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Create a Canva brief from every new Trello card

Move from task description to a usable visual brief without opening another app.

Trigger

New Card Trigger

Triggered when a card is created in the specified board

Action

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.

Why this helps

Important campaign details stay buried in Trello cards and require manual copying into Canva.

  • Reduce copy and paste work
  • Start designs from consistent presets
  • Keep visual work tied to the original task

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Trello and Canva in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named for Trello brief designs.
  • 3Tell Notis to create a Canva design from each new card's brief and include the relevant details.
  • 4Pick the Trello New Card Trigger for the board.
  • 5Choose where run reports should go, then test with one real card.

Questions about this workflow

Can Notis choose a Canva preset?

Yes. Include the desired preset or dimensions in the automation instruction.

What happens if a card has no design brief?

Tell Notis to create a simple draft with the card title and flag missing details in the run report.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Trello to Canva. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Trello triggers

Canva actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Card Archived Trigger

Triggered when a card is archived in the specified board

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

New Activity Trigger

Triggered when there is activity in Trello.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

New Board Trigger

Triggered when a board is created in the specified workspace

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

New Card Trigger

Triggered when a card is created in the specified board

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Card Updated Trigger

Triggered when a specific card is updated

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Trello and Canva, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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