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33 available actions
What your AI agent can do in Canva MCP
Access and work with Canva designs and content through Canva's remote MCP server. This page lists every available action. Your agent only receives the actions and permissions required for the role you approve.
Showing all 33 actions.
Common starting points
- Create-design-from-brand-templateCreate a new Canva design from a brand template.
- Create-design-from-candidateCreate a new Canva design from a generation job candidate ID.
Browse all 33 actions by capability
Open a capability to see every supported action and its description.
Other actionsSpecialist and administrative actions.View 33 actions
- Cancel-editing-transactionCancel an editing transaction.
- Comment-on-designAdd a comment on a Canva design.
- Commit-editing-transactionCommit an editing transaction.
- Copy-designCreate a new Canva design by copying an existing design.
- Create-design-from-brand-templateCreate a new Canva design from a brand template.
- Create-design-from-candidateCreate a new Canva design from a generation job candidate ID.
- Create-folderCreate a new folder in Canva.
- 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).
- Generate-designGenerate professionally designed content in Canva including visual designs (posters, social media posts, presentations, flyers) and text-based documents (memos…
- Get-assetsGet metadata for particular assets by a list of their IDs.
- Get-brand-template-datasetGets the dataset schema of a brand template.
- Get-designGet detailed information about a Canva design, such as a doc, presentation, whiteboard, video, or sheet.
- 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).
- Get-design-pagesGet a list of pages in a Canva design, such as a presentation.
- Get-design-thumbnailGet the thumbnail for a particular page of the design in the specified editing transaction.
- 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.
- Get-presenter-notesGet the presenter notes from a presentation design in Canva.
- 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.
- List-brand-kitsGet a list of brand kits available to the user.
- List-commentsGet a list of comments for a particular Canva design.
- List-folder-itemsList items in a Canva folder.
- List-repliesGet a list of replies for a specific comment on a Canva design.
- Move-item-to-folderMove items (designs, folders, images) to a specified Canva folder
- Perform-editing-operationsPerform editing operations on a design.
- Reply-to-commentReply to an existing comment on a Canva design.
- Resize-designResize a Canva design to a preset or custom size.
- Resolve-shortlinkResolves a Canva shortlink ID to its target URL.
- Search-brand-templatesSearches and lists for templates available to the current user.
- Search-designsSearch docs, presentations, videos, whiteboards, sheets, and other designs in Canva, except for templates or brand templates.
- Search-foldersSearch the user's folders and folders shared with the user based on folder names and tags.
- Start-editing-transactionStart an editing session for a Canva design.
- Upload-asset-from-urlUpload an asset (e.g.
Connection record
A connection you can control.
- Sign-in
- OAuth sign-in
- Setup
- Sign in with your own Canva MCP account. Access is limited to the work agreed for the role.
- Boundaries
- Only the approved role and actions.
- Off switch
- Revoke the connection from your account.
FAQ
Before you connect Canva MCP
How does the agent connect to Canva MCP?
You sign in with your own Canva MCP account. Permissions are limited to what the agent needs, the connection is health-checked, and you can revoke access from Canva MCP at any time.
What can the agent actually do in Canva MCP?
The page above lists the 33 actions currently available through the Canva MCP connection. The role determines which of those actions the agent may use, and write access is only enabled when the workflow needs it.
Is Canva MCP included in my plan?
Connections are priced per tool on top of the base plan. Some are included and some are premium. See pricing for how connection charges work.
How long until Canva MCP is ready?
Timing depends on the sign-in method, permissions and workflow being connected. We confirm the scope and setup plan before enabling the connection.
Bring the workflow together
Ready to put Canva MCP to work?
Start with the responsibility you want off your plate. We’ll map the connection and the boundaries around it.