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        "design.brand"
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      "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/design-assets.json",
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        "templated",
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        "adobe-photoshop-api",
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        "name": "Canva REST APIs + MCP",
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          "streamable-http"
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          "video.render"
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          "mcp",
          "llms-txt",
          "openapi",
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          "webhooks"
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            "2026-09-18. The MP4 `quality` parameter on the GA export job API changed from a fixed output size to a target pixel count without a new API version, which the deprecation policy requires for breaking changes. Canva logged it the same day as a bug fix, so we deduct at the low end. https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/changelog/"
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            "OAuth with PKCE and 18 read and write scopes, every action attributable to one user",
            "Written deprecation policy with at least 6 months' notice and a dated changelog updated on 1 October 2026",
            "Bugcrowd bug bounty, disclosure policy, SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001",
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            "MP4 export quality changed meaning on 18 September 2026 without a new API version",
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            "Poll export, upload and autofill jobs with exponential backoff and download results within 24 hours",
            "Commit an MCP editing transaction after perform-editing-operations, or the changes don't land",
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            "Read `page_number`, not the deprecated `index`, from Get design pages"
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        "slug": "templated",
        "name": "Templated API + MCP",
        "vendor": "Templated",
        "vendorUrl": "https://templated.io",
        "kind": "http-api",
        "category": "design-assets",
        "summary": "Template rendering to JPG, PNG, WebP, multi-page PDF and MP4 (up to 90 seconds at 60 fps) through one POST /v1/render endpoint, plus template, folder, upload and font management.",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated",
        "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.md",
        "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.min.md",
        "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/templated.json",
        "repo": "https://github.com/templated-io/mcp-server-templated",
        "license": "MIT",
        "transports": [
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          "stdio"
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            "name": "mcp-server-templated"
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        "authNotes": "Bearer API key from the dashboard, with full account access. The hosted MCP signs in with OAuth, or takes ?apiKey= in the URL for automations. The local MCP reads TEMPLATED_API_KEY. The MCP can be scoped by folder or external ID to isolate customers.",
        "pricing": "paid",
        "pricingNotes": "Free trial with 50 credits and no card. Starter $39 a month or $29 billed yearly (1,000 credits, 60 requests a minute), Scale $99 or $79 (5,000 credits, 150 a minute), Enterprise $229 or $179 (25,000 credits, 300 a minute), custom from $500 a month. 1 image or 1 PDF page is 1 credit. Video is width x height x fps x seconds / 50,000,000, so 10 seconds of 1080p at 30 fps is 13 credits (https://templated.io/pricing/).",
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          "evidence": "Subscription credits only. No x402 in the docs or llms-full.txt (checked 2026-09-30).",
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        "docsUrl": "https://templated.io/docs/",
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          "video.render"
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          "llms-txt",
          "no-card",
          "async-jobs",
          "webhooks"
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            "Privacy policy dated 2026-09-08 with retention periods, named subprocessors and a DPA",
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            "No OpenAPI, and no error codes or 429 handling in the API docs",
            "No official SDKs, only code samples",
            "No security.txt, certification or bug bounty found",
            "AI tools send content to Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek per the privacy policy"
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            "Set async true with a webhook_url for MP4, zip or batch renders, since zip without a webhook returns 400",
            "Video credits are width x height x fps x seconds / 50,000,000, so 10 seconds of 1080p at 30 fps costs 13",
            "Pass folderId or externalId on the MCP URL when one server serves several customers",
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          "terms": "https://templated.io/terms/",
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        "slug": "bannerbear",
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        "vendor": "Bannerbear",
        "vendorUrl": "https://www.bannerbear.com",
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        "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bannerbear.md",
        "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bannerbear.min.md",
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        "transports": [
          "http",
          "streamable-http",
          "stdio"
        ],
        "remoteUrl": "https://api.bannerbear.com/v5",
        "packages": [
