Connect Google Docs to Canva

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• Trigger
  Document Deleted

  Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.

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  Document Placeholder Filled

  Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.

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  Document Search Update

  Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.

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  Document Structure Changed

  Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed

• Trigger
  Document Updated

  Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.

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  Document Word Count Threshold

  Triggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.

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  Keyword Detected in Document

  Triggers when a specific keyword or phrase first appears in a Google Doc. This trigger monitors a Google Doc and fires once when the specified keyword is detected. After the keyword is found, the trigger will not fire again until reset.

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  New Document Added

  Triggers when a new Google Doc is added/created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected.

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  New Document Created

  Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.

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  New Folder Created in Root

  Triggers when a new folder is created in the root folder of Google Drive. This trigger monitors Google Drive and fires when new folders are detected in the root directory.

• Action
  Copy Document

  Tool to create a copy of an existing google document. use this to duplicate a document, for example, when using an existing document as a template. the copied document will have a default title (e.g., 'copy of [original title]') if no new title is provided, and will be placed in the user's root google drive folder.

• Action
  Create And Populate Table

  Creates a new table in a Google Document and populates its cells with provided text data in a single operation. Use this action when you need to insert a structured table with predefined content into a document. The action handles both table creation and cell population automatically, eliminating the need for separate operations.

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  Create Document

  Creates a new google docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non-empty, returning the document's id and metadata (excluding body content).

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  Create Document Markdown

  Creates a new google docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as markdown text.

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  Create Footer

  Tool to create a new footer in a google document. use when you need to add a footer, optionally specifying its type and the section it applies to.

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  Create Footnote

  Tool to create a new footnote in a google document. use this when you need to add a footnote at a specific location or at the end of the document body.

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  Create Header

  Tool to create a new header in a google document. use this tool when you need to add a header to a document, optionally specifying the section it applies to.

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  Create Named Range

  Tool to create a new named range in a google document. use this to assign a name to a specific part of the document for easier reference or programmatic manipulation.

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  Create Paragraph Bullets

  Tool to add bullets to paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to format a list or a set of paragraphs as bullet points.

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  Create Tab

  Creates a new tab in a Google Docs document. Tabs allow you to organize document content into separate sections within a single document. Use this action when you need to add a new organizational tab to a document. When a tab is added at a specified index, all subsequent tabs' indexes are automatically incremented.

• Action
  Delete Content Range

  Tool to delete a range of content from a google document. use when you need to remove a specific portion of text or other structural elements within a document.

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  Delete Footer

  Tool to delete a footer from a google document. use when you need to remove a footer from a specific section or the default footer.

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  Delete Header

  Deletes the header from the specified section or the default header if no section is specified. use this tool to remove a header from a google document.

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  Delete Named Range

  Tool to delete a named range from a google document. use when you need to remove a previously defined named range by its id or name.

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  Delete Paragraph Bullets

  Tool to remove bullets from paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to clear bullet formatting from a section of a document.

• Action
  Delete Tab

  Deletes a tab from a Google Document. This action is irreversible — the tab cannot be recovered once removed. Use when you need to remove a tab and all its child tabs from a document's tab structure.

• Action
  Delete Table

  Tool to delete an entire table from a google document. use when you have the document id and the specific start and end index of the table element to be removed. the table's range can be found by inspecting the document's content structure.

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  Delete Table Column

  Tool to delete a column from a table in a google document. use this tool when you need to remove a specific column from an existing table within a document.

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  Delete Table Row

  Tool to delete a row from a table in a google document. use when you need to remove a specific row from an existing table.

• Action
  Export Document As Pdf

  Tool to export a Google Docs file as PDF using the Google Drive API. Use when you need to generate a PDF version of a Google Docs document for download or distribution. Note: Google Drive enforces a 10MB limit on export content.

• Action
  Get Docs Drive File Metadata

  Get selected metadata fields for one Google Drive file by ID.

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  Get Docs Spreadsheet Values

  Read cell values from one range in a Google Sheets spreadsheet.

• Action
  Get Document By Id

  Retrieves an existing google document by its id; will error if the document is not found.

