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Canva Connect MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Canva Connect and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 61 Canva Connect actions (39 reads, 20 writes and 2 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Canva Connect credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Canva Connect's limits and records every call. Connecting Canva Connect needs your own Canva Connect OAuth app and one admin sign-in.

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100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
the first call
do {  action: "canva_connect.designs.list",  intent: "check which Canva Connect account is connected"}# listDesigns · read · 1 upstream call
  • 61actionsin one signed file
  • 39readlook, never change
  • 20writecreate and update
  • 2wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Canva Connect in three steps.

  1. 01

    Add actionlake to Claude.

    Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.

    https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
  2. 02

    Connect Canva Connect.

    OAuth 2.0, authorization code with PKCE. You register your own OAuth app with Canva Connect, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.

    Before the first sign-in, Canva Connect needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no Canva Connect app to lend you.

    • access_tokenAccess token from one sign-in with your own OAuth app
    • refresh_tokenRefresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from it
    • client_idCanva integration Client ID: canva.com/developers > Your integrations > (integration) > Configuration
    • client_secretCanva integration Client secret (same Configuration page; generate one if none exists)
    account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "canva_connect" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
  3. 03

    Make the first call. Check before a write.

    Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

    do    { action: "canva_connect.designs.list" }# listdesigns · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "canva_connect.folders.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Canva Connect at a glance

Sign-in
OAuth 2.0, authorization code with PKCE. You register your own OAuth app with Canva Connect, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on.
You provide
access_tokenrefresh_tokenclient_idclient_secret
Limits we pace to
20 calls a minute, per connection
API covered
Canva Connect API (designs, assets, folders, exports, brand templates, autofill, comments) API Canva Connect REST 2024-06-18api.canva.com/rest
Built from
Canva Connect's documentation, read 22 October 2026canva.devcanva.dev
Service file
Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads
23 of 39 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities
2, so ask can line Canva Connect up with your other systems
Data
Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Canva Connect.

61 actions in 23 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

  • 39readlook, never change
  • 20writecreate and update
  • 2destructivewait for a confirmation

  1. Designs

    6

    5 read · 1 write · 0 destructive

    listDesigns · getDesign · getDesignPages · getDesignDataset

  2. Folders

    6

    2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive

    getFolder · createFolder · updateFolder · deleteFolder

  3. Comments

    5

    3 read · 2 write · 0 destructive

    getThread · createThread · listReplies · getReply

  4. Design analytics

    5

    5 read · 0 write · 0 destructive

    getDesignAnalyticsLinks · getDesignAnalyticsViewers · getDesignAnalyticsViewsOverTime · getDesignAnalytics

  5. Brand templates

    4

    3 read · 1 write · 0 destructive

    listBrandTemplates · getBrandTemplate · getBrandTemplateDataset · publishBrandTemplate

  6. Assets

    3

    1 read · 1 write · 1 destructive

    getAsset · updateAsset · deleteAsset

  7. Print partner

    3

    1 read · 2 write · 0 destructive

    getPrintPartnerDesign · createPrintPartnerDesign · createPrintPartnerDesignExportJob

  8. Users

    3

    3 read · 0 write · 0 destructive

    getUserCapabilities · getUserProfile · usersMe

15 more areas · 26 actions
  • Autofills 2
  • Exports 2
  • Generations 2
  • Image generations 2
  • Image to design imports 2
  • Image transformations 2
  • Merges 2
  • Oidc 2
  • Resizes 2
  • URL asset uploads 2
  • URL imports 2
  • Apps 1
  • Asset uploads 1
  • Connect 1
  • Imports 1

Top actions

The Canva Connect API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 9 of Canva Connect's 9 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

ActionWhat it doesEffectSame name in
canva_connect.oidc.get_userinfouserInfouserInfo.readidentity.current_user.get307 connectors
canva_connect.designs.listlistDesignslistDesigns.readcontent.design_file.list3 connectors
canva_connect.folders.getgetFoldergetFolder.readcontent.folder.get47 connectors
canva_connect.designs.getgetDesigngetDesign.readcontent.design_file.get3 connectors
canva_connect.folders.createcreateFoldercreateFolder.writecontent.folder.create62 connectors
canva_connect.folders.updateupdateFolderupdateFolder.writecontent.folder.update48 connectors
canva_connect.comments.get_threadgetThreadgetThread.readcontent.document_comment.get6 connectors
canva_connect.folders.deletedeleteFolderdeleteFolder.destructivecontent.folder.delete46 connectors
canva_connect.comments.create_threadcreateThreadcreateThread.writecontent.document_comment.create6 connectors
canva_connect.designs.list_pagesgetDesignPagesgetDesignPages.readthis connector
canva_connect.folders.list_itemslistFolderItemslistFolderItems.readthis connector
canva_connect.brand_templates.listlistBrandTemplateslistBrandTemplates.readthis connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Canva Connect actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

  1. Readread

    listDesigns in Canva Connect and tell me what stands out.

    callscanva_connect.designs.list

  2. Writewrite

    createFolder in Canva Connect. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.

    callscanva_connect.folders.create

Governance for Canva Connect

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

2 Canva Connect actions are destructive. These are all of them:

  • deleteFoldercanva_connect.folders.delete
  • deleteAssetcanva_connect.assets.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

docanva_connect.folders.deleteconfirm_policy: human

deleteFolder?

intent: the user asked me to deleteFolder

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key canva-connect-agent cannot confirm itself
In the console, or from an emailed signed link.
a key for this connector
account {  op: "keys.create", name: "canva-connect-agent",  allowed_actions: ["canva_connect.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "canva_connect.folders.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "canva_connect.assets.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}
Illustrative. Scoped to Canva Connect only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Canva Connect costs on actionlake.

