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Canva API MCP Server

Canva API MCP Server

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github.com/mattcoatsworthMedia & Design9Updated 82w ago
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About Canva API MCP Server

Canva API MCP Server lets MCP clients manage Canva designs, brands, assets, and users through Canva's API. It provides API documentation and entity resources, and supports mock responses for testing without credentials.

Key features

  1. 01Tools for designs, brands, assets, and users
  2. 02Paginated listing and entity lookups
  3. 03Upload images from URLs
  4. 04API documentation and entity resources
  5. 05Mock data without API credentials

Use cases

  1. 01Listing or inspecting Canva designs and brands
  2. 02Uploading an image to Canva from a URL
  3. 03Testing workflows without Canva credentials

MCP support

The MCP server exposes Canva API operations as tools and provides documentation and entity details as resources.

#canva#api#mcp-server

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

Repository

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

Canva API MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Canva's API. This server provides tools and resources for managing designs, brands, assets, and users in Canva.

Features

  • Complete coverage of Canva API endpoints
  • Tools for all major API operations
  • Resources for documentation and entity details
  • Mock data support for testing without API credentials

Getting Started

  1. Clone this repository
  2. Install dependencies: 
    npm install
  3. Copy .env.example to .env and add your Canva API credentials: 
    CANVA_APP_ID=your_app_id
CANVA_API_KEY=your_api_key
  4. Start the server: 
    npm run dev

Testing with MCP Inspector

To test the server with the MCP Inspector:

npm run inspect

This will open a web interface where you can:

  • Browse and test all available tools
  • Access resources
  • View server logs

Available Tools

Design Management
  • get_design - Get information about a specific design
  • list_designs - List designs with optional pagination
Brand Management
  • get_brand - Get information about a specific brand
  • list_brands - List brands with optional pagination
Asset Management
  • get_asset - Get information about a specific asset
  • list_assets - List assets with optional filtering and pagination
  • upload_image - Upload an image to Canva from a URL
User Management
  • get_user - Get information about a specific user
  • list_users - List users with optional pagination

Available Resources

Documentation
  • canva://overview - General API overview
  • canva://getting-started - Getting started guide
  • canva://authentication - Authentication information
  • canva://designs - Designs API documentation
  • canva://brands - Brands API documentation
  • canva://assets - Assets API documentation
  • canva://users - Users API documentation
Entity Resources
  • canva://design/{designId} - Information about a specific design
  • canva://brand/{brandId} - Information about a specific brand
  • canva://asset/{assetId} - Information about a specific asset

Mock Data

If no API credentials are provided, the server will use mock data for all responses. This is useful for testing and development.

License

MIT

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