{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "canva", "name": "Canva REST APIs + MCP", "vendor": "Canva", "vendorUrl": "https://www.canva.dev", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "Canva's REST APIs and hosted MCP server connect applications and agents to its design platform.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/canva.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1", "packages": [], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 authorisation code flow with PKCE (S256) against https://www.canva.com/api/oauth/authorize, with scopes such as design:content, asset:read and brandtemplate:meta chosen per app in the Developer Portal. Every call runs as one Canva user, so there's no server-to-server key. The MCP server at mcp.canva.com also uses per-user OAuth. Integrators register a client in the Developer Portal or, for CIMD clients, through a waitlist.", "pricing": "byo-plan", "pricingNotes": "No separate API fee. What the API and MCP can do follows the user's Canva plan. Free covers design generation, editing, search, export, comments and asset upload. Pro, Business and Enterprise add autofill, brand templates, brand kits, resize and pro-quality export. Canva says usage limits for autofill will come later. Private apps need Enterprise (https://www.canva.com/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "Your plan", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Per-user OAuth on Canva plans. No x402 in the docs or OpenAPI description (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 33, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/", "llmsTxt": "https://www.canva.dev/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://www.canva.dev/sources/connect/api/latest/api.yml", "registryName": "com.canva.mcp/mcp", "capabilities": [ "design.templates", "design.render", "design.brand", "video.render" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "async-jobs", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 64.3, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 355, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 59, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 30, "reliability": 64, "schema": 95, "security": 63, "transparency": 83 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "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/" ], "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "Agents working for people or teams who already use Canva and need editable, on-brand designs filled from data.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.0 with 59 described operations, per-user rate limits and a 78-value error code enum", "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", "Exports to PNG, JPG, GIF, PDF, PPTX, MP4 and HTML, and the result stays editable in Canva" ], "weaknesses": [ "No server-to-server key, so unattended batch rendering has to run under one user's OAuth grant", "25 of 59 operations are preview and can change without a new version", "MP4 export quality changed meaning on 18 September 2026 without a new API version", "Content is used to train Canva's models by default unless the user opts out in settings", "No official SDK, and MCP edits need a start, operate and commit sequence" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call the user capabilities endpoint before autofill, brand templates or resize, which need Pro or above", "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", "Expect license_required on export when a design holds premium elements", "Read `page_number`, not the deprecated `index`, from Get design pages" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 64.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 59, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 30, "reliability": 64, "schema": 95, "security": 63, "transparency": 71 }, "provenanceScore": 95 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.canva.com/rest/v1/users/me -H \"Authorization: Bearer $CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http canva https://mcp.canva.com/mcp" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/canva" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Canva Pty Ltd", "domain": "canva.com", "domainRegistered": "2001-05-05", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.canva.com/policies/terms-of-use/", "privacy": "https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://www.canvastatus.com", "changelog": "https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/changelog/", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Developer docs live on canva.dev. The API is served from api.canva.com", "security.txt lists a bug bounty, disclosure policy and trust centre but has no Expires field" ], "score": 95 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva.json", "live": { "slug": "canva", "probe": { "target": "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T01:37:47.270130661Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 137, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 129, "p95ms24h": 213, "samples24h": 250, "samples30d": 2453, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.canvastatus.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T01:33:24.477553206Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "com.canva.mcp/mcp", "version": "1.0.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T02:57:46.004536428Z" } ], "securityTxt": { "url": "https://canva.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:39:32.217174544Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://www.canva.dev/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T14:01:34.183559202Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "canva.com", "registered": "2001-05-05", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/canva.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:10:37.911167719Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:48:53.563763122Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:14:20.206147434Z", "fingerprint": "e15bd0d4a37e" }, { "url": "https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/llms.txt", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:48:53.421823053Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true }, { "url": "https://www.canva.com/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:48:55.61072362Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "9fd21481e687" }, { "url": "https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:48:51.151337932Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:14:18.034522395Z", "fingerprint": "e90a5d594598" }, { "url": "https://www.canva.com/policies/terms-of-use/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:48:53.301378413Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:14:20.799802666Z", "fingerprint": "8422ab742c4e" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T01:37:47.270130661Z" } }, "answer": "Canva REST APIs + MCP scores 64.3 (B) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on agent ergonomics and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "photoroom", "name": "Photoroom API", "vendor": "Photoroom", "vendorUrl": "https://www.photoroom.