Every Canva Connect action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Canva Connect refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

  • 1upstream call per actionall 61 Canva Connect actions
  • 7actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
  • 23reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
  • 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Canva Connect action.

61 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Designs6
  • canva_connect.designs.createcreateDesignwrite
  • canva_connect.designs.getgetDesignread
  • canva_connect.designs.get_datasetgetDesignDatasetread
  • canva_connect.designs.get_export_formatsgetDesignExportFormatsread
  • canva_connect.designs.listlistDesignsread
  • canva_connect.designs.list_pagesgetDesignPagesread
Folders6
  • canva_connect.folders.createcreateFolderwrite
  • canva_connect.folders.deletedeleteFolderdestructive
  • canva_connect.folders.getgetFolderread
  • canva_connect.folders.list_itemslistFolderItemsread
  • canva_connect.folders.move_itemmoveFolderItemwrite
  • canva_connect.folders.updateupdateFolderwrite
Comments5
  • canva_connect.comments.create_replycreateReplywrite
  • canva_connect.comments.create_threadcreateThreadwrite
  • canva_connect.comments.get_replygetReplyread
  • canva_connect.comments.get_threadgetThreadread
  • canva_connect.comments.list_replieslistRepliesread
Design analytics5
  • canva_connect.design_analytics.getgetDesignAnalyticsread
  • canva_connect.design_analytics.list_linksgetDesignAnalyticsLinksread
  • canva_connect.design_analytics.list_page_viewsgetDesignAnalyticsPageViewsread
  • canva_connect.design_analytics.list_viewersgetDesignAnalyticsViewersread
  • canva_connect.design_analytics.list_views_over_timegetDesignAnalyticsViewsOverTimeread
Brand templates4
  • canva_connect.brand_templates.getgetBrandTemplateread
  • canva_connect.brand_templates.get_datasetgetBrandTemplateDatasetread
  • canva_connect.brand_templates.listlistBrandTemplatesread
  • canva_connect.brand_templates.publishpublishBrandTemplatewrite
Assets3
  • canva_connect.assets.deletedeleteAssetdestructive
  • canva_connect.assets.getgetAssetread
  • canva_connect.assets.updateupdateAssetwrite
Print partner3
  • canva_connect.print_partner.create_designcreatePrintPartnerDesignwrite
  • canva_connect.print_partner.create_exportcreatePrintPartnerDesignExportJobwrite
  • canva_connect.print_partner.get_designgetPrintPartnerDesignread
Users3
  • canva_connect.users.get_capabilitiesgetUserCapabilitiesread
  • canva_connect.users.get_profilegetUserProfileread
  • canva_connect.users.meusersMeread
Autofills2
  • canva_connect.autofills.createcreateDesignAutofillJobwrite
  • canva_connect.autofills.getgetDesignAutofillJobread
Exports2
  • canva_connect.exports.createcreateDesignExportJobwrite
  • canva_connect.exports.getgetDesignExportJobread
Generations2
  • canva_connect.generations.createcreateDesignGenerationJobV2write
  • canva_connect.generations.getgetDesignGenerationJobV2read
Image generations2
  • canva_connect.image_generations.createcreateImageGenerationJobwrite
  • canva_connect.image_generations.getgetImageGenerationJobread
Image to design imports2
  • canva_connect.image_to_design_imports.createcreateImageToDesignImportJobwrite
  • canva_connect.image_to_design_imports.getgetImageToDesignImportJobread
Image transformations2
  • canva_connect.image_transformations.createcreateImageTransformationJobwrite
  • canva_connect.image_transformations.getgetImageTransformationJobread
Merges2
  • canva_connect.merges.createcreateDesignMergeJobwrite
  • canva_connect.merges.getgetDesignMergeJobread
Oidc2
  • canva_connect.oidc.get_jwksgetOidcJwksread
  • canva_connect.oidc.get_userinfouserInforead
Resizes2
  • canva_connect.resizes.createcreateDesignResizeJobwrite
  • canva_connect.resizes.getgetDesignResizeJobread
URL asset uploads2
  • canva_connect.url_asset_uploads.createcreateUrlAssetUploadJobwrite
  • canva_connect.url_asset_uploads.getgetUrlAssetUploadJobread
URL imports2
  • canva_connect.url_imports.createcreateUrlImportJobwrite
  • canva_connect.url_imports.getgetUrlImportJobread
Apps1
  • canva_connect.apps.get_jwksgetAppJwksread
Asset uploads1
  • canva_connect.asset_uploads.getGetAssetUploadJobread
Connect1
  • canva_connect.connect.get_signing_keysgetSigningPublicKeysread
Imports1
  • canva_connect.imports.getgetDesignImportJobread

Questions

The Canva Connect MCP server, answered.

Is there a Canva Connect MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 61 Canva Connect actions across designs, folders, comments and design analytics, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Canva Connect.

What do I need to connect Canva Connect?

Your own Canva Connect OAuth app, registered with Canva Connect (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no Canva Connect app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "canva_connect" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Canva Connect?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 2 Canva Connect actions are destructive, including deleteFolder and deleteAsset. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Canva Connect API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Canva Connect service file: 20 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (23 Canva Connect actions can be), which never reaches Canva Connect.

What does a Canva Connect action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (7 Canva Connect actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Canva Connect refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Canva Connect API does it cover?

The Canva Connect API (designs, assets, folders, exports, brand templates, autofill, comments) API Canva Connect REST 2024-06-18 at api.canva.com/rest. It is built from Canva Connect's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 61 actions in 23 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Canva Connect data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Canva Connect credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

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actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Canva Connect; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Canva Connect service file, version 1.0.0.

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