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Canva Asset API

The asset API from Canva — 5 operation(s) for asset.

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Canva Asset API is one of 30 APIs that Canva publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Asset. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 operations across 5 paths, and defines 26 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2024-06-18.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.canva.com/rest.

7 operations 5 paths 26 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET1 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2024-06-18
Base URL
https://api.canva.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic, OAuth 2.0
Contact
Canva Developer Community
License
©2023 All Rights Reserved
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Canva Asset API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauthAuthCode) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 18 scopes.

Paths & Operations 7

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Asset 7
DELETE
/v1/assets/{assetId}
Delete asset
deleteAsset 1 param → 204403404default
GET
/v1/assets/{assetId}
Get asset
getAsset 1 param → 200403404default
PATCH
/v1/assets/{assetId}
Update asset
updateAsset 1 param body → 200403404default
POST
/v1/asset-uploads
Create asset upload job
CreateAssetUploadJob 1 param body → 200default
GET
/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}
Get asset upload job
GetAssetUploadJob 1 param → 200403404default
POST
/v1/url-asset-uploads
Create url asset upload job
createUrlAssetUploadJob body → 200400404default
GET
/v1/url-asset-uploads/{jobId}
Get url asset upload job
getUrlAssetUploadJob 1 param → 200403404default

Schemas 26

The contract defines 26 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Asset (10 properties), AssetUploadJob (4 properties), VideoMetadata (4 properties), ImageMetadata (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CreateUrlAssetUploadJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
GetUrlAssetUploadJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
AssetType
string
Type of an asset.
ImageMetadata
object
4 properties 1 required
Asset
object
The asset object, which contains metadata about the asset.
10 properties 7 required
TeamUserSummary
object
Metadata for the user, consisting of the User ID and Team ID.
2 properties 2 required
AssetUploadError
object
If the upload fails, this object provides details about the error.
2 properties 2 required
ImportStatusState
string
State of the import job for an uploaded asset.
ImportErrorCode
string
A short string indicating why the upload failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically.
AssetUploadErrorCode
string
A short string indicating why the upload failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically.
AssetMetadata
object
Type-specific metadata for the asset.
CreateAssetUploadJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
AssetUploadJob
object
The status of the asset upload job.
4 properties 2 required
GetAssetResponse
object
1 property 1 required
ErrorCode
string
A short string indicating what failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically.
VideoMetadata
object
4 properties 3 required
ImportError
object
If the import fails, this object provides details about the error.
2 properties 2 required
ImportStatus
object
The import status of the asset.
2 properties 1 required
GetAssetUploadJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
CreateUrlAssetUploadJobRequest
object
2 properties 2 required
UpdateAssetRequest
object
2 properties
Thumbnail
object
A thumbnail image representing the object.
3 properties 3 required
AssetUploadStatus
string
Status of the asset upload job.
AssetUploadMetadata
object
Metadata for the asset being uploaded.
1 property 1 required
UpdateAssetResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Error
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canva-asset-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
canva:canva-asset-api
Base URL
https://api.canva.com
Docs
https://www.canva.com/developers/apps
Provider
Canva
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