# Canva Template Hunter (`kawsar/canva-template-hunter`) Actor

Canva Template Hunter pulls clean JSON from Canva's template library by category, search query, or URL, so you can build catalogs, research niches, and track template coverage at scale.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kawsar/canva-template-hunter.md
- **Developed by:** [Kawsar](https://apify.com/kawsar) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Canva Template Hunter

Canva Template Hunter pulls clean JSON from Canva's template library. Point it at a category page, a search results URL, or an individual template link and it returns structured records per template: ID, title, type, dimensions, pricing tier, dominant color, and preview image URL.

No Canva account needed. No browser automation required. Works with any public Canva template URL.

***

### What you get

Each record contains these fields:

| Field | Example value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `templateId` | `EAE2D4Zdd5M` | Unique Canva template identifier |
| `templateTitle` | `Baby Instagram Template` | Template name |
| `pageDescription` | `Use this customizable…` | Short template description |
| `url` | `https://www.canva.com/templates/EAE2D4Zdd5M-…/` | Canonical template URL |
| `slug` | `EAE2D4Zdd5M-baby-instagram-template` | URL slug |
| `thumbnailUrl` | `https://marketplace.canva.com/…jpg` | Preview image URL |
| `thumbnailWidth` | `400` | Preview image width (px) |
| `thumbnailHeight` | `400` | Preview image height (px) |
| `templateType` | `Instagram Post` | Template category |
| `formatName` | `Instagram Post (Square)` | Detailed format with ratio |
| `dimensions` | `1080 × 1080 px` | Canvas size |
| `pricingTier` | `Free` or `Pro` | Whether the template requires Canva Pro |
| `dominantColor` | `#fed2e2` | Dominant hex color of the preview |
| `previewImageUrl` | `https://marketplace.canva.com/…jpg` | Full-resolution marketplace CDN image |
| `scrapedAt` | `2026-05-20T08:30:00+00:00` | UTC timestamp |

***

### Input

#### `maxItems` — per source, not global

`maxItems` controls how many templates to collect **per source URL**. If you provide three URLs with `maxItems: 50`, the actor collects up to 50 templates from each, for up to 150 total results.

#### Start URLs

Paste one or more Canva template URLs. Three URL types are accepted:

**Category listing** — scrape a whole category with automatic pagination:

```
https://www.canva.com/templates/instagram/
https://www.canva.com/templates/presentations/
https://www.canva.com/templates/posters/
https://www.canva.com/templates/resumes/
https://www.canva.com/templates/business-cards/
```

**Search results** — scrape Canva's search results for any keyword:

```
https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=baby+shower
https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=business+card
https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=wedding+invitation
```

**Individual template** — scrape a single template page:

```
https://www.canva.com/templates/EAE2D4Zdd5M-baby-instagram-template/
```

#### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | array | — | List of Canva template URLs to scrape |
| `searchQuery` | string | — | Search term (e.g. `baby shower`) |
| `category` | string | — | Category slug (e.g. `instagram`, `posters`) |
| `maxItems` | integer | 50 | Max templates per source URL (max 1000) |
| `requestTimeoutSecs` | integer | 60 | Per-request timeout in seconds |

`startUrls`, `searchQuery`, and `category` can all be combined in a single run. Each becomes its own independent source with its own `maxItems` cap.

***

### Pagination

Canva paginates using a `continuation` parameter that increments by 50 on each page:

```
Page 1: https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=instagram
Page 2: https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=instagram&continuation=50
Page 3: https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=instagram&continuation=100
```

The actor follows this automatically. Pagination stops when a page returns no new templates or `maxItems` is reached for that source.

