Get asset upload job

Get the status and results of an upload asset job.

Get the result of an asset upload job that was created using the Create asset upload job API.

You might need to make multiple requests to this endpoint until you get a success or failed status. For more information on the workflow for using asynchronous jobs, see API requests and responses.

HTTP method and URL path

GET https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}

This operation is rate limited to 180 requests per minute for each user of your integration.

Authentication

This endpoint requires a valid access token that acts on behalf of a user. The token must have the following scopes (permissions):

  • asset:read

For more information, see Scopes.

Header parameters

Authorizationstring
REQUIRED

Provides credentials to authenticate the request, in the form of a Bearer token.

For example: Authorization: Bearer {token}

Path parameters

jobIdstring
REQUIRED

The asset upload job ID.

Example request

Examples for using the /v1/asset-uploads/{jobId} endpoint:

curl --request GET 'https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
SH
const fetch = require("node-fetch");
fetch("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}", {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer {token}",
},
})
.then(async (response) => {
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
})
.catch(err => console.error(err));
JS
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer {token}")
.method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(
request,
HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()
);
System.out.println(response.body());
}
}
JAVA
import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer {token}"
}
response = requests.get("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}",
headers=headers
)
print(response.json())
PY
using System.Net.Http;
var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage
{
Method = HttpMethod.Get,
RequestUri = new Uri("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}"),
Headers =
{
{ "Authorization", "Bearer {token}" },
},
};
using (var response = await client.SendAsync(request))
{
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(body);
};
CSHARP
package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {token}")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
GO
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}",
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
'Authorization: Bearer {token}',
),
));
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if (empty($err)) {
echo $response;
} else {
echo "Error: " . $err;
}
PHP
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
url = URI('https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/asset-uploads/{jobId}')
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer {token}'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
RUBY

Success response

If successful, the endpoint returns a 200 response with a JSON body with the following parameters:

jobAssetUploadJob

The status of the asset upload job.

Properties of job
idstring

The ID of the asset upload job.

statusstring

Status of the asset upload job. This can be one of the following:

  • failed
  • in_progress
  • success
errorAssetUploadError
OPTIONAL

If the upload fails, this object provides details about the error.

Properties of error
codestring

A short string indicating why the upload failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically. This can be one of the following:

  • file_too_big
  • import_failed
messagestring

A human-readable description of what went wrong.

assetAsset
OPTIONAL

The asset object, which contains metadata about the asset.

Properties of asset
typestring

Type of an asset. Support for video assets is currently provided as a preview.

idstring

The ID of the asset.

namestring

The name of the asset.

tagsstring[]

The user-facing tags attached to the asset. Users can add these tags to their uploaded assets, and they can search their uploaded assets in the Canva UI by searching for these tags. For information on how users use tags, see the Canva Help Center page on asset tags(opens in a new tab or window).

created_atinteger

When the asset was added to Canva, as a Unix timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch).

updated_atinteger

When the asset was last updated in Canva, as a Unix timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch).

thumbnailThumbnail
OPTIONAL

A thumbnail image representing the object.

Properties of thumbnail
widthinteger

The width of the thumbnail image in pixels.

heightinteger

The height of the thumbnail image in pixels.

urlstring

A URL for retrieving the thumbnail image. This URL expires after 15 minutes. This URL includes a query string that's required for retrieving the thumbnail.

import_statusImportStatus
DEPRECATED

The import status of the asset.

Properties of import_status
statestring

State of the import job for an uploaded asset. This can be one of the following:

  • failed
  • in_progress
  • success
errorImportError
DEPRECATED

If the import fails, this object provides details about the error.

Properties of error
messagestring

A human-readable description of what went wrong.

codestring

A short string indicating why the upload failed. This field can be used to handle errors programmatically. This can be one of the following:

  • file_too_big
  • import_failed

Example responses

In progress job

{
"job": {
"id": "e08861ae-3b29-45db-8dc1-1fe0bf7f1cc8",
"status": "in_progress"
}
}
JSON

Successfully completed job

{
"job": {
"id": "e08861ae-3b29-45db-8dc1-1fe0bf7f1cc8",
"status": "success",
"asset": {
"id": "Msd59349ff",
"name": "My Awesome Upload",
"tags": [
"image",
"holiday",
"best day ever"
],
"created_at": 1377396000,
"updated_at": 1692928800,
"thumbnail": {
"width": 595,
"height": 335,
"url": "https://document-export.canva.com/Vczz9/zF9vzVtdADc/2/thumbnail/0001.png?<query-string>"
}
}
}
}
JSON

Failed job

{
"job": {
"id": "e08861ae-3b29-45db-8dc1-1fe0bf7f1cc8",
"status": "failed",
"error": {
"code": "file_too_big",
"message": "Failed to import because the file is too big"
}
}
}
JSON

Try it out

Step 1: Enter your access token

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