Templated is a Canva API alternative to Automate Your Image Creation
With our API solution you can automate your design creation without even signing up for the Enterprise Plan
Canva.com is a great design tool with thousands of design templates
for your to create graphics for all sort of applications.
It offers a drag-and-drop graphic editor that is easy-to-use without the need of a professional designer.
Does Canva have an API?
Canva does HAVE an API for creating apps to integrate to their platform.
Canva DOES have limited API capabilities for creating or modifying designs programmatically, but it requires an Enterprise account.
Their standard API is mainly focused on creating additional features and asset import functions to their editor.
What about Canva's Autofill API?
Canva does offer Autofill APIs that allow you to create personalized designs using brand templates and input data. You can generate personalized invites, letters, training materials, pitch decks, marketing content, and more by filling autofillable data fields in brand templates.
Enterprise Only: To use the Autofill APIs, your integration must act on behalf of a user that's a member of a Canva Enterprise organization. This feature is not available on standard Canva plans.
The Enterprise Account Barrier
For programmatic design creation and modification, Canva requires an Enterprise account, which has significant barriers to entry:
Size Requirements: Enterprise is designed for large organizations with 30+ people and multiple teams requiring centralized brand management and advanced security features.
Custom Pricing: Enterprise pricing is not publicly listed and requires direct contact with Canva's sales team to determine costs based on your organization's size and specific requirements.
This means it's not accessible for individual developers, small businesses, or startups who want to use an API to generate designs in batches or change design content like the text of a banner or the product image of a marketing creative.
Even Canva's Autofill APIs - which offer functionality similar to what Templated provides for dynamic template personalization - are restricted to Enterprise customers only, creating the same accessibility barrier.
Is there an alternative?
Yes! Templated's Image Generation API is a better alternative to create your designs and automate.
Our Canva-like Editor is easily integrable to your system with easy to understand documentation.
See how effortlessly you can create templates and start automating in just a few minutes.
Customize your designs or generate multiple images programmatically using an interface similar to Canva that you're already familiar with.
Generate images & PDFs from dynamic templates
Automate and scale your content creation
Integrate via API or no-code solutions
{ "template": TEMPLATE_ID, "layers" : { "title" : { "text" : "Exploring the Wonders of Thailand", "color" : "#FF0000", }, "cover": { "image_url" : "https://pathtomyphoto.com/wild.jpg" } }}{ "template": TEMPLATE_ID, "layers" : { "title" : { "text" : "Embracing Sustainability In Your Kitchen", "color" : "#DD44FF", }, "cover": { "image_url" : "https://pathtomyphoto.com/fruits.jpg" } }}{ "template": TEMPLATE_ID, "layers" : { "title" : { "text" : "The Evolution of Gaming Consoles", "color" : "#0099dd", }, "cover": { "image_url" : "https://pathtomyphoto.com/mario.jpg" } }}
Design your dynamic template in our Template Editor
Our drag & drop editor is easy to use so you can style the template without the need of a professional designer
Real-time Canvas Editor
What you see is what you get. See your changes instantly as you make them.
Pre-designed Professional Templates
Browse our Template Gallery and customize ready-made designs in minutes.
Design with AI
Use our AI Template Generator to quick-start your own templates.
White Label Editor
Embed our Editor to your site or app and let your users create and customize their own designs directly on your platform.
API for Image and PDF Generation
Render images and PDFs at scale with a simple API.
Simple POST request with JSON payload
Render multiple images or PDFs at once with a simple request.
Modify every layer of your template
Update text, colors, images, and more of each layer through our API.
Multiple output formats
Choose from .jpg, .png, .webp, or .pdf for your rendered files.
Client Libraries Coming soon
Use our client libraries for Python, Node, Java, PHP, Ruby, and more.
fetch('https://api.templated.io/v1/render', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ "template": TEMPLATE_ID, "format": "pdf", "layers" : { "text-1" : { "text" : "This is my text to be rendered", "color" : "#FFFFFF", "background" : "#0000FF" }, "image-1": { "image_url" : "https://pathtomyphoto.com/123.jpg" } } }), headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}` }})No-code Integrations
Easily integrate with #nocode platforms.
Use Zapier, Make, n8n and other popular no-code platforms to integrate with us and automate your assets.
Pre-designed Dynamic Templates
Choose a professionally crafted template design from
our Template Gallery to kickstart your projects
Canva API vs Templated API: Feature Comparison
| Feature/Aspect | Canva API | Templated API |
|---|---|---|
| Design Creation | No direct API support for creating designs programmatically | Full API support for creating and modifying designs programmatically |
| Template Customization | Limited API capabilities for template modifications | Extensive API support for customizing templates dynamically |
| Autofill/Personalization | Autofill APIs available only for Enterprise organizations | Dynamic personalization available on all plans via API |
| Batch Processing | Not available through API | Supports batch processing for multiple designs |
| Output Formats | Limited API control over output formats | API supports multiple output formats (JPG, PNG, PDF and WEBP.) |
| Integration Ease | Complex integration process, primarily for app development within Canva | Simple REST API, easy to integrate into existing workflows and apps |
| Automation Capabilities | Limited automation features via API | Extensive automation capabilities for design creation and modification |
| Asset Management | API focused on importing assets to Canva platform | API supports dynamic asset insertion and management in designs |
| Use Case Focus | Primarily for integrating apps into Canva's ecosystem | Focused on automating design processes and scaling content creation |
| API Documentation | Comprehensive but complex, geared towards app developers | Clear, concise documentation with examples for quick implementation |
| Pricing Model | Requires Enterprise plan for full API access | Flexible pricing tiers, including a free option for API access |
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