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "Photoroom's API edits product photos over HTTP. One call removes a background, adds a shadow or generated background, relights, expands, resizes or fills a template, and returns the image. A hosted MCP server wraps the same API.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/photoroom.json", "repo": "https://github.com/PhotoRoom/api-code-samples", "license": "Proprietary service under the Photoroom Terms and Conditions. The sample code repository is MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve API key, sent in the `x-api-key` header. A person creates a Photoroom account and activates the API in the dashboard at app.photoroom.com/api-dashboard. A team can create several keys and revoke each one. No scopes were found. Prefixing the key with `sandbox_` makes free, watermarked calls. The hosted MCP server uses an OAuth authorisation code grant with PKCE and dynamic client registration, and creates its own API key for the connection (https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/introduction.md, https://www.photoroom.com/api/claude).", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "$0.02 an image on the Remove Background API (Basic plan) and $0.10 a call on the Image Editing API (Plus plan), bought as a monthly subscription of images that do not roll over. Sandbox mode is free for 1,000 watermarked calls a month, and a new account gets 10 free production background removals, with no card. Failed calls are not billed. Enterprise pricing from 200,000 images a year is by sales (https://www.photoroom.com/api/pricing, https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/pricing.md).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the OpenAPI description or the pricing pages (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 1, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.photoroom.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.photoroom.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/openapi", "capabilities": [ "image.edit", "design.templates", "image.generate", "image.upscale" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "sandbox", "background-removal", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-04-21", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 56, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 642, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 23, "payments": 40, "reliability": 46, "schema": 86, "security": 54, "transparency": 68 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "A call costs $0.02 for background removal or $0.10 for any combination of edits, and a sandbox key gives 1,000 free watermarked calls a month without a card. No status page or official SDK was found, and Photoroom's privacy policy and security page disagree on whether API images train its models.", "bestFor": "Product-photo work at volume, such as cutouts, white backgrounds, shadows, generated scenes and clothing shots, one image a call.", "strengths": [ "Prices are per image and public, $0.02 for the Remove Background API and $0.10 for an Image Editing call with any number of edits combined", "A `sandbox_` key prefix gives 1,000 free watermarked Image Editing calls a month (100 a day) with no card, per the docs and pricing page", "Calls that end in an error do not consume an image, per the pricing page of the docs", "A public OpenAPI 3.1 file, an `llms.txt` index and a Markdown twin of every docs page, plus a ready-made prompt for coding agents", "The security page says images sent to the API are discarded when the response returns and names five sub-processors and US hosting" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page was found on the site or in the docs, so there is no public incident history to read", "The privacy policy says model improvement does not apply to API images. The security page says self-serve API plans train by default with an opt-out", "No official SDK. The vendor publishes MIT sample code for web, Node.js, Python and iOS and tells callers to use a plain HTTP client", "The changelog's last dated entry is 21 April 2026, while the docs list Virtual Try-On, which has no changelog entry", "The terms forbid any automated system that sends more requests than a person could from a browser. This matters before any probe is run" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the key in the `x-api-key` header. Prefix it with `sandbox_` while testing, because calls with the plain key consume paid images", "Save the response body as a file. A 200 returns image bytes, PNG by default, and any other status returns JSON with `error.message` or `detail`", "Send model selectors such as `pr-ai-shadows-model-version: 2026-04-15` as HTTP headers, not form fields. They are not in the OpenAPI file", "Stay under 60 images a minute. On 429 back off with an exponential delay, and set a client timeout of at least 60 seconds for AI edits", "Use `POST /v2/edit` with `imageFile` for local files and `GET /v2/edit` with `imageUrl` for hosted ones. Each call takes one image" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 56 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 23, "payments": 40, "reliability": 46, "schema": 86, "security": 54, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 78 }, "connect": { "http": "curl --request POST \\\n --url https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2/edit \\\n --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \\\n --form imageFile=@/absolute/path/to/image.jpg \\\n --form removeBackground=true \\\n --form background.color=FFFFFF \\\n --form padding=0.15 \\\n --form shadow.mode=ai.soft \\\n --output result.png", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http Photoroom https://mcp.photoroom.com/mcp" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/image.edit", "tool": "https://letme.dev/photoroom" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Remove Background API", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.02, "note": "Basic plan, `/v1/segment`" }, { "item": "Image Editing API", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.1, "note": "Plus plan, `/v2/edit`, any number of edits in the call" }, { "item": "Basic plan, 1,000 images", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "example from the pricing page FAQ" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Photoroom SAS", "domain": "photoroom.com", "domainRegistered": "1998-11-21", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/terms-and-conditions", "privacy": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions, effective 29 July 2026, cover the platform, the application programming interface and related services of Photoroom SAS. No separate API terms were found.", "The legal notice gives PHOTOROOM, SAS, RCS Paris 853 059 384, 229 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris. The site footer reads Photoroom, Inc.", "The privacy policy, updated March 2026, names Photoroom as controller for photoroom.com, app.photoroom.com and the apps, and has one sentence on API images.", "The API answers at image-api.photoroom.com and sdk.photoroom.com and the MCP server at mcp.photoroom.com.", "https://www.photoroom.