Migrate from Canva to Orshot

# Automate my Canva designs with Orshot

I make designs in Canva and want them rendered automatically through Orshot (api.orshot.com) instead of by hand. Orshot renders images, PDFs and videos from templates through an API, has native n8n, Make, Zapier, Pipedream and Airtable apps, and an MCP server (https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp, setup at https://orshot.com/agents). If you can connect to that MCP server, do it first: it lets you list my Orshot templates, read their parameters and test renders directly. Read the docs linked below before changing anything, then do the work in the order given.

## 1. Find every place a Canva design is produced by hand or by script

Search for, and list with file paths:
- Canva links (`canva.com/design/…`, `canva.link/…`) in code, docs, spreadsheets or CMS content
- Bulk Create sheets: CSV or XLSX files whose columns are text fields (name, title, price…) or image URLs
- Scripts or Zaps that download Canva exports, rename files or upload them somewhere
- Places where the rendered images end up: a CMS, an email tool, a social scheduler, a folder

## 2. Templates

I will import each Canva design into Orshot myself (New Template → Canva tab → paste the public view link). Guide: https://orshot.com/migrate/from-canva

Every page of a design becomes a page of one Orshot template. Every text box and image becomes a parameter, named by its role, page and position: `title_1_5`, `heading_2_6`, `text_1_8`, `img_1_4`. Multi-page keys carry a page prefix: `page2@title_2_4`. Ask me for the Orshot template IDs, or read the parameters with:
- GET /v1/studio/templates/{id}: https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/studio-template-get
- List templates: https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/studio-templates-list

Build a mapping table: Bulk Create column (or the thing I change by hand) → Orshot parameter. Show it to me before writing code. If the generated names are unreadable, tell me which layers to rename in the Studio and I will do it.

## 3. Replace Bulk Create with API calls

Reference: https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/render-from-studio-template

Bulk Create row:
```csv
name,headline,photo
Harper Russo,Skills That Shape Your Future Success,https://…/harper.jpg
```

Orshot, one call per row:
```http
POST https://api.orshot.com/v1/studio/render
Authorization: Bearer ORSHOT_KEY
{ "templateId": 12345, "modifications": { "name": "Harper Russo", "headline": "Skills That Shape Your Future Success", "photo": "https://…/harper.jpg" }, "response": { "type": "url", "format": "png" } }
```

Rules:
- `modifications` is a flat object keyed by parameter name. Text is a plain string; an image is its URL.
- Styles use dot keys: `"headline.color": "#111"`, `"headline.fontSize": 48`. Docs: https://orshot.com/docs/dynamic-parameters
- Multi-page designs: `"page2@heading_2_6": "…"`. A key without a prefix applies to every page. A carousel comes back as one URL per page.
- `response.format`: png, jpg, webp, avif, pdf, mp4, webm, gif. `response.type`: url, base64, binary. `response.size` renders the same design at another size, for example `"instagram-story"`: https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/render-from-studio-template#smart-resize
- Sync by default: the response carries `data.content` (the file URL or data). For long batches use `"mode": "async"` inside `response` with `webhook_url`: https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/async-render-start
- Auth is Bearer. Store the key as `ORSHOT_API_KEY`. Keys: https://orshot.com/docs/quick-start/get-api-key
- Official SDKs (Node, Python, Ruby, PHP): https://orshot.com/docs/sdks
- Error codes: https://orshot.com/docs/error-reference

## 4. Publishing

If the images went to a social scheduler, Orshot can post them in the same call: add `publish: { accounts: [ids], content: "caption" }`. Ask me which accounts are connected under Accounts. Docs: https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/render-from-studio-template#publish-to-social

## 5. Automations

- n8n: Orshot node (community package `n8n-nodes-orshot`). Docs: https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/n8n. A ready workflow can be copied from the template's Quick Connect → Copy as → n8n workflow.
- Make: Orshot module, or import the blueprint from Quick Connect → Copy as → Make blueprint. Docs: https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/make
- Zapier: Orshot → "Generate Image from Studio Template". Docs: https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/zapier
- Google Sheets or Airtable as the source of rows: https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/airtable and the inbound template webhook that accepts any JSON: https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/webhooks
- AI agents: https://orshot.com/agents, MCP server https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp, docs: https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/mcp-server

## 6. Verify

- Render each mapped template once with a real row and show me the URLs next to the Canva export of the same row.
- Only then retire the Bulk Create sheet and the manual download step.

Full API index for anything not covered: https://orshot.com/llms.txt