Get design resize job
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Gets the result of a design resize job that was created using the Create design resize job API.
If the job is successful, the response includes a summary of the new resized design, including its metadata.
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
https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{jobId}
This operation is rate limited to 120 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):
-
design:content:read
-
design:content:write
For more information, see Scopes.
Header parameters
Path parameters
jobId
string
RequiredThe design resize job ID.
Example request
Examples for using the /v1/resizes/{jobId}
endpoint:
curl --request GET 'https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{jobId}' \--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
const fetch = require("node-fetch");fetch("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{jobId}", {method: "GET",headers: {"Authorization": "Bearer {token}",},}).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/resizes/{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());}}
import requestsheaders = {"Authorization": "Bearer {token}"}response = requests.get("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{jobId}",headers=headers)print(response.json())
using System.Net.Http;var client = new HttpClient();var request = new HttpRequestMessage{Method = HttpMethod.Get,RequestUri = new Uri("https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{jobId}"),Headers ={{ "Authorization", "Bearer {token}" },},};using (var response = await client.SendAsync(request)){response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();Console.WriteLine(body);};
package mainimport ("fmt""io""net/http")func main() {url := "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{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))}
$curl = curl_init();curl_setopt_array($curl, array(CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{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;}
require 'net/http'require 'uri'url = URI('https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/resizes/{jobId}')http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)http.use_ssl = truerequest = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer {token}'response = http.request(request)puts response.read_body
Success response
If successful, the endpoint returns a 200
response with a JSON body with the following parameters:
job
DesignResizeJob
Details about the design resize job.
id
string
The design resize job ID.
status
string
Status of the design resize job.
Available values:
in_progress
success
failed
result
DesignResizeJobResult
OptionalDesign has been created and saved to user's root (projects(opens in a new tab or window)) folder.
design
DesignSummary
Basic details about the design, such as the design's ID, title, and URL.
id
string
The design ID.
urls
DesignLinks
A temporary set of URLs for viewing or editing the design.
edit_url
string
A temporary editing URL for the design. This URL is only accessible to the user that made the API request, and is designed to support return navigation workflows.
This is not a permanent URL, it is only valid for 30 days.
view_url
string
A temporary viewing URL for the design. This URL is only accessible to the user that made the API request, and is designed to support return navigation workflows.
This is not a permanent URL, it is only valid for 30 days.
created_at
integer
When the design was created in Canva, as a Unix timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch).
updated_at
integer
When the design was last updated in Canva, as a Unix timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch).
title
string
OptionalThe design title.
url
string
OptionalURL of the design.
thumbnail
Thumbnail
OptionalA thumbnail image representing the object.
width
integer
The width of the thumbnail image in pixels.
height
integer
The height of the thumbnail image in pixels.
url
string
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.
page_count
integer
OptionalThe total number of pages in the design. Some design types don't have pages (for example, Canva docs).
error
DesignResizeError
OptionalIf the design resize job fails, this object provides details about the error.
code
string
Available values:
thumbnail_generation_error
design_resize_error
create_design_error
message
string
A human-readable description of what went wrong.
Example responses
In progress job
{"job": {"id": "450a76e7-f96f-43ae-9c37-0e1ce492ac72","status": "in_progress"}}
Successfully completed job
{"job": {"id": "450a76e7-f96f-43ae-9c37-0e1ce492ac72","status": "success","result": {"design": {"id": "DAGirp_1ZUA","title": "My summer holiday","thumbnail": {"url": "https://document-export.canva.com/Vczz9/zF9vzVtdADc/2/thumbnail/0001.png?<query-string>"},"urls": {"edit_url": "https://www.canva.com/design/DAGhRehVa2c/0L_1s4UXSpZhls8EtPaRKw/edit","view_url": "https://www.canva.com/design/DAGhRehVa2c/0L_1s4UXSpZhls8EtPaRKw/view"},"created_at": "1742856750,","updated_at": "1742856752,","page_count": 5}}}}
Failed job
{"job": {"id": "450a76e7-f96f-43ae-9c37-0e1ce492ac72","status": "failed","error": {"code": "design_resize_error","message": "Failed to resize the design"}}}