# Connect GitHub to Canva

When **New Branch** fires in [GitHub](https://apiant.ai/connections/github), 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.

GitHub **15** triggers GitHub **19** 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 GitHub 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 GitHub can start in Canva

- When **New Branch** in GitHub then **Create Design Comment In Preview Api** in Canva
- When **New Collaborator** in GitHub 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 GitHub and Canva

## Triggers and actions 15 triggers · 41 actions

- Trigger

**Issue Closed**

Triggers when an issue in a repository is closed.

- Trigger

**New Branch**

Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Collaborator**

Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Commit**

Triggers when a new commit is pushed to a GitHub repository's default branch.

- Trigger

**New Commit Comment**

Triggers when someone comments on a commit in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Gist**

Triggers when you create a new gist on GitHub.

- Trigger

**New Global Event**

Triggers when a new public event happens anywhere on GitHub, such as a push, fork, or new issue.

- Trigger

**New Issue**

Triggers when a new issue is created in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Label**

Triggers when a new label is added to a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Milestone**

Triggers when a new milestone is created in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Pull Request**

Triggers when a new pull request is opened in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Release**

Triggers when a new release is published in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Repo Event**

Triggers when new activity (pushes, issues, pull requests, releases and more) happens in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Repository**

Triggers when a new public repository appears under a GitHub user or organization.

- Trigger

**New Watcher**

Triggers when someone starts watching a repository.

- Action

**Add Labels to Issue**

Adds labels to an issue or pull request in a GitHub repository, keeping its existing labels.

- Action

**Check Organization Membership**

Checks whether a GitHub user is a member of an organization and returns true or false.

- Action

**Create Branch**

Creates a new branch in a repository, starting from the commit you choose.

- Action

**Create Comment**

Adds a comment to an issue or pull request in a GitHub repository.

- Action

**Create Gist**

Creates a new gist with one file on the connected GitHub account.

- Action

**Create Issue**

Creates a new issue in a GitHub repository.

- Action

**Create or Update File**

Creates a new file in a repository, or replaces an existing file's contents, as a commit.

- Action

**Create Pull Request**

Opens a pull request asking to merge one branch into another.

- Action

**Delete Branch**

Deletes a branch from a repository. Any open pull request from that branch is closed.

- Action

**Find Branch**

Finds a branch in a GitHub repository by name and returns its latest commit and protection status.

- Action

**Find Issue**

Finds an issue in a GitHub repository by its number and returns its title, body, state, author and labels.

- Action

**Find Organization**

Finds a GitHub organization by its login and returns its profile details.

- Action

**Find Pull Request**

Finds a pull request in a GitHub repository by its number and returns its title, state, branches and merge status.

- Action

**Find Repository**

Returns a GitHub repository by its owner and name, including its description, visibility, default branch and counts.

- Action

**Find User**

Finds a GitHub user by username and returns their public profile.

- Action

**Get File Contents**

Returns a file from a GitHub repository, with its base64-encoded content, at the default branch or a chosen branch, tag or commit.

- Action

**Submit Review**

Submits a review on a pull request: approve it, request changes, or leave a review comment.

- Action

**Update Issue**

Updates an existing issue in a GitHub repository, such as its title, text, state, labels or assignees.

- Action

**Update Pull Request**

Changes a pull request's title, description, target branch, or open/closed state.

- 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

- [ **GitHub** GitHub is the perfect place to share code and work collaboratively on private and open source software.](https://apiant.ai/connections/github)
- [ **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

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## More into Canva

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- [ **Salesforce to Canva** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-canva)
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Questions

## GitHub and Canva, answered

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### What can start an automation from GitHub?

Any of GitHub's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Branch, New Collaborator, New Commit and New Commit Comment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Canva when something happens in GitHub?

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.

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### Can it also run from Canva to GitHub?

Canva has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in GitHub. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Canva's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for GitHub 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.

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### Can my AI client use GitHub 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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
