Move folder item

Move an item from one folder to another.

Moves an item to another folder. You must specify the folder ID of the destination folder, as well as the ID of the item you want to move.

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

This operation is rate limited to 100 requests per minute for each user of your integration.

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.

#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

#to_folder_idstring
Required

The ID of the folder you want to move the item to (the destination folder). If you want to move the item to the top level of a Canva user's projects, use the ID root.

#item_idstring
Required

The ID of the item you want to move.

Examples for using the /v1/folders/move endpoint:

curl --request POST 'https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders/move' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"to_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor",
"item_id": "Msd59349ff"
}'
sh

If successful, the endpoint returns the status code 204 No content without a response body.

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