Introduction
Connect Canva to Sana to pull design content into your context. Review, summarize, and analyze designs in Canva without leaving Sana. In summary, the connector has the following key characteristics:
Category: Design
Connector type: Real-time
Auth type: OAuth
Hosting type: Managed
Capabilities
This connector is able to do the following:
Capability |
List designs |
Read designs |
Tools
While the capabilities above describe what the connector can do at a high level, the underlying tools show exactly which operations the agent can use when you ask Sana about Canva. In practice, the agent may call one or more tools to achieve a single capability.
Tool |
Export design |
Scope and permissions
This connector uses OAuth. When you connect your account, you will need to sign into your account and grant the required permissions:
Scope | Purpose |
profile:read | Read basic information about your Canva user profile |
asset:read | View existing assets in your Canva account (images, uploads, media) |
asset:write | Create or update assets in your Canva account |
brandtemplate:content:read | View the full content of brand templates (layouts and elements) |
brandtemplate:meta:read | View metadata about brand templates (names, IDs, details) |
design:content:read | View the full content of your designs (pages, elements, text, images) |
design:content:write | Create new designs or change the content of existing designs |
design:meta:read | View metadata for designs (titles, IDs, status, timestamps) |
Set up instructions
Prerequisites:
Your Sana workspace admin has enabled this integration – if the workspace admin has disabled the integration it won't appear in the list of available integrations.
Step 1: Go to the integrations page in Sana
In Sana, click on ... More in the sidebar, then select Integrations
Step 2: Find Canva in the list of available integrations
Scroll to the Available integrations section and locate Canva.
Step 3: Connect the integration
Click the integration card and select "Connect just for me", this will open a pop-up powered by Pipedream. Follow the steps in the pop-up to complete the set-up.
Step 4: Sign in to Canva and approve the requested scopes
You'll be redirected to Canva to go through their OAuth flow. Sign in and approve the scopes Sana needs to operate the connector.
Step 5: Complete the set up
You've successfully connected your Canva account. Click Continue to complete the setup and start using the connector.
Known limitations
Read-only: The connector can only access and read your design content. It cannot create or update designs in Canva.
Search: The connector can list your available designs but does not support filtered or advanced search.