Canva API MCP Server
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Canva API MCP Server
A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Canva's API. This server provides tools and resources for managing designs, brands, assets, and users in Canva.
Features
- Complete coverage of Canva API endpoints
- Tools for all major API operations
- Resources for documentation and entity details
- Mock data support for testing without API credentials
Getting Started
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Copy
.env.example
to.env
and add your Canva API credentials:CANVA_APP_ID=your_app_id CANVA_API_KEY=your_api_key
- Start the server:
npm run dev
Testing with MCP Inspector
To test the server with the MCP Inspector:
npm run inspect
This will open a web interface where you can:
- Browse and test all available tools
- Access resources
- View server logs
Available Tools
Design Management
get_design
- Get information about a specific designlist_designs
- List designs with optional pagination
Brand Management
get_brand
- Get information about a specific brandlist_brands
- List brands with optional pagination
Asset Management
get_asset
- Get information about a specific assetlist_assets
- List assets with optional filtering and paginationupload_image
- Upload an image to Canva from a URL
User Management
get_user
- Get information about a specific userlist_users
- List users with optional pagination
Available Resources
Documentation
canva://overview
- General API overviewcanva://getting-started
- Getting started guidecanva://authentication
- Authentication informationcanva://designs
- Designs API documentationcanva://brands
- Brands API documentationcanva://assets
- Assets API documentationcanva://users
- Users API documentation
Entity Resources
canva://design/{designId}
- Information about a specific designcanva://brand/{brandId}
- Information about a specific brandcanva://asset/{assetId}
- Information about a specific asset
Mock Data
If no API credentials are provided, the server will use mock data for all responses. This is useful for testing and development.
License
MIT
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