Canva MCP server

Connect Canva to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Canva MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the upload asset tool in Canva
  • Use the create design tool in Canva
  • Use the list designs tool in Canva
  • Use the export design tool in Canva
  • Use the import design tool in Canva
  • Use the get folder tool in Canva

Supported Tools

upload_asset

Upload Asset

Upload from a public URL using Canva’s preview URL-upload API. Public apps using preview APIs cannot pass Canva app review. Upload an asset (image or video) to the user's Canva library from a URL. This starts an asynchronous upload job. Use the returned job ID to check the upload status.

create_design

Create Design

Create a new Canva design. Choose a preset type (doc, whiteboard, presentation) or specify custom dimensions. Optionally include a title and an initial image asset.

list_designs

List Designs

List and search designs in the user's Canva account. Supports filtering by search query, ownership, and sorting. Returns paginated results.

export_design

Export Design

Export a Canva design to a downloadable file. Supports PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, PPTX, and MP4 formats. This starts an asynchronous export job. If the job completes immediately, download URLs are returned; otherwise use the job ID to poll for completion.

import_design

Import Design

Import an external file as a new Canva design from a URL. Supports various file formats including PDF, Adobe Creative Suite files (.ai, .psd), Microsoft Office documents, Apple productivity apps, and OpenOffice formats. This starts an asynchronous import job.

get_folder

Get Folder

Retrieve metadata for a specific folder in the user's Canva projects.

list_brand_templates

List Brand Templates

List brand templates available to the user. Supports searching by query, filtering by ownership, and pagination. Requires a Canva plan with brand template access.

update_folder

Update Folder

Rename a folder in the user's Canva projects.

get_user_profile

Get User Profile

Retrieve the authenticated user's profile information including user ID, team ID, and display name.

get_comment_thread

Get Comment Thread

Retrieve a comment thread and its replies on a design. Returns the thread details and optionally lists one page of replies.

create_folder

Create Folder

Create a new folder in the user's Canva projects. Folders can be nested within other folders.

list_folder_items

List Folder Items

List the contents of a folder including designs, sub-folders, and images. Supports filtering by item type and pagination.

get_export_job

Get Export Job

Check the status of a design export job. Returns downloadable files and legacy download URLs when complete. URLs expire 24 hours after completion; polling cannot renew an expired result.

update_asset

Update Asset

Update an asset's name and/or tags. Updating tags replaces all existing tags on the asset.

get_asset_upload_job

Get Asset Upload Job

Check a URL-upload job and return its exact uploaded asset when complete. This uses Canva’s preview URL-upload API.

get_asset

Get Asset

Retrieve metadata for an asset (image or video) in the user's Canva library, including name, tags, timestamps, and thumbnail info.

move_folder_item

Move Folder Item

Move an item (design, folder, or image) to a different folder. Items that exist in multiple folders cannot be moved via the API.

autofill_brand_template

Autofill Brand Template

Create a design by populating a brand template with dynamic data. Provide key-value pairs matching the template's dataset fields. This starts an asynchronous autofill job. Requires Canva Pro (including Education and Nonprofits), Teams, or Enterprise and an accessible template dataset.

get_autofill_job

Get Autofill Job

Check an autofill job and return its exact resulting design when complete.

get_import_job

Get Import Job

Check the status of a design import job. Returns imported design details when complete.

get_brand_template

Get Brand Template

Retrieve metadata and autofill dataset for a brand template. Returns template details and the list of data fields that can be populated via autofill. Requires a Canva plan with brand template access.

delete_asset

Delete Asset

Delete an asset from the user's Canva library. The asset is moved to trash. Deleting an asset does not remove it from designs that already use it.

get_design

Get Design

Retrieve metadata for a specific Canva design, including title, owner, temporary edit/view URLs, timestamps, thumbnail, and page count.

delete_folder

Delete Folder

Delete a folder from the user's Canva projects. Content owned by the user is moved to Trash; content owned by others is moved to the top level of the owner's projects.

create_comment

Create Comment

Create a new comment thread on a design, or reply to an existing comment thread. To create a top-level comment, provide a designId and message. To reply, also provide a threadId.

Connect Canva to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Canva in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Canva MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Canva tools.

Run Canva through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Canva and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Canva tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Canva

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Confluence

Create, read, update, and delete pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments in Confluence spaces. Manage spaces, permissions, labels, and content restrictions. Search content using Confluence Query Language (CQL). Upload and download file attachments with versioning. Manage users, groups, and group memberships. Create and manage whiteboards, databases, folders, and templates. View and update inline tasks. Access audit logs.

Netlify

Manage web application sites, deploys, builds, build hooks, deployed files, metadata, and hosting on Netlify. Create, update, configure, list, and delete sites. Manage environment variables with per-context values and scopes. Access and manage form submissions, including spam filtering. Configure DNS zones and records. Inject JavaScript or HTML snippets into site pages. Create and manage split tests (A/B testing) for traffic routing between branches. Set up notification hooks for deploy and form submission events. Purge CDN cached content by site or cache tag.

Typeform

Create, retrieve, update, and delete online forms and surveys. Manage form responses, including filtering by date and deleting submissions. Configure webhooks to receive real-time notifications on form submissions and partial responses. Upload and manage images, create and apply visual themes, and organize forms across workspaces with team collaboration. Translate forms into multiple languages, retrieve form insights and analytics, and download files uploaded by respondents.

WordPress

Create, read, update, and delete WordPress posts and pages. Manage media library items, comments, categories, tags, site users, site metadata, editable site settings, content search, and WordPress.com site statistics. Supports WordPress.com hosted sites via OAuth and self-hosted WordPress sites via application passwords.

Technical notes for Canva

Create, read and export Canva designs; manage assets and folders, import public files, read and create comments, and autofill eligible brand templates. Poll native upload, import, export and autofill jobs and retrieve the authenticated user/team profile. URL asset upload uses a preview API.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Canva to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Canva MCP server have?
    The Canva MCP server exposes 25 tools, including Upload Asset, Create Design, List Designs. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Canva exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Canva MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Canva and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Canva MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

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