findFonts

API reference for the findFonts method.

Retrieves a list of fonts.

Only a subset of Canva's fonts are returned.

Usage

Get a list of all available fonts

import { findFonts } from "@canva/asset";

const response = await findFonts();

TYPESCRIPT

Get a specific font

import { type FontRef, findFonts } from "@canva/asset";

const placeholderFontRef = "PLACEHOLDER_FONT_REF" as FontRef;

const response = await findFonts({
  fontRefs: [placeholderFontRef]
});

TYPESCRIPT

Get multiple specific fonts

import { type FontRef, findFonts } from "@canva/asset";

const placeholderFontRef1 = "PLACEHOLDER_FONT_REF" as FontRef;
const placeholderFontRef2 = "PLACEHOLDER_FONT_REF" as FontRef;

const response = await findFonts({
  fontRefs: [placeholderFontRef1, placeholderFontRef2]
});

TYPESCRIPT

Parameters

optionsFindFontsOptions

Optional

Options for retrieving a list of fonts.

fontRefsFontRef[]

Optional

The refs of the fonts to retrieve.

Returns

The result of retrieving a list of fonts. This is a Promise that resolves with the following object:

fontsFont[]

The retrieved fonts.

refFontRef

A unique identifier that points to a font asset in Canva's backend.

namestring

The name of the font.

weightsFontWeight[]

The available font weights for the font.

weightFontWeightName

The name of the font weight.

Available values:

"normal"
"thin"
"extralight"
"light"
"medium"
"semibold"
"bold"
"ultrabold"
"heavy"

stylesFontStyle[]

The font styles available for this specific font weight.

Available values:

"normal"
"italic"

previewUrlstring

Optional

The URL of an image that renders a preview of the font.