Start a Canva autofill job for new subscriber creative
Turn subscriber context into a brand-template draft with less manual setup.
Trigger
Subscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber subscribes to Mailchimp
Action
Initiate canva design autofill job
Upcoming brand template id updates require migration within 6 months. canva enterprise users can auto-fill designs using various data types, including experimental chart data. monitor jobs with specific api.
Why this helps
Populating repeatable campaign templates by hand slows down welcome and onboarding work.
- Speed up template population
- Keep repeatable creative consistent
- Reduce copy and paste work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Mailchimp and Canva in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Subscriber Template Autofill.
- 3Tell Notis which Canva enterprise brand template to autofill and how to use the subscriber context.
- 4Choose Mailchimp Subscribe Trigger and a report channel.
- 5Test with one subscription event.
Questions about this workflow
Is Canva Enterprise required?
Canva's autofill API requires enterprise membership and an eligible brand template.
Does this complete the design?
It starts the autofill job; use the job status action to check completion.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Mailchimp to Canva. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Mailchimp triggers
Canva actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Access user specific brand templates list
This year, brand template ids will change; integrations storing them must update within 6 months. also, api use requires canva enterprise membership.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create canva design with optional asset
Create a new canva design using a preset or custom dimensions, and add an asset with `asset id` from a user's project using relevant apis.
Campaign Trigger
Triggered when a campaign is sent or experiences an event in Mailchimp
Create comment reply in design
This preview api allows replying to comments within a design on canva, with a limit of 100 replies per comment. users should note potential unannounced changes, and that preview apis are not eligible for public integrations.
Profile Update Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber's profile is updated in Mailchimp
Create design comment in preview api
This api is in preview and may change without notice; integrations using it won't pass review. it allows creating comments on a design, with a limit of 1000 comments per design.
Subscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber subscribes to Mailchimp
Create user or sub folder
This api creates a folder in a canva user's projects at the top level or within another folder, returning the new folder's id and additional details upon success.
Unsubscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber unsubscribes from Mailchimp
Delete asset by id
You can delete an asset by specifying its `assetid`. this operation mirrors the behavior in the canva ui. deleting an item moves it to the trash. deleting an asset doesn't remove it from designs that already use it.
Exchange oauth 2 0 access or refresh token
The oauth 2.0 endpoint issues time-limited (4-hour) access tokens of up to 4kb for user authorization via codes or refresh tokens. it requires client id/secret for authentication.
Fetch asset upload job status
Summarize asset upload outcome by repeatedly calling the endpoint until a 'success' or 'failed' status is received after using the create asset upload job api.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Mailchimp and Canva, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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