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  Get Document End Index

  Retrieves the end index and paragraph structure of a Google Document or specific segment. Use this action when you need to determine valid insertion points for text operations, especially before using insertText requests. The end index represents the maximum boundary of the document body or specified segment (header, footer, footnote, or tab).

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  Get Document Plaintext

  Retrieve a Google Doc by ID and return a best-effort plain-text rendering. Converts document structure into plain text including paragraphs, lists, and tables without requiring clients to traverse complex Docs API JSON.

• Action
  Insert Image In Table Cell

  Inserts an image from a given URI into a specific table cell in a Google Document. Use this action when you need to add an image to a particular cell within a table. The action identifies the target cell by table start index, row index, and column index, then inserts the image at the specified position within that cell's content.

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  Insert Inline Image

  Tool to insert an image from a given uri at a specified location in a google document as an inline image. use when you need to add an image to a document programmatically.

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  Insert Page Break

  Tool to insert a page break into a google document. use when you need to start new content on a fresh page, such as at the end of a chapter or section.

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  Insert Table Action

  Tool to insert a table into a google document. use when you need to add a new table at a specific location or at the end of a segment (like document body, header, or footer) in a document.

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  Insert Table Column

  Tool to insert a new column into a table in a google document. use this tool when you need to add a column to an existing table at a specific location.

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  Insert Table Row

  Inserts a new row into a table in a Google Document at a specified location. Use this action when you need to add a row to an existing table, either above or below a reference cell location.

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  Insert Text Action

  Tool to insert a string of text at a specified location within a google document. use when you need to add new text content to an existing document.

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  Insert Text In Table Cell

  Inserts text into a specific cell of a table in a Google Document by row and column position. Use this action when you need to add or update text content in a table cell at a known row and column index. To use this action, you must first retrieve the document structure using GOOGLEDOCS_GET_DOCUMENT_BY_ID to find the table's start index. Then specify the target cell by its zero-based row and column indices (e.g., row_index=0, column_index=0 for the top-left cell).

• Action
  List Drive Item Permissions

  List permissions for a Google Drive file, folder, or shared drive.

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  List Spreadsheet Charts

  Tool to retrieve a list of all charts from a specified Google Sheets spreadsheet. Use when you need to get chart IDs and their specifications for embedding or referencing elsewhere, such as in Google Docs.

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  Replace All Text

  Tool to replace all occurrences of a specified text string with another text string throughout a google document. use when you need to perform a global find and replace operation within a document.

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  Replace Image

  Tool to replace a specific image in a document with a new image from a uri. use when you need to update an existing image within a google doc.

• Action
  Search Documents

  Search for google documents using various filters including name, content, date ranges, and more.

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  Unmerge Table Cells

  Tool to unmerge previously merged cells in a table. use this when you need to revert merged cells in a google document table back to their individual cell states.

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  Update Document Markdown

  Replaces the entire content of an existing google docs document with new markdown text; requires edit permissions for the document.

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  Update Document Section Markdown

  Tool to insert or replace a section of a Google Docs document with Markdown content. Use when you need to update only a section of a document by specifying start and optional end indices. Supports full Markdown formatting.

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  Update Document Style

  Tool to update the overall document style, such as page size, margins, and default text direction. use when you need to modify the global style settings of a google document.

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  Update Existing Document

  Applies programmatic edits, such as text insertion, deletion, or formatting, to a specified google doc using the `batchupdate` api method.

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  Update Table Row Style

  Tool to update the style of a table row in a google document. use when you need to modify the appearance of specific rows within a table, such as setting minimum row height or marking rows as headers.

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  Update Tab Properties

  Updates properties of a document tab such as title, parent tab, index, and icon emoji. Use this action when you need to rename a tab, change its emoji icon, move it within the tab hierarchy, or reorganize tab structure.

• Action
  Upload Drive File

  Upload a file of 5 MiB or less to Google Drive using multipart upload.

• Action
  Access User Specific Brand Templates List

  This year, brand template ids will change; integrations storing them must update within 6 months. also, api use requires canva enterprise membership.

