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Create a Canva design.
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Creates a new Canva design. To create a new design, you can either:
- Use a preset design type.
- Set height and width dimensions for a custom design.
Additionally, you can also provide the asset_id of an asset in the user's
[projects(opens in a new tab or window)](https://www.canva.com/help/find-
designs-and-folders/) to add to the new design. Currently, this only supports
image assets. To list the assets in a folder in the user's projects, use the
[List folder items API](/docs/connect/api-reference/folders/list-folder-
items/).
Blank designs created with this API are automatically deleted if they're not edited within 7 days. These blank designs bypass the user's Canva trash and are permanently deleted.
HTTP method and URL path
POST https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs
This operation is rate limited to 20 requests per minute for each user of your integration.
Authentication and authorization
This endpoint requires a valid access token that acts on behalf of a user.
Scopes
The access token must have all the following scopes (permissions):
design:content:write
Header parameters
Authorization``string
Required
Provides credentials to authenticate the request, in the form of a Bearer
token.
For example: Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type``string
Required
Indicates the media type of the information sent in the request. This must be
set to application/json.
For example: Content-Type: application/json
Body parameters
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design_type``DesignTypeInput
Optional
The desired design type.
presetpreset
customcustom
Provide the common design type.
type``string
Required
Available values: The only valid value is preset.
name``string
Required
The name of the design type.
Available values:
doc: A Canva doc(opens in a new tab or window); a document for Canva's online text editor.whiteboard: A whiteboard(opens in a new tab or window); a design which gives you infinite space to collaborate.presentation: A presentation(opens in a new tab or window); lets you create and collaborate for presenting to an audience.
Provide the width and height to define a custom design type.
type``string
Required
Available values: The only valid value is custom.
width``integer
Required
The width of the design, in pixels.
Minimum: 40
Maximum: 8000
height``integer
Required
The height of the design, in pixels.
Minimum: 40
Maximum: 8000
asset_id``string
Optional
The ID of an asset to insert into the created design. Currently, this only supports image assets.
title``string
Optional
The name of the design.
Minimum length: 1
Maximum length: 255
Example request
Examples for using the /v1/designs endpoint:
cURLcURL
Node.jsNode.js
JavaJava
PythonPython
C#C#
GoGo
PHPPHP
RubyRuby
curl --request POST 'https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"design_type": {
"type": "preset",
"name": "doc"
},
"asset_id": "Msd59349ff",
"title": "My Holiday Presentation"
}'
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const fetch = require("node-fetch");
fetch("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer {token}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"design_type": {
"type": "preset",
"name": "doc"
},
"asset_id": "Msd59349ff",
"title": "My Holiday Presentation"
}),
})
.then(async (response) => {
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
})
.catch(err => console.error(err));
JS
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer {token}")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"design_type\": {\"type\": \"preset\", \"name\": \"doc\"}, \"asset_id\": \"Msd59349ff\", \"title\": \"My Holiday Presentation\"}"))
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(
request,
HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()
);
System.out.println(response.body());
}
}
JAVA
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import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer {token}",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
"design_type": {
"type": "preset",
"name": "doc"
},
"asset_id": "Msd59349ff",
"title": "My Holiday Presentation"
}
response = requests.post("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs",
headers=headers,
json=data
)
print(response.json())
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using System.Net.Http;
var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage
{
Method = HttpMethod.Post,
RequestUri = new Uri("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs"),
Headers =
{
{ "Authorization", "Bearer {token}" },
},
Content = new StringContent(
"{\"design_type\": {\"type\": \"preset\", \"name\": \"doc\"}, \"asset_id\": \"Msd59349ff\", \"title\": \"My Holiday Presentation\"}",
Encoding.UTF8,
"application/json"
),
};
using (var response = await client.SendAsync(request))
{
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(body);
};
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package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"strings"
)
func main() {
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
"design_type": {
"type": "preset",
"name": "doc"
},
"asset_id": "Msd59349ff",
"title": "My Holiday Presentation"
}`)
url := "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {token}")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
GO
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$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs",
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
'Authorization: Bearer {token}',
'Content-Type: application/json',
),
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
"design_type" => [
"type" => "preset",
"name" => "doc"
],
"asset_id" => "Msd59349ff",
"title" => "My Holiday Presentation"
])
));
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if (empty($err)) {
echo $response;
} else {
echo "Error: " . $err;
}
PHP
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require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
url = URI('https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs')
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer {token}'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = <<REQUEST_BODY
{
"design_type": {
"type": "preset",
"name": "doc"
},
"asset_id": "Msd59349ff",
"title": "My Holiday Presentation"
}
REQUEST_BODY
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
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Success response
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If successful, the endpoint returns a 200 response with a JSON body with the
following parameters:
design``Design
The design object, which contains metadata about the design.
