The body of the request includes an array of assets. If a user publishes their design as a JPG or PNG, each page of the design is a separate asset. If the user publishes their design as a PDF or PPTX, the entire design is a single asset.

Each asset has a URL, which the extension must use to download the asset and upload it to the destination platform.

Notes

Extensions must respond to this request within 8 seconds.
When sending this request, Canva replaces <base_url> with the extension's Base URL. You can configure the Base URL via the Developer Portal.
If a user publishes a design that contains embedded media, such as a YouTube video or Instagram photo, Canva temporarily caches that media. If the user re-publishes their design, any changes to the underlying media (for example, a new thumbnail for a YouTube video) may not be reflected in the published design. The cache duration is approximately 24 hours.
Extensions should meet the UX guidelines.

Request

Endpoint

POST <base_url>/publish/resources/upload

BASH

Headers

Property	Type	Required	Description
`X-Canva-Signatures`	string	Yes	A comma-separated list of request signatures. The name of this header is sometimes lowercase (e.g. `x-canva-signatures`).
`X-Canva-Timestamp`	string	Yes	The UNIX timestamp (in seconds) of when Canva sent the request. The name of this header is sometimes lowercase (e.g. `x-canva-timestamp`).

Body

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`message`	string	No	A message the user provides before publishing their design. To use this feature, enable Requires custom message via the Developer Portal.
`parent`	string	No	The ID of the selected container.
`user`	string	Yes	The ID of the user.
`brand`	string	Yes	The ID of the user's team.
`label`	string	Yes	The type of extension that sent the request.
`assets`	Array<Asset>	Yes	The assets to upload to the destination platform.
`designId`	string	Yes	The ID of the user's design. This ID does not change if the user republishes their design.

Example

{
  "assets": [],
  "user": "<user>",
  "brand": "<brand>",
  "label": "<label>",
  "designId": "<design_id>"
}

JSON

Responses

200 - Success

The response an extension provides when it successfully uploads the published assets to the destination platform.

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`type`	`"SUCCESS"`	Yes	The type of response.
`url`	string	No	The URL of a web page where the user can see their published assets on the destination platform. This must be fewer than 2000 characters.

Example

{
  "type": "SUCCESS"
}

JSON

200 - Error

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`type`	`"ERROR"`	Yes	The type of response.
`errorCode`	string	Yes	An error code that describes what went wrong. Enum: `"CONFIGURATION_REQUIRED"`, `"FORBIDDEN"`, `"INTERNAL_ERROR"`, `"INVALID_REQUEST"`, `"NOT_FOUND"`, `"TIMEOUT"`

Example

{
  "type": "ERROR",
  "errorCode": "<error_code>"
}

JSON

401 - Invalid request signature or timestamp

An extension must verify the request signature and timestamp of all incoming requests. When an extension can't verify either of these values, it must reject the request with a 401 status code.

Schemas

Thumbnail

A thumbnail image.

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	Yes	The URL of the thumbnail. This URL must be HTTPS-enabled and less than 2048 characters.
`height`	number	No	The height of the thumbnail, in pixels. If you provide a height, you must provide a width.
`width`	number	No	The width of the thumbnail, in pixels. If you provide a width, you must provide a height.

Example

{
  "url": "<url>"
}

JSON

Asset

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	The file name of the asset (including the file extension).
`type`	string	Yes	The file type of the asset. Enum: `"JPG"`, `"PNG"`, `"PDF"`, `"PPTX"`
`url`	string	Yes	The URL of the asset.

Example

{
  "name": "<name>",
  "type": "<type>",
  "url": "<url>"
}

JSON