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 <design_id> --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)

1. Set OAuth redirect: http://127.0.0.1:3001/oauth/redirect
2. 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