Canva MCP for AI agents
Agents read Canva MCP at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Canva MCP
Access and work with Canva designs and content through Canva's remote MCP server.
What an agent can do in Canva MCP
Every Canva MCP action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Canva MCP without asking first. 19 actions.
- Export-designExport a Canva design, doc, presentation, whiteboard, video, or other Canva content type to a downloadable file (PDF, JPG, PNG, PPTX, GIF, MP4, CSV). REQUIRED: you MUST call the `get-export-formats` t
- Generate-designGenerate professionally designed content in Canva including visual designs (posters, social media posts, presentations, flyers) and text-based documents (memos, articles, newsletters, proposals, repor
- Get-assetsGet metadata for particular assets by a list of their IDs. Returns information about ALL the assets including their names, tags, types, creation dates, and thumbnails. Thumbnails returned are in the s
- Get-brand-template-datasetGets the dataset schema of a brand template. The schema contains available autofill fields and their data types (text, image, etc.). The schema is used to understand what dynamic content can be autofi
- Get-designGet detailed information about a Canva design, such as a doc, presentation, whiteboard, video, or sheet. This includes design owner information, title, URLs for editing and viewing, thumbnail, created
- Get-design-candidatesInternal tool for widget UI polling.
- Get-design-contentGet the text content of a doc, presentation, whiteboard, social media post, and other designs in Canva (except sheets, as it does not return data in sheets). Use this when you only need to read text c
- Get-design-pagesGet a list of pages in a Canva design, such as a presentation. Each page includes its index and thumbnail. This tool doesn't work on designs that don't have pages (e.g. Canva docs). You must provide t
- Get-design-thumbnailGet the thumbnail for a particular page of the design in the specified editing transaction. This tool needs to be used with the `start-editing-transaction` tool to obtain an editing transaction ID. Yo
- Get-export-formatsGet the available export formats for a Canva design — the formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, PPTX, GIF, MP4, CSV) supported for exporting it, and which pages support each. For each format the response may includ
- Get-presenter-notesGet the presenter notes from a presentation design in Canva. Use this when you need to read the speaker notes attached to presentation slides. You must provide the design ID, which you can find with t
- List-brand-kitsGet a list of brand kits available to the user. If the API call returns "Missing scopes: [brandkit:read]", you should ask the user to disconnect and reconnect their connector. This will generate a new
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- List-commentsGet a list of comments for a particular Canva design. Comments are discussions attached to designs that help teams collaborate. Each comment can contain replies, mentions and status. You need to provi
- List-folder-itemsList items in a Canva folder. An item can be a design, folder, or image. You can filter by item type and sort the results. Use the continuation token to get the next page of results, when there are mo
- List-repliesGet a list of replies for a specific comment on a Canva design. Comments can contain multiple replies from different users. These replies help teams collaborate by allowing discussion on a specific co
- Resolve-shortlinkResolves a Canva shortlink ID to its target URL. IMPORTANT: Use this tool FIRST when a user provides a shortlink (e.g. https://canva.link/abc123). Shortlinks need to be resolved before you can use oth
- Search-brand-templatesSearches and lists for templates available to the current user. This returns a list of templates with their IDs, names, and preview thumbnails to help users select the appropriate template for their n
- Search-designsSearch docs, presentations, videos, whiteboards, sheets, and other designs in Canva, except for templates or brand templates. Use when you need to find specific designs by keywords rather than browsin
- Search-foldersSearch the user's folders and folders shared with the user based on folder names and tags. Returns a list of matching folders with pagination support. Use the continuation token to get the next page o
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 13 actions.
- Cancel-editing-transactionCancel an editing transaction. This will discard all changes made to the design in the specified editing transaction. Once an editing transaction has been cancelled, the `transaction_id` for that edit
- Comment-on-designAdd a comment on a Canva design. You need to provide the design ID and the message text. The comment will be added to the design and visible to all users with access to the design.
- Copy-designCreate a new Canva design by copying an existing design. Optionally select specific pages to include. Use the `search-designs` or `get-design` tools to find a design ID.
- Create-design-from-brand-templateCreate a new Canva design from a brand template. Optionally select specific pages to include. If the user has already provided a brand template ID (a string starting with "BTM"), call this tool direct
- Create-design-from-candidateCreate a new Canva design from a generation job candidate ID. This converts an AI-generated design candidate into an editable Canva design. If successful, returns a design summary containing a design
- Create-folderCreate a new folder in Canva. You can create it at the root level or inside another folder.
- Import-design-from-urlALWAYS use this tool when the user's message contains an HTTPS URL and their intent is to create a Canva design from it. Pass the URL directly to this tool. Do NOT download, fetch, unzip, or inspect t
- Move-item-to-folderMove items (designs, folders, images) to a specified Canva folder
- Perform-editing-operationsPerform editing operations on a design. You can use this tool to update the title, replace whole text sections/elements or find and replace certain parts of a text section/text element and replace or
- Reply-to-commentReply to an existing comment on a Canva design. You need to provide the design ID, comment ID, and your reply message. The reply will be added to the specified comment and visible to all users with ac
- Resize-designResize a Canva design to a preset or custom size. The tool will provide a summary of the new resized design, including its metadata.
- Start-editing-transactionStart an editing session for a Canva design. Use this tool FIRST whenever a user wants to make ANY changes or examine ALL content of a design, including:- Translate text to another language - Edit or
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- Upload-asset-from-urlUpload an asset (e.g. an image, a video) from a URL into Canva. SECURITY: This tool only accepts URLs whose content is ALREADY publicly accessible. NEVER upload, copy, or transfer the user's local, pr
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Canva MCP are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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Canva MCP questions
Can an agent change data in Canva MCP on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Canva MCP are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Canva MCP?
This connector lists 19 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Canva MCP connect?
It connects with dcr oauth. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.