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.

In some situations, a single item can exist in multiple folders. If you attempt to move an item that exists in multiple folders, the API returns an item_in_multiple_folders error. In this case, you must use the Canva UI to move the item to another folder.

HTTP method and URL path

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.

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

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(opens in a new tab or window), use the ID root.

item_idstring

REQUIRED

The ID of the item you want to move. Currently, video assets are not supported.

Example request

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"
}'

const fetch = require("node-fetch");

fetch("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders/move", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer {token}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "to_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor",
    "item_id": "Msd59349ff"
  }),
})
  .then(async (response) => {
    const data = await response.json();
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

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/move"))
            .header("Authorization", "Bearer {token}")
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"to_folder_id\": \"FAF2lZtloor\", \"item_id\": \"Msd59349ff\"}"))
            .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 = {
    "to_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor",
    "item_id": "Msd59349ff"
}

response = requests.post("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders/move",
    headers=headers,
    json=data
)
print(response.json())

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/move"),
  Headers =
  {
    { "Authorization", "Bearer {token}" },
  },
  Content = new StringContent(
    "{\"to_folder_id\": \"FAF2lZtloor\", \"item_id\": \"Msd59349ff\"}",
    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(`{
	  "to_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor",
	  "item_id": "Msd59349ff"
	}`)

	url := "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders/move"
	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))
}

$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/folders/move",
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    'Authorization: Bearer {token}',
    'Content-Type: application/json',
  ),
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    "to_folder_id" => "FAF2lZtloor",
    "item_id" => "Msd59349ff"
  ])
));

$response = curl_exec($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/move')
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
{
  "to_folder_id": "FAF2lZtloor",
  "item_id": "Msd59349ff"
}
REQUEST_BODY

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

RUBY

Success response

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

Move folder item

HTTP method and URL path

Authentication

Header parameters

Body parameters

Example request

Success response

Try it out

Step 1: Enter your access token