--- title: "Connect Google Calendar to Canva - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Attendee Response Changed\" fires in Google Calendar, your agent runs \"Create Design Comment In Preview Api\" in Canva." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-canva" --- # Connect Google Calendar to Canva When **Attendee Response Changed** fires in [Google Calendar](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-calendar), 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. Google Calendar **6** triggers Google Calendar **45** actions Canva **41** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Google Calendar and Canva to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Google Calendar can start in Canva - When **Attendee Response Changed** in Google Calendar then **Create Design Comment In Preview Api** in Canva - When **Event Created** in Google Calendar 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 Google Calendar and Canva ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 86 actions - Trigger **Attendee Response Changed** Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status. - Trigger **Calendar Event Sync** Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook). - Trigger **Event Canceled or Deleted** Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp. - Trigger **Event Created** Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info. - Trigger **Event Starting Soon** Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available. - Trigger **Event Updated** Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values. - Action **Acl Delete** Deletes an access control rule from a Google Calendar. Use when you need to remove sharing permissions for a user, group, or domain. - Action **Acl Get** Retrieves a specific access control rule for a calendar. Use when you need to check permissions for a specific user, group, or domain. - Action **Acl Insert** Creates an access control rule for a calendar. Use when you need to grant sharing permissions to a user, group, or domain. - Action **Acl List** Retrieves the list of access control rules (ACLs) for a specified calendar, providing the necessary 'rule_id' values required for updating specific ACL rules. - Action **Acl Patch** Updates an existing access control rule for a calendar using patch semantics (partial update). This allows modifying specific fields without affecting other properties. IMPORTANT: The ACL rule must already exist on the calendar. This action cannot create new rules. If you receive a 404 Not Found error, the rule does not exist - use ACL insert to create it first, or use ACL list to verify available rules. Each patch request consumes three quota units. For domain-type ACL rules, if PATCH fails with 500 error, this action will automatically fallback to UPDATE method. - Action **Acl Update** Updates an access control rule for the specified calendar. - Action **Acl Watch** Tool to watch for changes to ACL resources. Use when you need to set up real-time notifications for access control list modifications on a calendar. - Action **Batch Events** Execute up to 1000 event mutations (create/patch/delete) in one Google Calendar HTTP batch request with per-item status/results. Use this to materially reduce round-trips for bulk operations like migrations, cleanup, or large-scale updates. - Action **Calendar List Delete** Tool to remove a calendar from the user's calendar list. Use when you need to unsubscribe from or hide a calendar from the user's list. - Action **Calendar List Get** Retrieves metadata for a SINGLE specific calendar from the user's calendar list by its calendar ID. This action requires a calendarId parameter and returns details about that one calendar only. NOTE: This does NOT list all calendars. To list all calendars in the user's calendar list, use GOOGLECALENDAR_CALENDAR_LIST_LIST instead. - Action **Calendar List Insert** Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list. - Action **Calendar List Patch** Updates an existing calendar on the user's calendar list using patch semantics. This method allows partial updates, modifying only the specified fields. - Action **Calendar List Update** Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list. - Action **Calendar List Watch** Watch for changes to CalendarList resources using push notifications. Use this to receive real-time updates when calendar list entries are modified. - Action **Calendars Delete** Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars. - Action **Calendars Update** Updates metadata for a calendar. - Action **Channels Stop** Tool to stop watching resources through a notification channel. Use when you need to discontinue push notifications for a specific channel subscription. - Action **Create Calendar** Creates a new secondary Google Calendar with the specified title and optional settings. Use this action when you need to create a new calendar for organizing events separately from the primary calendar. The authenticated user becomes the owner of the newly created calendar. Optional parameters include description, location, and timezone. - Action **Create Event** Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true. - Action **Delete Event** Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found. - Action **Duplicate Calendar** Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary). - Action **Events Get** Retrieves a SINGLE event by its unique event_id (REQUIRED). This action does NOT list or search events - it fetches ONE specific event when you already know its ID. If you want to list events within a time range, search for events, or filter by