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Asset

getTemporaryUrl findFonts openColorSelector requestFontSelection upload Changelog

Design

addAudioTrack addElementAtCursor

addElementAtPoint

bulkCreate.launch createRichtextRange editContent

getCurrentPageContext getDesignMetadata

getDesignTemplateMetadata

getDesignToken initAppElement

overlay.registerOnCanOpen publish.launch requestExport selection.registerOnChange setCurrentPageBackground ui.startDragToCursor ui.startDragToPoint

Intents

Intents: Asset

prepareUrlExpander

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

App middleware

initUserTokenVerifier

initDesignTokenVerifier

App middleware: Express

tokenExtractors

user.verifyToken

design.verifyToken

Error

Changelog for @canva/intents@beta

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

2.6.1-beta.0 - 2026-06-18

Added

Added content_export to the ContentNoun type in the content publisher intent

2.5.1-beta.2 - 2026-05-28

Added

Add multi-page document preview support to Content Publisher
Add optional contentNoun on Content Publisher OutputType so apps can describe what kind of content is published (for example post, email, or publication) and Canva can tailor publish-flow UX accordingly. When omitted, behavior defaults to generic content.
Add getContentSummary action to the Content Publisher

2.5.1-beta.1 - 2026-05-12

Added

Promote requestAiContent from alpha to beta

2.5.1-beta.0 - 2026-04-10

Changed

Promotion intents from preview to ga

2.4.1-beta.0 - 2026-03-30

Added

Added Selection, ImageSelection, VideoSelection, DocumentSelection, and EmailSelection types representing metadata about user-selected media in a media slot
Added optional selection field to MediaSlot, populated by Canva when returning output types in Settings UI contexts

2.2.1-beta.1 - 2026-02-27

Fixed

Beta PreviewMedia and Preview types now correctly use full EmailPreview variants throughout RenderPreviewUiRequest, PublishPreviewUiInvocationContext, and ContentPublisherIntent.

2.2.1-beta.0 - 2026-02-24

Added

Added new html_standalone publish format for single html files

2.1.3-beta.0 - 2026-02-03

Added

Added a CHANGELOG.md to track changes
Breaking: Added enhanced error handling between publishContent and the SettingsUi
Added a new PublishErrorClearedSettingsUiContext for when the UI clears an error
Include design title in content metadata for the content publisher intent
Added html_bundle support in content publisher for email media slots
Added InvoctationContext to provide initial state for content publisher intent
Promoted the email requirements in content publisher from alpha to beta

Fixed

Fixed the initTestEnvironment API not mocking some intents

2.0.2-beta.3 - 2025-11-11

Initial changelog for the Preview Intents SDK.