Search Canva designs directly from WhatsApp
Find shared or self-created Canva files from the conversation where the request arrived.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
List User Designs
Provides a summary of canva user designs, includes search filtering, and allows showing both self-created and shared designs with sorting options.
Why this helps
A simple file lookup becomes a scavenger hunt across folders and tabs.
- Locate shared files quickly
- Use natural language search
- Keep the request in one channel
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Canva in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named WhatsApp Canva design search.
- 3Tell Notis to search user designs using the message's names, topics, or sharing clues.
- 4Pick New WhatsApp Message Received as the trigger and choose the report channel.
- 5Test with one real file search.
Questions about this workflow
Can it search shared designs too?
Yes. Ask Notis to include both self-created and shared designs.
What should happen when there are many matches?
Tell Notis to sort the results and summarize the closest matches.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Canva. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai 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.
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Timelinesai and Canva, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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