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Asset

getTemporaryUrl findFonts openColorSelector requestFontSelection upload Changelog

Design

addAudioTrack addElementAtCursor addElementAtPoint addNativeElement

addPage bulkCreate.launch createRichtextRange editContent getCurrentPageContext getDefaultPageDimensions

getDesignMetadata getDesignToken initAppElement openDesign overlay.registerOnCanOpen publish.launch requestExport selection.registerOnChange setCurrentPageBackground ui.startDragToCursor ui.startDragToPoint ui.startDrag

Error

Intents

Intents: Content

prepareContentPublisher

Intents: data

prepareDataConnector

Intents: design

prepareDesignEditor

Platform

appProcess appProcess.broadcastMessage appProcess.current appProcess.current.getInfo appProcess.current.requestClose appProcess.current.setOnDispose appProcess.requestClose appProcess.registerOnMessage appProcess.registerOnStateChange features.isSupported features.registerOnSupportChange getPlatformInfo notification.addToast requestOpenExternalUrl Changelog

User

auth.getCanvaUserToken auth.initOauth Changelog

Changelog for @canva/platform

The latest changes for the Canva Apps SDK @canva/platform package.

2.2.2 - 2026-02-16

Fixed

Fixed a duplicate declaration error caused by scope hoisting

2.2.1 - 2026-01-19

Added

Added a CHANGELOG.md to track changes.

2.2.0 - 2025-06-25

Added

Added the notification.addToast method from the Notification API which allows apps to display lightweight toast messages in the Canva editor.

2.1.0 - 2024-12-15

Added

Introduced a test harness to allow for unit testing of the package.

2.0.0 - 2024-09-19

Changed

Breaking: See Apps SDK Migration Guide for full list of changes.

1.1.0 - 2024-05-06

Added

Added appProcess under @canva/platform which was previously in beta (moved from preview to stable).

1.0.1 - 2023-12-12

Added

Introduced @canva/platform package which contains the requestOpenExternalUrl and getPlatformInfo methods.