***

### Example input

Scrape 100 Instagram templates:

```json
{
    "startUrls": [
        {"url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/instagram/"}
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
}
```

Search for a keyword with a limit:

```json
{
    "searchQuery": "baby shower",
    "maxItems": 50
}
```

Multiple sources, each with its own 50-item cap:

```json
{
    "startUrls": [
        {"url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/instagram/"},
        {"url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/presentations/"}
    ],
    "category": "resumes",
    "maxItems": 50
}
```

Single template page:

```json
{
    "startUrls": [
        {"url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/EAE2D4Zdd5M-baby-instagram-template/"}
    ]
}
```

***

### Example output

```json
{
    "templateId": "EAE2D4Zdd5M",
    "templateTitle": "Baby Instagram Template",
    "pageDescription": "Use this customizable Baby Instagram Template template and find more professional designs from Canva.",
    "url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/EAE2D4Zdd5M-baby-instagram-template/",
    "slug": "EAE2D4Zdd5M-baby-instagram-template",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://marketplace.canva.com/EAE2D4Zdd5M/1/0/400w/canva-baby-instagram-template.jpg",
    "thumbnailWidth": 400,
    "thumbnailHeight": 400,
    "templateType": "Instagram Post",
    "formatName": "Instagram Post (Square)",
    "dimensions": "1080 × 1080 px",
    "pricingTier": "Free",
    "dominantColor": "#fed2e2",
    "previewImageUrl": "https://marketplace.canva.com/EAE2D4Zdd5M/1/0/400w/canva-baby-instagram-template.jpg",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-05-20T08:30:00.000000+00:00",
    "error": null
}
```

***

### Supported categories

Any Canva template category URL works. Common ones:

| Slug | URL |
|---|---|
| `instagram` | canva.com/templates/instagram/ |
| `presentations` | canva.com/templates/presentations/ |
| `posters` | canva.com/templates/posters/ |
| `resumes` | canva.com/templates/resumes/ |
| `business-cards` | canva.com/templates/business-cards/ |
| `facebook` | canva.com/templates/facebook/ |
| `youtube` | canva.com/templates/youtube/ |
| `certificates` | canva.com/templates/certificates/ |
| `invitations` | canva.com/templates/invitations/ |
| `newsletters` | canva.com/templates/newsletters/ |
| `infographics` | canva.com/templates/infographics/ |
| `menus` | canva.com/templates/menus/ |
| `logos` | canva.com/templates/logos/ |
| `banners` | canva.com/templates/banners/ |
| `flyers` | canva.com/templates/flyers/ |
| `brochures` | canva.com/templates/brochures/ |

***

### Use cases

**Niche research** — find out how many free vs. Pro templates exist for a given category, what dimensions are most common, and which color palettes dominate a niche.

**Template catalog** — build your own searchable directory of Canva templates filtered by type, size, or color.

**Competitor monitoring** — run the actor on a schedule to track new templates added to specific categories over time.

**SEO analysis** — extract template slugs and titles to study how Canva structures its template library for search.

**Data pipeline** — export to Google Sheets, Airtable, or a database via the Apify dataset export (CSV, XLSX, JSON).

***

### Performance tips

- Each listing page returns about 49-50 templates. Set `maxItems` to a multiple of 50 to use pages efficiently.
- For thousands of templates, split by category across multiple runs rather than one large run.
- If requests time out, increase `requestTimeoutSecs` to 60.
- Duplicate templates are skipped automatically across all source URLs in the same run.

***

### Output formats

Results are available in the Apify dataset as:

- **JSON** (default) — one record per template
- **CSV** — flat table, ready for Excel or Google Sheets
- **XLSX** — Excel workbook
- **XML** — for integrations that require XML
- **RSS** — for feed-based monitoring workflows

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

List of Canva template URLs to scrape. Accepts category pages (e.g. canva.com/templates/instagram/), search results pages (e.g. canva.com/templates/?query=logo), or individual template pages.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of templates to collect per source URL. Each start URL is an independent source with its own limit. E.g. 3 URLs × maxItems 50 = up to 150 total results.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Per-request timeout in seconds.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/instagram/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=logo"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/EAE2D4Zdd5M-baby-instagram-template/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/instagram/"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kawsar/canva-template-hunter").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/instagram/" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kawsar/canva-template-hunter").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.canva.com/templates/instagram/"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call kawsar/canva-template-hunter --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kawsar/canva-template-hunter"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Le0CI27NjLL9yWHlv/builds/lXcSB91h3eUfwl5Fk/openapi.json