Create folder

Create a new folder in the user's Projects.

Creates a folder in either the top level of a Canva user's projects(opens in a new tab or window) (using the ID root), or another folder (using the parent folder's ID). When a folder is successfully created, the endpoint returns its folder ID, along with other information.

HTTP method and URL path

POST https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders

This operation is rate limited to 20 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):

  • folder:write

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}

Content-Typestring
REQUIRED

Indicates the media type of the information sent in the request. This must be set to application/json.

For example: Content-Type: application/json

Body parameters

namestring
REQUIRED

The name of the folder. Must be less than 256 characters.

parent_folder_idstring
REQUIRED

The folder ID of the parent folder. To create a new folder at the top level of a user's projects(opens in a new tab or window), use the ID root.

Example request

Examples for using the /v1/folders endpoint:

curl --request POST 'https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"name": "My awesome holiday",
"parent_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor"
}'
SH
const fetch = require("node-fetch");
fetch("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer {token}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"name": "My awesome holiday",
"parent_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor"
}),
})
.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/folders"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer {token}")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"name\": \"My awesome holiday\", \"parent_folder_id\": \"FAF2lZtloor\"}"))
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(
request,
HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()
);
System.out.println(response.body());
}
}
JAVA
import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer {token}",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
"name": "My awesome holiday",
"parent_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor"
}
response = requests.post("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders",
headers=headers,
json=data
)
print(response.json())
PY
using System.Net.Http;
var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage
{
Method = HttpMethod.Post,
RequestUri = new Uri("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders"),
Headers =
{
{ "Authorization", "Bearer {token}" },
},
Content = new StringContent(
"{\"name\": \"My awesome holiday\", \"parent_folder_id\": \"FAF2lZtloor\"}",
Encoding.UTF8,
"application/json"
),
};
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"
"strings"
)
func main() {
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
"name": "My awesome holiday",
"parent_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor"
}`)
url := "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {token}")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
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/folders",
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
'Authorization: Bearer {token}',
'Content-Type: application/json',
),
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
"name" => "My awesome holiday",
"parent_folder_id" => "FAF2lZtloor"
])
));
$response = curl_exec($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/folders')
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer {token}'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = <<REQUEST_BODY
{
"name": "My awesome holiday",
"parent_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor"
}
REQUEST_BODY
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:

folderFolder
OPTIONAL

The folder object, which contains metadata about the folder.

Properties of folder
idstring

The folder ID.

namestring

The folder name.

created_atinteger

When the folder was created, as a Unix timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch).

updated_atinteger

When the folder was last updated, 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.

Example response

{
"folder": {
"id": "FAF2lZtloor",
"name": "My awesome holiday",
"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

Try it out

Step 1: Enter your access token

To get started, generate an access token or provide your own below