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Canva

APIs for the Canva design platform, enabling developers to integrate Canva's design tools and functionality into their applications.

agent ready

Solid contracts, transparent operations, and an easy start — typically complete on four or five facets with one clear soft spot.

Kin Score

API Evangelist profiles Canva the way a machine reads it — 220 machine-readable artifacts across 12 APIs, pulled from the provider's own public surface and indexed so a developer, an analyst, or an AI agent can evaluate it against every other provider on the network.

Every provider in the network is reduced to the same set of machine-readable artifacts — OpenAPI contracts, event specifications, GraphQL schemas, runnable collections, pricing and rate-limit signals, security posture, OAuth scopes, and the agent surfaces (MCP servers and skills) that let software drive the API on its own. We profile them because the interface is the part of a company you can actually inspect: it is a truer signal of what a provider does than any marketing page. From those artifacts we compute the Kin Score — Canva scores 64.6/100 (strong), with a separate agent-readiness read of 53/100 (agent ready). The full breakdown is below, followed by every artifact we hold — each card links through to its machine-readable definition on apis.io.

Kin Score

This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance.

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 64.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 19.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 8.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13
Governance 8.8 / 12
Discoverability 8.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 53/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

How we profile Canva

Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for Canva. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.

APIs 12

Each API is captured as its own OpenAPI definition — every operation, parameter, and response. This is the single most useful machine-readable description of what an API does, and it's what lets us score, lint, mock, and generate against it without asking the provider for anything.

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Canva Apps SDK

Build apps that extend Canva's editor with custom functionality, content, and integrations.

Canva Print Partnerships API

Enables print service providers to integrate Canva design tools into their customer journey, allowing customers to create designs with Canva and print them from partner websites.

Canva Button API

Enables embedding Canva design capabilities directly into websites and applications through HTML and JavaScript APIs for creating and editing designs.

Canva Assets API

Upload and manage image and video assets

Canva Autofills API

Create designs from brand templates using autofill data

Canva Brand Templates API

List and retrieve brand templates and their datasets

Canva Comments API

Create and manage comments on designs

Canva Designs API

Create, retrieve, and list designs

Canva Exports API

Export designs to PDF, PNG, JPG, GIF, PPTX, and MP4

Canva Folders API

Retrieve folders and list folder contents

Canva Resizes API

Resize designs to different dimensions or preset types

Canva Users API

Retrieve information about the authenticated user

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic collections carry the same runnable value as Postman without locking you to one client — the portable, forkable form of the same exercise.

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Canva Connect API

OPEN COLLECTION

Agent Skills 7

An agent skill packages the how-to for driving these APIs from an assistant — the prompts, the sequence, the guardrails — so the knowledge to use the API travels with it.

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

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Pricing Plans 1

Pricing is part of the interface. Machine-readable plans tell you what a tier costs and includes before you commit — one of the six things the Kin Score reads for commercial clarity.

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Canva Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Rate limits are the difference between a demo that works and a production integration that doesn't fall over. Publishing them is an operational-transparency signal — and a hard requirement for any agent that plans its own throughput.

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Canva Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals let a buyer model the financial operations of an API before it's live. We profile them for the same reason we profile pricing: the money is part of the contract.

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Canva Finops

FINOPS

Features 10

The notable capabilities this provider advertises, captured as structured features so they can be searched and compared instead of read one landing page at a time.

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Design Creation

Create and manage Canva designs programmatically from external applications.

Asset Management

Upload, retrieve, and manage image and video assets within Canva.

Brand Templates

Access and list brand templates with dataset definitions for consistent brand content.

Design Autofill

Automatically populate brand templates with dynamic data for bulk content creation.

Design Export

Export designs to PDF, PNG, JPG, GIF, PPTX, and MP4 formats.

Design Resize

Resize designs to different dimensions or preset types for multi-channel publishing.

Folder Organization

Organize designs into folders with move, list, and retrieval capabilities.

Comments and Collaboration

Create and manage comments on designs for team review and feedback workflows.

Webhooks

Receive real-time notifications for design events via webhook subscriptions.

Apps SDK

Build custom apps that extend the Canva editor with new functionality and content.

