GET /v1/designs/:designId/comments/:threadId — canva-connect-api

comment

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Gets a comment or suggestion thread on a design. To retrieve a reply to a comment thread, use the Get reply API. For information on comments and how they're used in the Canva UI, see the Canva Help Center.

get/v1/designs/{designId}/comments/{threadId}

Path parameters

designIdstring required

The design ID.

threadIdstring required

The ID of the thread.

Response

Example response

{
  "comment": {
    "id": "KeAbiEAjZEj",
    "attached_to": {
      "design_id": "DAFVztcvd9z",
      "type": "design"
    },
    "message": "Great work [oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o:oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP]!",
    "author": {
      "id": "uKakKUfI03Fg8k2gZ6OkT",
      "display_name": "John Doe"
    },
    "created_at": 1692928800,
    "updated_at": 1692928900,
    "mentions": {
      "oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o:oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP": {
        "user_id": "oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o",
        "team_id": "oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP",
        "display_name": "John Doe"
      }
    },
    "assignee": {
      "id": "uKakKUfI03Fg8k2gZ6OkT",
      "display_name": "John Doe"
    },
    "resolver": {
      "id": "uKakKUfI03Fg8k2gZ6OkT",
      "display_name": "John Doe"
    }
  },
  "thread": {
    "id": "KeAbiEAjZEj",
    "design_id": "DAFVztcvd9z",
    "thread_type": {
      "content": {
        "plaintext": "Great work [oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o:oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP]!",
        "markdown": "*_Great work_* [oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o:oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP]!"
      },
      "mentions": {
        "oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o:oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP": {
          "tag": "oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o:oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP",
          "user": {
            "user_id": "oUnPjZ2k2yuhftbWF7873o",
            "team_id": "oBpVhLW22VrqtwKgaayRbP",
            "display_name": "John Doe"
          }
        }
      },
      "assignee": {
        "id": "uKakKUfI03Fg8k2gZ6OkT",
        "display_name": "John Doe"
      },
      "resolver": {
        "id": "uKakKUfI03Fg8k2gZ6OkT",
        "display_name": "John Doe"
      }
    },
    "author": {
      "id": "uKakKUfI03Fg8k2gZ6OkT",
      "display_name": "John Doe"
    },
    "created_at": 1692928800,
    "updated_at": 1692928900
  }
}

Changes

Changed in 2 of the 8 revisions of this API.9

Aug 28, 2026f32aa6ee029d3See the full diff
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  added the new design_generation_rejected enum value to the code response property for the response status 403
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  added the new design_generation_rejected enum value to the code response property for the response status 404
  response-property-enum-value-added
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  added the new design_generation_rejected enum value to the code response property for the response status default
  response-property-enum-value-added
Aug 27, 2026e5ffb199a5106See the full diff
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  added the new domain_restricted enum value to the code response property for the response status 403
  response-property-enum-value-added
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  added the new domain_restricted enum value to the code response property for the response status 404
  response-property-enum-value-added
- ●
  added the new domain_restricted enum value to the code response property for the response status default
  response-property-enum-value-added
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  added the new user_already_member enum value to the code response property for the response status 403
  response-property-enum-value-added
- ●
  added the new user_already_member enum value to the code response property for the response status 404
  response-property-enum-value-added
- ●
  added the new user_already_member enum value to the code response property for the response status default
  response-property-enum-value-added

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