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@bannerbear/mcp"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "bannerbear"
          },
          {
            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "bannerbear"
          }
        ],
        "auth": "mixed",
        "authNotes": "Bearer API key for REST. V5 keys (bb_ak_v5_...) can be scoped per resource and action, such as images:write, and restricted to browser origins, and they don't work on V2 endpoints. The hosted MCP uses OAuth. The local MCP takes BANNERBEAR_API_KEY.",
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        "priceSummary": "$49 / mo",
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        "x402": {
          "level": "no",
          "evidence": "Subscription credits only. No x402 in the docs or OpenAPI schema (checked 2026-09-30).",
          "endpoints": []
        },
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          "npmWeekly": 1090,
          "pypiWeekly": 8,
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        },
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        "openapi": "https://api.bannerbear.com/v5/openapi.json",
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          "video.render",
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          "closed-source",
          "mcp",
          "llms-txt",
          "openapi",
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          "webhooks"
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            "tasks"
          ],
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            "Hosted MCP server with OAuth and tool groups chosen by URL path, 30 tools by default, 8 on /workflows, 63 on /all",
            "V5 keys scoped per resource and action, with browser origin allowlists, and the MCP drops tools a key can't call",
            "OpenAPI 3.1 schema for V5 and a dated changelog with four entries between 31 July and 18 September 2026",
            "Official SDKs for Ruby, Node, Python and PHP",
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            "No security.txt, no security page and no certification or bug bounty found",
            "No Retry-After, idempotency key or MCP tool annotations, and five MCP tools delete permanently without confirmation",
            "Status page renders only with JavaScript and has no readable incident history",
            "No free plan. The trial is 30 credits, and image credits multiply by format and scale"
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            "Connect to mcp.bannerbear.com/workflows or a comma-separated group path instead of /all, which loads 63 tools",
            "Treat 402 as spent quota and 429 as the 60 POST per 10 second limit, and back off yourself since no Retry-After is sent",
            "Use sync.api.bannerbear.com only for /v5/images, and expect a 408 after 10 seconds",
            "Ask for one format at scale 1 unless you need more, since jpg plus png at scale 2 costs 4 credits",
            "Create a V5 key (bb_ak_v5_) for V5 endpoints, since V2 keys are refused there"
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                  "@bannerbear/mcp"
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            "usd": 49,
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          },
          {
            "item": "Scale",
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            "usd": 149,
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          {
            "item": "Enterprise",
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          "privacy": "https://www.bannerbear.com/privacy/",
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              {
                "date": "2026-10-03",
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                "date": "2026-10-04",
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                "ok": 272
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        "summary": "Photoshop as an async REST service inside Firefly Services.",
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            "The getting-started page and the official SDK still call v1 endpoints that reached end of life on 2026-07-31",
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            "Adobe's usage notes say error messages may not be helpful",
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            "Skip @adobe/photoshop-apis and the getting-started curl, which still target v1 /pie/psdService paths",
            "Poll /v2/status/{jobId} or subscribe to I/O Events, since every call returns a job",
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          "privacy": "https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html",
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        "name": "Placid API + MCP",
        "vendor": "Placid",
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        "kind": "http-api",
        "category": "design-assets",
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        "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/placid.json",
        "transports": [
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          "streamable-http"
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Canva REST APIs + MCP, B (64.6)\n\nCanva's REST APIs and hosted MCP server connect applications and agents to its design platform. OpenAPI 3.0 with 59 described operations, per-user rate limits and a 78-value error code enum. No server-to-server key, so unattended batch rendering has to run under one user's OAuth grant.\n\n- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/canva.json\n- Capabilities: design.templates, design.render, design.brand, video.render · endpoint: `https://api.canva.com/rest/v1`\n\n### 231. Templated API + MCP, C (61.3)\n\nTemplate rendering to JPG, PNG, WebP, multi-page PDF and MP4 (up to 90 seconds at 60 fps) through one POST /v1/render endpoint, plus template, folder, upload and font management. MIT-licensed MCP server with 25 tools, every one annotated with readOnlyHint and destructiveHint. 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