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Canva Comments API

Create and manage comments on designs

Canva Comments 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 Comments. 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 8 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 8 schemas 2 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 Comments 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 — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Comments 2

Create and manage comments on designs

POST
/comments
Canva Create a Comment
createComment body → 200400401403404429
POST
/comments/{commentId}/replies
Canva Create a Reply to a Comment
createReply 1 param body → 200400401403404429

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Comment (8 properties), CreateCommentRequest (3 properties), MentionedUser (3 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CreateReplyRequest
object
Request body for creating a reply to a comment
2 properties 2 required
CommentAttachment
object
The object a comment is attached to
2 properties 2 required
CreateCommentRequest
object
Request body for creating a comment
3 properties 2 required
CommentResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Comment
object
A comment on a design
8 properties 6 required
CommentUser
object
A user associated with a comment
2 properties
MentionedUser
object
A user mentioned in a comment
3 properties
Error
object
An error response
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canva-comments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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