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Canva Autofills API

Create designs from brand templates using autofill data

Canva Autofills 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 Autofills. 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 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 12 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.

2 operations 2 paths 12 schemas 1 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 Autofills 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 2

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

Autofills 2

Create designs from brand templates using autofill data

POST
/autofills
Canva Create a Design Autofill Job
createDesignAutofillJob body → 200400401403404429
GET
/autofills/{jobId}
Canva Get a Design Autofill Job
getDesignAutofillJob 1 param → 200401404429

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Design (8 properties), AutofillJob (4 properties), CreateAutofillJobRequest (3 properties), Thumbnail (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AutofillJob
object
An autofill job for generating designs from brand templates
4 properties 2 required
DesignUrls
object
Temporary URLs for accessing a design (expire after 30 days)
2 properties 2 required
Design
object
A Canva design
8 properties 6 required
CreateAutofillJobRequest
object
Request body for creating a design autofill job
3 properties 2 required
AutofillTextValue
object
Text data for autofill
2 properties 2 required
Owner
object
The owner of a resource
2 properties 2 required
AutofillChartValue
object
Chart data for autofill (preview feature)
2 properties 2 required
AutofillJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
AutofillDataValue
A data value for autofilling a design field
AutofillImageValue
object
Image data for autofill
2 properties 2 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-autofills-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Canva publishes across the network.

Canva Apps SDK
Canva Print Partnerships API
Canva Button API
Canva Assets API
Canva Brand Templates API
Canva Comments API
Canva Designs API
Canva Exports API
Canva Folders API
Canva Resizes API
Canva Users API