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Canva Design Import API

The design_import API from Canva — 4 operation(s) for design_import.

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

The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 16 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.

4 operations 4 paths 16 schemas 2 GET2 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
License
©2023 All Rights Reserved
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Canva Design Import 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 4

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

design_import 4
POST
/v1/imports
Starts a new [asynchronous job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/api-requests-responses/asynchronous-job-endpoints) to import an external file as a new design in Canva. The request format for this…
createDesignImportJob 1 param body → 200default
GET
/v1/imports/{jobId}
Gets the result of a design import job created using the [Create design import job API](https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/api-reference/design-imports/create-design-import-job/). You might need to m…
getDesignImportJob 1 param → 200400403404default
POST
/v1/url-imports
Starts a new [asynchronous job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/api-requests-responses/asynchronous-job-endpoints) to import an external file from a URL as a new design in Canva. Supported file ty…
createUrlImportJob body → 200400404default
GET
/v1/url-imports/{jobId}
Gets the result of a URL import job created using the [Create URL import job API](https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/api-reference/design-imports/create-url-import-job/). You might need to make multi…
getUrlImportJob 1 param → 200400403404default

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DesignSummary (8 properties), DesignImportJob (4 properties), Thumbnail (3 properties), CreateUrlImportJobRequest (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DesignImportStatus
string
The status of the design import job.
GetDesignImportJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
GetUrlImportJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
CreateUrlImportJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
DesignImportError
object
If the import job fails, this object provides details about the error.
2 properties 2 required
DesignLinks
object
A temporary set of URLs for viewing or editing the design.
2 properties 2 required
Error
object
2 properties 2 required
DesignImportJob
object
The status of the design import job.
4 properties 2 required
DesignImportMetadata
object
Metadata about the design that you include as a header parameter when importing a design.
2 properties 1 required
ErrorCode
string
A short string indicating what failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically.
CreateDesignImportJobResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Thumbnail
object
A thumbnail image representing the object.
3 properties 3 required
CreateUrlImportJobRequest
object
3 properties 2 required
DesignImportJobResult
object
1 property 1 required
DesignImportErrorCode
string
A short string about why the import failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically.
DesignSummary
object
Basic details about the design, such as the design's ID, title, and URL.
8 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canva-design-import-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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