canva

name	canva
description	Create, search, edit, and manage Canva designs via the mcporter CLI bridge to Canva MCP. Use when users want to generate designs, search existing designs, export designs, manage folders, or comment on designs.
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Canva MCP Integration

Access Canva's full design platform through mcporter.

Quick Reference

Search & Browse

mcporter call canva.search-designs query="marketing"
mcporter call canva.list-folder-items folder_id="<id>"
mcporter call canva.search-folders query="brand"

Get Design Details

mcporter call canva.get-design design_id="<id>"
mcporter call canva.get-design-pages design_id="<id>"
mcporter call canva.get-design-content design_id="<id>" content_types=richtexts

Generate Designs (AI-powered)

mcporter call canva.generate-design query="professional Instagram post for wellness brand" design_type=instagram_post
mcporter call canva.create-design-from-candidate job_id="<job_id>" candidate_id="<candidate_id>"

Available design types: business_card, card, doc, document, facebook_cover, facebook_post, flyer, infographic, instagram_post, invitation, logo, phone_wallpaper, photo_collage, pinterest_pin, postcard, poster, presentation, proposal, report, resume, twitter_post, your_story, youtube_banner, youtube_thumbnail

Export & Download

mcporter call canva.get-export-formats design_id="<id>"
mcporter call canva.export-design design_id="<id>" format=png

Upload & Import

mcporter call canva.upload-asset-from-url url="https://example.com/image.jpg" name="Product Photo"
mcporter call canva.import-design-from-url url="https://example.com/design.pdf" name="Imported Design"

Folders

mcporter call canva.create-folder name="Client Assets" parent_folder_id="<id>"
mcporter call canva.move-item-to-folder item_id="<id>" to_folder_id="<id>"

Comments & Collaboration

mcporter call canva.comment-on-design design_id="<id>" message_plaintext="Looks good!"
mcporter call canva.list-comments design_id="<id>"
mcporter call canva.reply-to-comment design_id="<id>" comment_id="<id>" message_plaintext="Thanks!"

Brand Kits

mcporter call canva.list-brand-kits

Shortlinks

mcporter call canva.resolve-shortlink shortlink_id="abc123"

Tips

• Always include user_intent parameter for better AI-generated results
• Use --output json with mcporter for machine-readable output
• Design IDs look like: DAGip_FRf4g
• For pagination, use the continuation token from previous responses
• The generate-design tool uses AI to create designs from text descriptions

Auth

OAuth tokens are cached at /data/.mcp-auth/. Tokens auto-refresh via refresh_token. If auth expires, run locally on user's Mac:

npx mcp-remote https://mcp.canva.com/mcp 3333

Then copy ~/.mcp-auth/mcp-remote-0.1.37/ to /data/.mcp-auth/mcp-remote-0.1.37/ on the VPS.