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Canva Designs, Folders, and Assets

Explanations of some key Canva resources.

Designs

A design is anything you create in Canva, including:

This doesn't include elements within a design, such as:

  • Images and videos uploaded by a user.
  • Built-in elements, such as shapes and stock images.

Most Canva designs are between 40 × 40 pixels and 8,000 × 8,000 pixels and can have multiple pages, with exceptions for some design types, such as Documents (unlimited length) and Whiteboards (unlimited width and height).

Folders

Folders are a collection of items, such as:

  • Other folders.
  • Assets, such as uploaded images, audio, and videos.
  • Designs, such as Instagram posts, Presentations, and Documents (Canva Docs).
  • Brand Templates.

When identifying folders, we recommend using the folder's id, which can't be changed by a user. The top level of the user's content library, Projects⁠(opens in a new tab or window), is represented in APIs as a folder with the ID root.

Assets

Assets, known as Uploads⁠(opens in a new tab or window) in the Canva UI, are user-upload images, audio tracks, and videos. Assets are stored in the user's Projects⁠(opens in a new tab or window) along with their designs, and users can add their assets, or shared assets, to designs using the Uploads tab⁠(opens in a new tab or window) in the Canva editor. Users can also add tags⁠(opens in a new tab or window) to their assets to help them search through their assets.