• Action
  Create Asset Upload Job

  Uploads an asset file to the user's Canva content library. This endpoint initiates an asynchronous upload job for images or videos. Returns a job ID to track the upload progress. Once complete, the asset can be used in designs, referenced by its asset ID, and managed through other asset endpoints. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use CANVA_FETCH_ASSET_UPLOAD_JOB_STATUS to poll the job status until it reaches 'success' or 'failed' status.

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  Create Canva Design With Optional Asset

  Create a new canva design using a preset or custom dimensions, and add an asset with `asset id` from a user's project using relevant apis.

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  Create Design Comment In Preview Api

  This api is in preview and may change without notice; integrations using it won't pass review. it allows creating comments on a design, with a limit of 1000 comments per design.

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  Create Design Import Job

  Imports an external file as a new Canva design. This endpoint converts documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and design files (PSD, AI) into editable Canva designs. The import runs asynchronously and returns a job ID to track progress and retrieve the created design. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use CANVA_RETRIEVE_DESIGN_IMPORT_JOB_STATUS to poll the job status until it reaches 'success' or 'failed' to get the final design ID.

• Action
  Create Design Merge Job

  Start a preview job that creates or modifies a design using page operations. New designs support page insertion. Existing designs support insert, move, and delete operations. Poll the returned ID with CANVA_GET_DESIGN_MERGE_JOB.

• Action
  Create Design Resize Job

  Creates a resized copy of an existing design (Canva Pro/Enterprise only). This endpoint creates a new design with different dimensions from an existing one. The resize operation runs asynchronously and preserves content where possible. Returns a job ID to track progress and retrieve the new design once complete. IMPORTANT: This is an async operation. Use CANVA_RETRIEVE_DESIGN_RESIZE_JOB_STATUS to poll the job status until completion to get the resized design ID and access URLs.

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  Create Url Asset Upload Job

  Tool to create an asynchronous Canva asset import job from a public URL. Use when you need to import an asset into Canva directly from a publicly accessible URL without S3 choreography.

• Action
  Create User Or Sub Folder

  This api creates a folder in a canva user's projects at the top level or within another folder, returning the new folder's id and additional details upon success.

• Action
  Delete Asset By Id

  You can delete an asset by specifying its `assetid`. this operation mirrors the behavior in the canva ui. deleting an item moves it to the trash. deleting an asset doesn't remove it from designs that already use it.

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  Fetch Canva Connect Signing Public Keys

  The api for verifying canva webhooks, 'connect/keys,' is in preview, meaning unstable, not for public integrations, and provides a rotating jwk for signature verification to prevent replay attacks. cache keys for efficiency.

• Action
  Fetch Current User Details

  Returns the user id, team id, and display name of the user account associated with the provided access token.

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  Fetch Design Metadata And Access Information

  Gets the metadata for a design. this includes owner information, urls for editing and viewing, and thumbnail information.

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  Get Design Comment Replies

  Retrieves a page of replies for a comment or suggestion thread on a design. Returns up to limit replies (default 50, maximum 100); follow the continuation token to retrieve the rest. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process.

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  Get Design Comment Reply

  Retrieves a specific reply to a comment or suggestion thread on a design. Use when you need to view details of a particular reply. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process.

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  Get Design Export Job Result

  Get the outcome of a canva design export job; if done, receive download links for the design’s pages. for details, visit the create design export job api documentation.

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  Get Design Merge Job

  Return a design merge job's current status and result. Call this action repeatedly until the returned status is `success` or `failed`.

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  Get Designs Designid Comments Threadid

  Retrieves metadata for a comment or suggestion thread on a design. Use when you need to get details about a specific thread including content, author, timestamps, and status. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process.

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  Get Designs Designid Export Formats

  Lists available file formats for exporting a design. Use this to check which export formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, PPTX, GIF, MP4, HTML bundle, standalone HTML, and CSV) are supported for a specific design.

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  Get Url Asset Uploads Jobid

  Tool to retrieve the status and result of a URL-based asset upload job. Use this after creating a URL asset upload job to check progress and retrieve the uploaded asset ID when successful.