criteria like time_min/time_max, use GOOGLECALENDAR_EVENTS_LIST instead. - Action **Events Import** Tool to import an event as a private copy to a calendar. Use when you need to add an existing event to a calendar using its iCalUID. Only events with eventType='default' can be imported. - Action **Events Instances** Returns instances of the specified recurring event. - Action **Events List** Returns events on the specified calendar. - Action **Events List All Calendars** Return a unified event list across all calendars in the user's calendar list for a given time range. Use when you need a single view of all events across multiple calendars. An inverted or incorrect time range silently returns empty results rather than an error. An empty `items` list means no events matched the filters—adjust `time_min`, `time_max`, or `q` before concluding no events exist. - Action **Events Move** Moves an event to another calendar, i.e., changes an event's organizer. - Action **Events Watch** Watch for changes to events resources. - Action **Find Event** Finds events in a specified google calendar using text query, time ranges (event start/end, last modification), and event types; ensure `timemin` is not chronologically after `timemax` if both are provided. - Action **Find Free Slots** Finds free/busy time slots in google calendars for specified calendars within a defined time range (defaults to the current day utc if `time min`/`time max` are omitted), enhancing busy intervals with event details; `time min` must precede `time max` if both are provided. - Action **Free Busy Query** Returns free/busy information for a set of calendars. - Action **Get Calendar** Retrieves a specific google calendar, identified by `calendar id`, to which the authenticated user has access. - Action **Get Current Date Time** Gets the current date and time, allowing for a specific timezone offset. - Action **List Acl Rules** Retrieves the list of access control rules (acls) for a specified calendar, providing the necessary 'rule id' values required for updating specific acl rules. - Action **List Calendars** Retrieves calendars from the user's google calendar list, with options for pagination and filtering. - Action **Patch Calendar** Partially updates (patches) an existing google calendar, modifying only the fields provided; `summary` is mandatory and cannot be an empty string, and an empty string for `description` or `location` clears them. - Action **Patch Event** Updates specified fields of an existing event in a google calendar using patch semantics (array fields like `attendees` are fully replaced if provided); ensure the `calendar id` and `event id` are valid and the user has write access to the calendar. - Action **Quick Add** Parses natural language text to quickly create a basic google calendar event with its title, date, and time, suitable for simple scheduling; does not support direct attendee addition or recurring events, and `calendar id` must be valid if not 'primary'. - Action **Remove Attendee** Removes an attendee from a specified event in a google calendar; the calendar and event must exist. - Action **Settings Get** Tool to return a single user setting for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve a specific calendar setting value. - Action **Settings List** Returns all user settings for the authenticated user. - Action **Settings Watch** Watch for changes to settings resources. - Action **Sync Events** Synchronizes google calendar events, performing a full sync if no `sync token` is provided or if a 410 gone error (due to an expired token) necessitates it, otherwise performs an incremental sync for events changed since the `sync token` was issued. - Action **Update Acl Rule** Updates an access control rule for the specified calendar. - Action **Update Event** Updates an existing event by `event id` in a google calendar; this is a full put replacement, so provide all desired fields as unspecified ones may be cleared or reset. - 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 Asset Upload Job** Uploads an asset file to the user's Canva content library. This endpoint initiates an asynchronous upload job for images or videos. Returns a job ID to track the upload progress. Once complete, the asset can be used in designs, referenced by its asset ID, and managed through other asset endpoints. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use CANVA_FETCH_ASSET_UPLOAD_JOB_STATUS to poll the job status until it reaches 'success' or 'failed' status. - 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 Design Import Job** Imports an external file as a new Canva design. This endpoint converts documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and design files (PSD, AI) into editable Canva designs. The import runs asynchronously and returns a job ID to track progress and retrieve the created design. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use CANVA_RETRIEVE_DESIGN_IMPORT_JOB_STATUS to poll the job status until it reaches 'success' or 'failed' to get the final design ID. - Action **Create Design Merge Job** Start a preview job that creates or modifies a design using page operations. New designs support page insertion. Existing designs support insert, move, and delete operations. Poll the returned ID with CANVA_GET_DESIGN_MERGE_JOB. - Action **Create Design Resize Job** Creates a resized copy of an existing design (Canva Pro/Enterprise only). This endpoint creates a new design with different dimensions from an existing one. The resize operation runs asynchronously and preserves content where possible. Returns a job ID to track progress and retrieve the new design once complete. