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Canva Designs API

Create, retrieve, and list designs

Canva Designs 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 Designs. 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 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 11 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.

3 operations 2 paths 11 schemas 2 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 Designs 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 3

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

Designs 3

Create, retrieve, and list designs

GET
/designs
Canva List Designs
listDesigns 5 params → 200400401403429
POST
/designs
Canva Create a Design
createDesign body → 200400401403429
GET
/designs/{designId}
Canva Get a Design
getDesign 1 param → 200401403404429

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Design (8 properties), CustomDesignType (3 properties), CreateDesignRequest (3 properties), Thumbnail (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Design
object
A Canva design
8 properties 6 required
DesignUrls
object
Temporary URLs for accessing a design (expire after 30 days)
2 properties 2 required
CreateDesignRequest
object
Request body for creating a new design
3 properties 1 required
ListDesignsResponse
object
2 properties 1 required
DesignType
The type and dimensions for a new design
DesignResponse
object
1 property 1 required
CustomDesignType
object
A custom design type with specific dimensions
3 properties 3 required
Owner
object
The owner of a resource
2 properties 2 required
PresetDesignType
object
A preset design type
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-designs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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