creates a new candidate record in CATS with contact details, address, pay, skills and custom field values. - Action **Create a Company** Creates a new company record in CATS and returns its ID. - Action **Create a Contact** Creates a contact in CATS linked to a company and owner, and returns the new contact's ID. - Action **Create a Job** Creates a new job order in CATS and returns its ID. - Action **Create a Task** Creates a task in CATS, optionally linked to a candidate, contact, company or job and assigned to a user. - Action **Find a Candidate** Searches CATS candidates by a keyword such as a name or email and returns the matching candidate records. - Action **Find a Company** Searches CATS companies by text and returns the matching companies. - Action **Find a Contact** Searches CATS contacts by text and returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find a Job** Searches CATS jobs by text and returns the matching jobs. - Action **Find a User** Finds CATS users whose email, username or name matches the search term. - Action **Get Activity** Returns a single CATS activity (call, email, meeting, note) by its ID, including the record it is logged against. - Action **Get Pipeline** Returns a single pipeline — a candidate's placement on a job — including its status, workflow and rating. - Action **Get Task** Returns a single CATS task by its ID, including its description, priority, due date, assignee, completion state and the record it concerns. - Action **Log Candidate Activity** Logs an activity (call, email, meeting or other) against a candidate in CATS. - Action **Update Candidate** Updates an existing candidate in CATS, including name, contact details, pay, availability and custom field values. - Action **Update Company** Updates an existing company in CATS, including its name, owner, contact details, address and custom field values. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in CATS, including name, owner, company, title, contact details, address and custom field values. - Action **Update Pipeline** Updates the rating of a candidate's pipeline record on a job in CATS. - Action **Access User Specific Brand Templates List** This year, brand template ids will change; integrations storing them must update within 6 months. also, api use requires canva enterprise membership. - Action **Create Canva Design With Optional Asset** Create a new canva design using a preset or custom dimensions, and add an asset with `asset id` from a user's project using relevant apis. - Action **Create Design Comment In Preview Api** This api is in preview and may change without notice; integrations using it won't pass review. it allows creating comments on a design, with a limit of 1000 comments per design. - Action **Create User Or Sub Folder** This api creates a folder in a canva user's projects at the top level or within another folder, returning the new folder's id and additional details upon success. - Action **Delete Asset By Id** You can delete an asset by specifying its `assetid`. this operation mirrors the behavior in the canva ui. deleting an item moves it to the trash. deleting an asset doesn't remove it from designs that already use it. - Action **Fetch Canva Connect Signing Public Keys** The api for verifying canva webhooks, 'connect/keys,' is in preview, meaning unstable, not for public integrations, and provides a rotating jwk for signature verification to prevent replay attacks. cache keys for efficiency. - Action **Fetch Current User Details** Returns the user id, team id, and display name of the user account associated with the provided access token. - Action **Fetch Design Metadata And Access Information** Gets the metadata for a design. this includes owner information, urls for editing and viewing, and thumbnail information. - Action **Get Design Export Job Result** Get the outcome of a canva design export job; if done, receive download links for the design’s pages. for details, visit the create design export job api documentation. - Action **Initiates Canva Design Export Job** Canva's new job feature exports designs in multiple formats using a design id, with provided download links. the export status can be tracked via an api. exports with 'pro' quality may fail if the design contains unpaid premium elements. - Action **List Design Pages With Pagination** Preview api for canva: subject to unannounced changes and not for public integrations. lists metadata for design pages with optional `offset` and `limit`; not applicable to all design types. - Action **List Folder Items By Type With Sorting** Lists the items in a folder, including each item's `type`. folders can contain: - other folders. - designs, such as instagram posts, presentations, and documents (canva docs). - image assets. - Action **List User Designs** Provides a summary of canva user designs, includes search filtering, and allows showing both self-created and shared designs with sorting options. - Action **Move Item To Specified Folder** Transfers an item to a different folder by specifying both the destination folder's id and the item's id. if the item is in various folders, an error occurs; manual relocation via canva ui is required. - Action **Remove Folder And Move Contents To Trash** Deletes a folder by moving the user's content to trash and reassigning other users' content to their top-level projects. - Action **Retrieve A Specific Design Comment** This preview api is subject to unannounced changes and can't be used in public integrations. it retrieves a comment, details of which are on canva help center. - Action **Retrieve Asset Metadata By Id** You can retrieve the metadata of an asset by specifying its `assetid`. - Action **Retrieve Folder Details By Id** Gets the name and other details of a folder using a folder's `folderid`. - Action **Retrieve User Profile Data** 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. - Action **Update Asset S Name And Tags By Id** You can update the name and tags of an asset by specifying its `assetid`. updating the tags replaces all existing tags of the asset. - Action **Update Folder Details By Id** Updates a folder's details using its `folderid`. currently, you can only update a folder's name. - Action **Upload Asset From URL** Starts a job that uploads an image or video from a public URL into the user's Canva media library. Poll Fetch Asset Upload Job Status with the returned job ID to get the asset. ## Each app on its own - [ **CATS** CATS is an applicant tracking system. Manage the entire tracking process from posting jobs to leading job...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats) - [ **Canva** Canva offers a drag-and-drop design suite for creating social media graphics, presentations, and marketing...](https://apiant.ai/connections/canva) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from CATS - [ **CATS to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cats-to-hubspot) - [ **CATS to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cats-to-salesforce) - [ **CATS to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Canva's 22 actions, including Create Canva Design With Optional Asset, Create Design Comment In Preview Api, Create User Or Sub Folder and Update Asset S Name And Tags By Id. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Canva to CATS? Canva has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in CATS. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Canva's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for CATS or Canva? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use CATS and Canva without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.