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use CANVA_RETRIEVE_DESIGN_RESIZE_JOB_STATUS to poll the job status until completion to get the resized design ID and access URLs. - Action **Create Url Asset Upload Job** Tool to create an asynchronous Canva asset import job from a public URL. Use when you need to import an asset into Canva directly from a publicly accessible URL without S3 choreography. - 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 Comment Replies** Retrieves a page of replies for a comment or suggestion thread on a design. Returns up to limit replies (default 50, maximum 100); follow the continuation token to retrieve the rest. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process. - Action **Get Design Comment Reply** Retrieves a specific reply to a comment or suggestion thread on a design. Use when you need to view details of a particular reply. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process. - 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 **Get Design Merge Job** Return a design merge job's current status and result. Call this action repeatedly until the returned status is `success` or `failed`. - Action **Get Designs Designid Comments Threadid** Retrieves metadata for a comment or suggestion thread on a design. Use when you need to get details about a specific thread including content, author, timestamps, and status. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process. - Action **Get Designs Designid Export Formats** Lists available file formats for exporting a design. Use this to check which export formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, PPTX, GIF, MP4, HTML bundle, standalone HTML, and CSV) are supported for a specific design. - Action **Get Url Asset Uploads Jobid** Tool to retrieve the status and result of a URL-based asset upload job. Use this after creating a URL asset upload job to check progress and retrieve the uploaded asset ID when successful. - Action **Get Url Imports Jobid** Polls for URL import job completion status. Use this after creating a URL import job to check the import progress. Repeatedly call this endpoint until a 'success' or 'failed' status is received to get the final imported design ID and metadata. - 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 **Post Designs** Creates a Canva design with a preset type, custom dimensions, an existing design, or a brand template. Copying designs and using brand templates are Canva preview features. Optionally insert an image asset when using a preset or custom type. Returns design ID, edit/view URLs, and metadata. - Action **Post Designs Designid Comments** Creates a comment thread on a Canva design. Use when you need to add feedback or collaboration comments to a specific design. Rate limited to 100 requests per minute per user. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process. - Action **Post Designs Designid Comments Threadid Replies** Tool to create a reply to a comment or suggestion thread on a Canva design. Use when you need to respond to existing comments or suggestions. Maximum 100 replies per thread allowed. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process. - Action **Post Exports** Starts a new asynchronous job to export a Canva design file. Use when exporting designs to various formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, PPTX, MP4, CSV, and HTML). Returns a job ID that can be used to poll for completion status and download URLs. IMPORTANT: Format compatibility varies by design type. Before exporting, use the CANVA_GET_DESIGNS_DESIGNID_EXPORT_FORMATS action to check which formats are supported for the specific design. Attempting to export in an unsupported format will result in a 400 error (e.g., 'png export not supported for this design type'). - Action **Post Folders** Tool to create a folder in Canva. Use when you need to organize designs, assets, or create nested folder structures in a user's projects or uploads folder. - Action **Post Url Imports** Tool to start an asynchronous job to import an external file from a URL as a new design in Canva. Use when you need to import a design from a publicly accessible URL. This is an async operation; poll the job status using the job ID until it reaches 'success' or 'failed'. - 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 Design Resize Job Status** Retrieves the status and results of a design resize job. Polls for design resize job completion status. Use this after CANVA_CREATE_DESIGN_RESIZE_JOB to check the resize progress. Keep polling until status is 'success' or 'failed'. Successful jobs include the new design ID and temporary access URLs. - 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 - [ **Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-calendar) - [ **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 Google Calendar - [ **Google Calendar to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-hubspot) - [ **Google Calendar to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-salesforce) - [ **Google Calendar to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Canva's 41 actions, including Create Asset Upload Job, Create Canva Design With Optional Asset, Create Design Comment In Preview Api and Create Design Import Job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Canva to Google Calendar? Canva has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Google Calendar. 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 Google Calendar 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 Google Calendar 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.