Canva

Platform

Design platform with Connect APIs, an Apps SDK and a dev MCP server

Price: Free tier, then paid
Access: OAuth 2.0

About

Canva is a hosted design tool. Developers extend it with Connect APIs that create, export and autofill designs, and an Apps SDK for apps that run inside the editor. Private integrations and the Autofill APIs need an Enterprise plan.

What you can do with it

Create a design from a template and export it via the Connect API
Autofill a brand template with data from your app (Enterprise)
Build an in-editor app with the Canva Apps SDK

Get started

Register an integration in the Canva Developer Portal
Complete the OAuth flow to get an access token

Example

curl -X POST "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/designs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"design_type":{"type":"preset","name":"doc"},"title":"My design"}'

Details

Hosting: Hosted service
Available in: Worldwide
Official SDKs: JavaScript/TypeScript
MCP server: Local
Works with: Canva