Exports

Export a design

An actor triggers this event when they export a design. Internal Canva systems may export the design for tasks including:

Creating template previews.
Creating design and template thumbnails.
Sending a design for print⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

Canva Apps and Canva Integrations can also trigger the export event.

typestring

Default value: EXPORT

Available values: The only valid value is EXPORT.

output_typestring

The type of export.

Available values:

PDF
JPG
PNG
PPTX
MP4
WEB
GIF
SVG
HTML
WEBSITE
DOCX
CSV
XLSX

reasonExportReason

OPTIONAL

The reason the design was exported. If not specified, a user, a Canva App, or a Canva integration exported the design.

Properties of reason

typestring

This can be one of the following:

APP: The design was exported by an app.
INTERNAL: Canva internally exported the design for tasks including creating template previews, creating design and template thumbnails, or sending a design for print⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

app_idstring

CONDITIONAL

The ID of the app.

Example

{
  "id": ...,
  "timestamp": ...,
  "actor": ...,
  "target": ...,
  "action": {
    "type": "EXPORT",
    "reason": {
      "type": "APP",
      "app_id": "AAEJQA10wBV"
    },
    "output_type": "PDF"
  },
  "outcome": ...,
  "context": ...
}

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Request to download a user's data and content in bulk

This isn't a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR).

An actor triggers this event when they request to download personal data, uploads, and designs from the Login & Security settings page. A team owner⁠(opens in a new tab or window) can also download their team's content. For details, see Canva Help: Downloading your personal data, uploads, and designs in bulk⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

typestring

Default value: CREATE_BULK_DOWNLOAD

Available values: The only valid value is CREATE_BULK_DOWNLOAD.

Example

{
  "id": ...,
  "timestamp": ...,
  "actor": ...,
  "target": ...,
  "action": {
    "type": "CREATE_BULK_DOWNLOAD"
  },
  "outcome": ...,
  "context": ...
}

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Download a user's data and content in bulk

An actor triggers this event when they visit the page showing the download URL for their bulk download request. This event doesn't record whether the user downloaded the content.

These download URLs are valid for 14 days after the user made the request.

typestring

Default value: VIEW_BULK_DOWNLOAD_LINKS

Available values: The only valid value is VIEW_BULK_DOWNLOAD_LINKS.

Example

{
  "id": ...,
  "timestamp": ...,
  "actor": ...,
  "target": ...,
  "action": {
    "type": "VIEW_BULK_DOWNLOAD_LINKS"
  },
  "outcome": ...,
  "context": ...
}

JSON