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  Get Url Imports Jobid

  Polls for URL import job completion status. Use this after creating a URL import job to check the import progress. Repeatedly call this endpoint until a 'success' or 'failed' status is received to get the final imported design ID and metadata.

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  Initiates Canva Design Export Job

  Canva's new job feature exports designs in multiple formats using a design id, with provided download links. the export status can be tracked via an api. exports with 'pro' quality may fail if the design contains unpaid premium elements.

• Action
  List Design Pages With Pagination

  Preview api for canva: subject to unannounced changes and not for public integrations. lists metadata for design pages with optional `offset` and `limit`; not applicable to all design types.

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  List Folder Items By Type With Sorting

  Lists the items in a folder, including each item's `type`. folders can contain: - other folders. - designs, such as instagram posts, presentations, and documents (canva docs). - image assets.

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  List User Designs

  Provides a summary of canva user designs, includes search filtering, and allows showing both self-created and shared designs with sorting options.

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  Move Item To Specified Folder

  Transfers an item to a different folder by specifying both the destination folder's id and the item's id. if the item is in various folders, an error occurs; manual relocation via canva ui is required.

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  Post Designs

  Creates a Canva design with a preset type, custom dimensions, an existing design, or a brand template. Copying designs and using brand templates are Canva preview features. Optionally insert an image asset when using a preset or custom type. Returns design ID, edit/view URLs, and metadata.

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  Post Designs Designid Comments

  Creates a comment thread on a Canva design. Use when you need to add feedback or collaboration comments to a specific design. Rate limited to 100 requests per minute per user. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process.

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  Post Designs Designid Comments Threadid Replies

  Tool to create a reply to a comment or suggestion thread on a Canva design. Use when you need to respond to existing comments or suggestions. Maximum 100 replies per thread allowed. This is a preview API. Public integrations that use it cannot pass Canva's review process.

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  Post Exports

  Starts a new asynchronous job to export a Canva design file. Use when exporting designs to various formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, PPTX, MP4, CSV, and HTML). Returns a job ID that can be used to poll for completion status and download URLs. IMPORTANT: Format compatibility varies by design type. Before exporting, use the CANVA_GET_DESIGNS_DESIGNID_EXPORT_FORMATS action to check which formats are supported for the specific design. Attempting to export in an unsupported format will result in a 400 error (e.g., 'png export not supported for this design type').

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  Post Folders

  Tool to create a folder in Canva. Use when you need to organize designs, assets, or create nested folder structures in a user's projects or uploads folder.

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  Post Url Imports

  Tool to start an asynchronous job to import an external file from a URL as a new design in Canva. Use when you need to import a design from a publicly accessible URL. This is an async operation; poll the job status using the job ID until it reaches 'success' or 'failed'.

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  Remove Folder And Move Contents To Trash

  Deletes a folder by moving the user's content to trash and reassigning other users' content to their top-level projects.

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  Retrieve A Specific Design Comment

  This preview api is subject to unannounced changes and can't be used in public integrations. it retrieves a comment, details of which are on canva help center.

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  Retrieve Asset Metadata By Id

  You can retrieve the metadata of an asset by specifying its `assetid`.

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  Retrieve Design Resize Job Status

  Retrieves the status and results of a design resize job. Polls for design resize job completion status. Use this after CANVA_CREATE_DESIGN_RESIZE_JOB to check the resize progress. Keep polling until status is 'success' or 'failed'. Successful jobs include the new design ID and temporary access URLs.

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  Retrieve Folder Details By Id

  Gets the name and other details of a folder using a folder's `folderid`.

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  Retrieve User Profile Data

  Currently, this returns the display name of the user account associated with the provided access token. more user information is expected to be included in the future.

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  Update Asset S Name And Tags By Id

  You can update the name and tags of an asset by specifying its `assetid`. updating the tags replaces all existing tags of the asset.

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  Update Folder Details By Id

  Updates a folder's details using its `folderid`. currently, you can only update a folder's name.

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  Upload Asset From URL

  Starts a job that uploads an image or video from a public URL into the user's Canva media library. Poll Fetch Asset Upload Job Status with the returned job ID to get the asset.

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