Canva Connect

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name: canva version: 1.0.0 description: | Manage Canva designs, assets, and folders via the Connect API. WHAT IT CAN DO: - List/search/organize designs and folders - Export finished designs (PNG/PDF/JPG) - Upload images to asset library - Autofill brand templates with data - Create blank designs (doc/presentation/whiteboard/custom) WHAT IT CANNOT DO: - Add content to designs (text, shapes, elements) - Edit existing design content - Upload documents (images only) - AI design generation Best for: asset pipelines, export automation, organization, template autofill. Triggers: /canva, "upload to canva", "export design", "list my designs", "canva folder". author: clawdbot license: MIT metadata: clawdbot: emoji: "🎨" triggers: ["/canva"] requires: env: - CANVA_CLIENT_ID - CANVA_CLIENT_SECRET primaryEnv: CANVA_CLIENT_ID homepage: https://canva.dev/docs/connect/

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Canva Connect

Manage Canva designs, assets, and folders via the Connect API.

What This Skill Does (and Doesn't Do)

| ✅ CAN DO | ❌ CANNOT DO | |-----------|--------------| | List/search designs | Add content to designs | | Create blank designs | Edit existing design content | | Export designs (PNG/PDF/JPG) | Upload documents (images only) | | Create/manage folders | AI design generation | | Move items between folders | | | Upload images as assets | | | Autofill brand templates | |

Realistic Use Cases

1. Asset Pipeline 🖼️

Generate diagram → upload to Canva → organize in project folder

2. Export Automation 📤

Design finished in Canva → export via CLI → use in docs/website

3. Design Organization 📁

Create project folders → move related designs → keep Canva tidy

4. Brand Template Autofill 📋

Set up template in Canva → pass data via API → get personalized output

Quick Start

# Authenticate (opens browser for OAuth)
{baseDir}/scripts/canva.sh auth
List your designs
{baseDir}/scripts/canva.sh designs list
Create a new design
{baseDir}/scripts/canva.sh designs create --type doc --title "My Document"
Export a design
{baseDir}/scripts/canva.sh export  --format pdf

Setup

1. Create Canva Integration

1. Go to canva.com/developers/integrations 2. Click Create an integration 3. Set scopes: - design:content (Read + Write) - design:meta (Read) - asset (Read + Write) - brandtemplate:meta (Read) - brandtemplate:content (Read) - profile (Read) 4. Set OAuth redirect: http://127.0.0.1:3001/oauth/redirect 5. Note Client ID and generate Client Secret

2. Configure Environment

Add to ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json under skills.entries:

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "canva": {
        "clientId": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
        "clientSecret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or set environment variables:

export CANVA_CLIENT_ID="your_client_id"
export CANVA_CLIENT_SECRET="your_client_secret"

3. Authenticate

{baseDir}/scripts/canva.sh auth

Opens browser for OAuth consent. Tokens stored in ~/.clawdbot/canva-tokens.json.

Commands

Authentication

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | auth | Start OAuth flow (opens browser) | | auth status | Check authentication status | | auth logout | Clear stored tokens |

Designs

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | designs list [--limit N] | List your designs | | designs get | Get design details | | designs create --type --title