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Semantic Vocabularies 2

JSON-LD contexts give the data shared meaning across APIs. We profile them because semantics are what let a machine reconcile 'customer' here with 'customer' somewhere else.

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Canva Connect Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Canva Context

0 classes · 13 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Governance rulesets we run against this provider's specs — the automated checks behind parts of the score. Profiling them makes the quality bar explicit and re-runnable, not a matter of opinion.

Canva API Rules

6 rules · 5 warnings

SPECTRAL

Canva API Rules

18 rules · 8 errors · 10 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 56

Standalone JSON Schema definitions describe the data models behind the API. We profile them so the shapes are validatable on their own — useful long after a single request is forgotten.

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

AssetResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Asset

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetUploadJobResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutofillChartValue

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutofillDataValue

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutofillImageValue

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutofillJobResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutofillJob

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutofillTextValue

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BrandTemplateDatasetResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BrandTemplateResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BrandTemplate

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CommentAttachment

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CommentResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Comment

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CommentUser

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateAutofillJobRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateCommentRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateDesignRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateExportJobRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateReplyRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateResizeJobRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CustomDesignType

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DatasetField

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DesignResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Design

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DesignType

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DesignUrls

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Error

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExportError

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExportFormat

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExportJobResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExportJob

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FolderItem

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FolderResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Folder

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GifExportFormat

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ImportStatus

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JpgExportFormat

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ListBrandTemplatesResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ListDesignsResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ListFolderItemsResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

MentionedUser

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

MoveFolderItemRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Mp4ExportFormat

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Owner

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PdfExportFormat

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PngExportFormat

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PptxExportFormat

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PresetDesignType

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResizeJobResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResizeJob

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TeamUser

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Thumbnail

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

UsersMeResponse

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Canva Connect API Core Models

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 55

JSON Structure captures the data shapes in a form built for tooling — a complement to JSON Schema that keeps the model machine-legible.

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Canva Connect Asset Response Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Asset Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Autofill Job Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Brand Template Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Comment Attachment Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Comment Response Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Comment Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Comment User Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Custom Design Type Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Dataset Field Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Design Response Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Design Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Design Type Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Design Urls Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Error Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Export Error Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Export Format Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Export Job Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Folder Item Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Folder Response Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Folder Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Gif Export Format Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Import Status Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Jpg Export Format Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Mentioned User Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Mp4 Export Format Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Owner Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Pdf Export Format Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Png Export Format Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Pptx Export Format Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Preset Design Type Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Resize Job Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Team User Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Thumbnail Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Canva Connect Users Me Response Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 55

Real request and response payloads are what turn a spec from abstract into obvious — and they're one of the twelve things an agent needs to call an API correctly on the first try.

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Canva Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Canva Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Canva Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Canva Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes are the vocabulary of least-privilege access. Profiling them shows exactly what an integration — or an agent acting on a user's behalf — is allowed to do.

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Canva Scopes

11 scopes · authorizationCode

11 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

An x-agentic-access contract marks which operations are safe for an agent to run on its own and which need a human in the loop. It is the difference between an API an agent can use and one it can use safely.

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Canva Agentic Access

22 operations · 9 acting

22 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 5

What developers actually build with this provider — captured so the catalogue answers 'what is this for', not just 'what does this expose'.

What developers build with this provider.

Marketing Automation

Generate branded marketing materials at scale by autofilling templates with campaign-specific data.

Print-on-Demand

Integrate Canva design tools into e-commerce platforms for custom product design and print ordering.

Content Management

Build content pipelines that create, export, and distribute visual content across multiple channels.

Brand Consistency

Ensure brand compliance by using locked brand templates with controlled editable elements.

Social Media Publishing

Create and export social media graphics in multiple formats and sizes for cross-platform publishing.

Integrations 6

Pre-built integrations with other platforms tell you where this provider already fits in a stack.

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Slack

Share Canva designs directly to Slack channels for team review and approval.

Google Drive

Save and sync Canva designs with Google Drive for file management.

Dropbox

Connect Canva with Dropbox for cloud storage and asset management.

HubSpot

Create marketing visuals within HubSpot using Canva design capabilities.

Shopify

Design product images and marketing materials for Shopify stores.

WordPress

Create and embed Canva designs directly into WordPress posts and pages.

Resources

Every other property we hold for Canva — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

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