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Canva Assets API

Upload and manage image and video assets

Canva Assets API is one of 12 APIs that Canva publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Assets. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, an API reference, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.canva.com/rest/v1.

4 operations 3 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.canva.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Canva Assets API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 11 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth2 — Canva uses OAuth 2.0 with authorization code flow. Access tokens must be included in the Authorization header as a Bearer token.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Assets 4

Upload and manage image and video assets

GET
/assets/{assetId}
Canva Get an Asset
getAsset 1 param → 200401403404429
DELETE
/assets/{assetId}
Canva Delete an Asset
deleteAsset 1 param → 204401403404429
POST
/asset-uploads
Canva Upload an Asset
createAssetUploadJob 1 param body → 200400401403429
GET
/asset-uploads/{jobId}
Canva Get Asset Upload Job
getAssetUploadJob 1 param → 200401404429

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Asset (9 properties), Thumbnail (3 properties), Error (2 properties), Owner (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ImportStatus
object
The import status of an asset (deprecated)
2 properties
AssetResponse
object
1 property 1 required
AssetUploadJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Owner
object
The owner of a resource
2 properties 2 required
Asset
object
A Canva asset (image or video)
9 properties 6 required
Error
object
An error response
2 properties 2 required
Thumbnail
object
A thumbnail image for a resource (URL expires in 15 minutes)
3 properties 3 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canva-assets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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