Images & Design

Canva integrations

Connect Canva to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. Canva offers a drag-and-drop design suite for creating social media graphics, presentations, and marketing materials with prebuilt templates and a vast element library

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What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

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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.

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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.

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Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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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.

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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.

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Pair it

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What your agent can do with Canva

Triggers and actions 22 actions

  • 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.

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Is there a Canva MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with Canva. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server, sign in once in your browser, and your client can build, test and run automations that use Canva. Nothing to install.

What can your agent do in Canva?

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.

Which apps can Canva connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs Canva with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

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.