Use Canva from Claude Code
Bring Canva context into engineering work while Type keeps app access attached to the teammate and workspace.
AI agent integrationCanva
Canva integration for multiplayer collaboration with AI agents using Claude Code or Codex
One governed connection your whole team and its AI agents can share, with approved actions and human review, so working in Canva never means pasting credentials into a prompt.
CategoryDesign & Media
Automate Canva with Codex
Let coding agents ask for the right app action, preserve conversation context, and keep humans in the approval loop.
Connect open agent workflows
Use Type as the collaboration layer around OpenClaw and other LLM workflows that need app access.
Design & Media
What the Canva integration exposes
Canva offers a drag-and-drop design suite for creating social media graphics, presentations, and marketing materials with prebuilt templates and a vast element library
One connection, many teammates
Connect Canva once, then decide which teammates can use it for threads, automations, skills, and coding work.
Representative actions
- Access user specific brand templates list
Lists brand templates available to the user (Canva Enterprise only). This endpoint retrieves all brand templates the user has access to. Brand templates are pre-designed layouts with variable data fields that can be populated programmatically using the autofill API. Returns template metadata including IDs, names, and dataset schemas.
- Create Asset Upload Job
Uploads an asset file to the user's Canva content library. This endpoint initiates an asynchronous upload job for images, videos, audio files, PDFs, or fonts. Returns a job ID to track the upload progress. Once complete, the asset can be used in designs, referenced by its asset ID, and managed through other asset endpoints. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use CANVA_FETCH_ASSET_UPLOAD_JOB_STATUS to poll the job status until it reaches 'success' or 'failed' status.
- Create Canva Design Export Job (Deprecated)
DEPRECATED: Use CANVA_POST_EXPORTS instead. Exports a Canva design to various file formats. This endpoint initiates an asynchronous export job for designs. Supports image formats (PNG, JPG, GIF), documents (PDF, PPTX), and video (MP4). Each format has specific configuration options like dimensions, quality, and page selection. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use GET_DESIGN_EXPORT_JOB_RESULT to poll the job status until completion and retrieve the download URLs for the exported files.
- Create canva design with optional asset (Deprecated)
DEPRECATED: Use CANVA_POST_DESIGNS instead. Creates a new Canva design with specified dimensions or from an asset. This endpoint creates a design using either a preset type (doc, presentation, whiteboard), custom dimensions, or by importing an image asset. Returns the design ID, URLs for editing and viewing, owner info, and metadata. The design can be immediately accessed and edited.
- Create comment reply in design
This preview API allows replying to comments within a design on Canva, with a limit of 100 replies per comment. Users should note potential unannounced changes, and that preview APIs are not eligible for public integrations.
Connection
API and auth details
Canva developer APIs and SDKs support Connect API workflows for designs, assets, exports, folders, brand templates, comments, users, and OAuth-backed integrations, plus app and embed development surfaces.
- Source
- Type catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- OAuth
- API docs
- https://www.canva.dev/docs/
- API reference
- https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/api-reference/
- Official site
- https://www.canva.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Canva
Can Claude Code use Canva?
Yes. Type lets an AI teammate use connected Canva actions from a governed workspace context, so Claude Code work can reference the app without copying credentials into a local prompt.
Can Codex work with Canva through Type?
Yes. Codex can collaborate through Type with app context, skills, and approved actions. The Canva catalog entry includes public integration details and example capabilities where available.
Is this the same as a Canva MCP server?
Type exposes connected app capabilities to AI teammates and coding agents through Type's integration layer. Teams use it when they want shared app access, human review, and teammate-level permissions around agent work.
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