createDesign

Creates a design in the editor.

The createDesign method accepts different parameters depending on whether or not a design is created via a product catalog.

Create a design via the catalog-to-editor path

The catalog-to-editor path lets an integration create a design via a product catalog.

Usage

(async () => {
  const api = await Canva.Partnership.initialize({
    apiKey: "<partner_api_key>",
    autoAuthToken: "<auto_auth_token>",
    container: document.getElementById("container"),
  });

  const onBackClick = () => {
    // the user has clicked the "Back" button in the editor's header
    console.log("You clicked the 'Back' button!");
  };

  const onArtworkCreate = (opts) => {
    // the user has finished proofing their design
    console.log(opts);
  };

  const onProductSelect = (opts) => {
    api.createDesign({
      ...opts,
      onBackClick,
      onArtworkCreate,
    });
  };

  api.showCatalog({
    onProductSelect,
  });
})();

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Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`opts`	object	Yes	Options for creating a new design in the Canva editor.
`opts.onArtworkCreate` (deprecated)	function	Yes	See onArtworkCreate. This parameter is superseded by `opts.onMultiArtworkCreate`.
`opts.onBackClick`	function	Yes	See onBackClick.
`opts.onMultiArtworkCreate`	function	Yes	See onMultiArtworkCreate.
`opts.designId`	string	No	The ID of an existing design. If present, a new design is created as a copy of the existing design.
`opts.designSource`	string	No	Whether a design is created via a product catalog or by directly launching the Canva editor. Set to `"catalog"`.
`opts.onDesignClose`	function	No	See onDesignClose.
`opts.onDesignOpen`	function	No	See onDesignOpen.
`opts.publishLabel`	string	No	A label for the editor's Publish button.
`opts.title`	string	No	The title of the design. The default title is `Untitled design`. The title is used in the exported design's filename. Users can change the title later in the Canva editor.

Create a design via the direct-to-editor path

The direct-to-editor path lets an integration create a design by directly launching the Canva editor.

Usage

(async () => {
  const api = await Canva.Partnership.initialize({
    apiKey: "<partner_api_key>",
    autoAuthToken: "<auto_auth_token>",
  });

  const onBackClick = () => {
    // the user has clicked the "Back" button in the editor's header
    console.log("You clicked the 'Back' button!");
  };

  const onArtworkCreate = (opts) => {
    console.log(opts);
  };

  api.createDesign({
    partnerProductId: "Poster11x17",
    designSource: "direct",
    onBackClick,
    onArtworkCreate,
  });
})();

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Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`opts`	object	Yes	Options for creating a new design in the Canva editor.
`opts.designSource`	string	Yes	Whether a design is created via a product catalog or by directly launching the Canva editor. Set to `"direct"`.
`opts.onArtworkCreate` (deprecated)	function	Yes	See onArtworkCreate. This parameter is superseded by `opts.onMultiArtworkCreate`.
`opts.onBackClick`	function	Yes	See onBackClick.
`opts.onMultiArtworkCreate`	function	Yes	See onMultiArtworkCreate.
`opts.partnerProductId`	string	Yes	The ID of a partner's product. Some examples are `"Poster11x17in"` and `"Banner96x24in"`. A partner product ID determines the dimensions, the templates, the furniture (if applicable), and the export settings to apply for a design. A partner may provide a partner product ID to Canva beforehand. This may match with a product ID in a partner's back-end, such as SKU or internal system identifier. If partner doesn't provide a partner product ID, Canva assigns one for each product.
`opts.designId`	string	No	The ID of an existing design. If present, a new design is created as a copy of the existing design.
`opts.onDesignClose`	function	No	See onDesignClose.
`opts.onDesignOpen`	function	No	See onDesignOpen.
`opts.publishLabel`	string	No	A label for the editor's Publish button.
`opts.title`	string	No	The title of the design. The default title is `Untitled design`. The title is used in the exported design's filename. Users can change the title later in the Canva editor.