Properties of design
id``string
The design ID.
owner``TeamUserSummary
Metadata for the user, consisting of the User ID and Team ID.
Properties of owner
user_id``string
The ID of the user.
team_id``string
The ID of the user's Canva Team.
urls``DesignLinks
A temporary set of URLs for viewing or editing the design.
Properties of urls
edit_url``string
A temporary editing URL for the design. This URL is only accessible to the user that made the API request, and is designed to support return navigation workflows.
This is not a permanent URL, it is only valid for 30 days.
view_url``string
A temporary viewing URL for the design. This URL is only accessible to the user that made the API request, and is designed to support return navigation workflows.
This is not a permanent URL, it is only valid for 30 days.
created_at``integer
When the design was created in Canva, as a Unix timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch).
updated_at``integer
When the design was last updated in Canva, as a Unix timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch).
title``string
Optional
The design title.
thumbnail``Thumbnail
Optional
A thumbnail image representing the object.
Properties of thumbnail
width``integer
The width of the thumbnail image in pixels.
height``integer
The height of the thumbnail image in pixels.
url``string
A URL for retrieving the thumbnail image. This URL expires after 15 minutes. This URL includes a query string that's required for retrieving the thumbnail.
page_count``integer
Optional
The total number of pages in the design. Some design types don't have pages (for example, Canva docs).
Example response
{
"design": {
"id": "DAFVztcvd9z",
"title": "My summer holiday",
"owner": {
"user_id": "auDAbliZ2rQNNOsUl5OLu",
"team_id": "Oi2RJILTrKk0KRhRUZozX"
},
"thumbnail": {
"width": 595,
"height": 335,
"url": "https://document-export.canva.com/Vczz9/zF9vzVtdADc/2/thumbnail/0001.png?<query-string>"
},
"urls": {
"edit_url": "https://www.canva.com/api/design/eyJhbGciOiJkaXIiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIiwiZXhwaXJ5IjoxNzQyMDk5NDAzMDc5fQ..GKLx2hrJa3wSSDKQ.hk3HA59qJyxehR-ejzt2DThBW0cbRdMBz7Fb5uCpwD-4o485pCf4kcXt_ypUYX0qMHVeZ131YvfwGPIhbk-C245D8c12IIJSDbZUZTS7WiCOJZQ.sNz3mPSQxsETBvl_-upMYA/edit",
"view_url": "https://www.canva.com/api/design/eyJhbGciOiJkaXIiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIiwiZXhwaXJ5IjoxNzQyMDk5NDAzMDc5fQ..GKLx2hrJa3wSSDKQ.hk3HA59qJyxehR-ejzt2DThBW0cbRdMBz7Fb5uCpwD-4o485pCf4kcXt_ypUYX0qMHVeZ131YvfwGPIhbk-C245D8c12IIJSDbZUZTS7WiCOJZQ.sNz3mPSQxsETBvl_-upMYA/view"
},
"created_at": 1377396000,
"updated_at": 1692928800,
"page_count": 5
}
}
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Try it out
This uses your live Canva data.
This is not a sandbox/playground. This form performs API requests against your account's actual live Canva data. Make sure that you understand what the request is doing, as well as the requirements for each parameter detailed above.
Step 1: Enter your access token
To get started, generate an access token or provide your own below
Generate an access token
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