Provides tools for interacting with the Canva Connect REST API, enabling design creation, retrieval, resizing, brand template autofill, asset uploads, folder management, format exports (PDF, PNG, JPG, PPTX, MP4), user profile access, and design comments.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Canva MCP Server Autofill my brand template and export as PDF"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Canva Connect REST API, optimized for 1-Click Deployment on Vercel and direct integration with Spark Gemini, Claude Desktop, and Cursor IDE.
Serverless & Ultra-Fast: Built on Next.js App Router Node.js runtime with 60s execution limit for handling async export jobs.
20+ Canva Tools: Covers design creation, brand template autofill, asset uploads, folder management, and format export (PDF, PNG, JPG, PPTX, MP4).
Stateless Authentication: Uses CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN via Bearer auth headers without any external database dependencies.
MCP Spec Compliant: Fully supports protocol version 2024-11-05 JSON-RPC over HTTP with open CORS for remote clients.
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Push this repository to your GitHub account (vuthiet2k/canva-mcp-vercel).
Go to Vercel Dashboard and Import canva-mcp-vercel.
Add Environment Variables:
CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN: Your Canva Connect API Personal Access Token or OAuth Token from Canva Developers.
CANVA_API_URL: https://api.canva.com/rest/v1 (default).
Click Deploy.
In your Spark Gemini MCP Configuration, add the server entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"canva": {
"url": "https://canva-mcp-vercel.vercel.app/api/mcp",
"transport": "http",
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
}
}
}Tool Name | Description |
| Create a design by preset or custom dimensions |
| Get design metadata and URLs |
| Search and list user designs |
| Get slide pages and thumbnails |
| Resize a design |
| Find autofill-capable brand templates |
| Get brand template details |
| Retrieve dataset schema |
| Generate new design by autofilling data into template |
| Upload an image/video asset from public URL |
| Fetch asset metadata |
| Remove asset from Canva library |
| List Brand Kits (colors, fonts, logos) |
| Create a folder |
| List items inside a folder |
| Search folders by keyword |
| Move design or folder |
| Get available export formats |
| Export design to PDF, PNG, JPG, PPTX, MP4 |
| Check export status and get download link |
| Get current authenticated user profile |
| List design comments |
| Add comment on design |
| Reply to design comment |
MIT License © 2026 Hoàng Vũ Thiết
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Create, search, edit, and export designs and assets from Canva.
The Canva MCP server connects AI assistants (like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor) to Canva's API, enabling them to create and manage designs directly within chat conversations. Key capabilities include generating new designs from prompts, autofilling templates, searching and resizing existing designs, importing files from URLs, exporting designs as PDFs or images, and managing folders and comments without switching between tools.
Design canvas for AI assets: generate images, video, code and screens, and edit canvases.
Image and video AI tools and your own pipelines, run from any AI assistant.
