> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Canva REST API credit rates

Understand how API jobs use credits, and how many credits each job costs.

When you use the Canva Developers SDK to run certain jobs with the Canva REST APIs, each job uses credits. You can purchase credits with API top-ups, which are available from your app's settings in the [Developer Portal](https://www.canva.com/developers/).

All APIs accessible through a service account (a Client Credentials Integration under [Schedule 1](https://www.canva.com/policies/api-services-sch1/)) are API Services for the purposes of [Schedule 1](https://www.canva.com/policies/api-services-sch1/) (Canva API Services Terms). The APIs listed on this page are chargeable at the rates shown; APIs not listed are currently provided at no charge.

## How credits work

Credits are deducted from the pool the moment a job is created. The job's final status, which the job's `GET` endpoint returns, decides whether the deduction is confirmed:

* **`success`:** The deduction is final.
* **`failed`:** Canva returns the credits to your balance.

## Credit rates

The following tables list the credits that each job uses.

### Design and presentation

| API job                                                                                                                 | Credits             |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| [Create design autofill job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/reference/autofills/create-design-autofill-job/) | 10 credits per page |
| [Create design resize job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/reference/resizes/create-design-resize-job/)       | 1 credit per resize |
| [Create design merge job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/reference/merges/create-design-merge-job/)          | 1 credit per merge  |

### Image generation

To choose a model, set the `model` property when you call [Create image generation job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/reference/generations/create-image-generation-job/).

| Model         | Model ID        | Credits                |
| ------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- |
| Lucid Origin  | `lucid_origin`  | 0.5 credits per image  |
| Z Image Turbo | `z_image_turbo` | 0.2 credits per image  |
| CRAFT-1 2K    | `craft_v1_2k`   | 3 credits per 2K image |

### Image editing and transformation

| API job                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Credits                       |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Magic Layers, using [Create image-to-design import job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/reference/design-imports/create-image-to-design-import-job/)                                                       | 1.7 credits per image or page |
| Background removal, using [Create image transformation job](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/reference/image-transformations/create-image-transformation-job/) with the `background_removal` transformation | 2 credits per image           |

## Related

* [API requests and responses](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/requests-responses/)
* [Error responses](https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/error-responses/)