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "RDAP for photoroom.com gives a registration date of 1998-11-21, which predates the company.", "No status page was found. status.photoroom.com did not answer one request." ], "score": 78 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.json", "live": { "slug": "photoroom", "probe": { "target": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:02.369886529Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 131, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 135, "p95ms24h": 247, "samples24h": 102, "samples30d": 102, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "githubStars": 25, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:38:01.676305945Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1f86895e2d75" }, { "url": "https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/pricing.md", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:38:04.09337971Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "eb0f8c798163" }, { "url": "https://www.photoroom.com/api/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:00.228391694Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "7774b6bf0d79" }, { "url": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:02.426751592Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d41a425b8f9c" }, { "url": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/terms-and-conditions", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:04.386172113Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "9874ac57ac8b" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:02.369886529Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Canva", "b": "Photoroom", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.canva.com/rest/v1", "b": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Your plan", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary service under the Photoroom Terms and Conditions. The sample code repository is MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "33", "b": "1", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "com.canva.mcp/mcp", "b": "not listed", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "2026-04-21", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-19", "b": "2026-07-29", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-25", "b": "2026-03-01", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "yes, with an opt-out", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "3/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Canva REST APIs + MCP scores 64.3 (B) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on agent ergonomics and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Canva REST APIs + MCP or Photoroom API?" }, { "answer": "Canva REST APIs + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Photoroom API takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Canva REST APIs + MCP and Photoroom API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Canva REST APIs + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.canva.com/rest/v1 and Photoroom API at https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2.", "question": "Can an agent call Canva REST APIs + MCP and Photoroom API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 64 against 46", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 95 against 86", "Security \u0026 auth, 63 against 54", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 85 against 23", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 83 against 68" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Agents working for people or teams who already use Canva and need editable, on-brand designs filled from data.", "slug": "canva", "watchFor": "No server-to-server key, so unattended batch rendering has to run under one user's OAuth grant" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 64 against 59", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Canva REST APIs + MCP loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Product-photo work at volume, such as cutouts, white backgrounds, shadows, generated scenes and clothing shots, one image a call.", "slug": "photoroom", "watchFor": "No status page was found on the site or in the docs, so there is no public incident history to read" } ], "job": { "capability": "design.templates", "name": "Design templates" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-canva.json", "title": "Adobe Photoshop API vs Canva REST APIs + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-canva" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apitemplate-io-vs-canva.json", "title": "APITemplate.io vs Canva REST APIs + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apitemplate-io-vs-canva" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apitemplate-io-vs-photoroom.json", "title": "APITemplate.io vs Photoroom API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apitemplate-io-vs-photoroom" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-canva.json", "title": "Bannerbear API + MCP vs Canva REST APIs + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-canva" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-photoroom.json", "title": "Bannerbear API + MCP vs Photoroom API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-photoroom" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-creatomate.json", "title": "Canva REST APIs + MCP vs Creatomate", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-creatomate" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-placid.json", "title": "Canva REST APIs + MCP vs Placid API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-placid" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-shotstack.json", "title": "Canva REST APIs + MCP vs Shotstack", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-shotstack" }, { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-osmo-cli.json", "title": "Canva REST APIs + MCP vs Osmo CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-osmo-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-photoroom.json", "title": "Adobe Photoshop API vs Photoroom API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-photoroom" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/osmo-cli-vs-photoroom.json", "title": "Osmo CLI vs Photoroom API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/osmo-cli-vs-photoroom" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 18, "canva": 64, "edge": "canva", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "photoroom": 46, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 9, "canva": 95, "edge": "canva", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "photoroom": 86, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 5, "canva": 59, "edge": "photoroom", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "photoroom": 64, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 9, "canva": 63, "edge": "canva", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "photoroom": 54, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "canva": 30, "edge": "photoroom", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "photoroom": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 62, "canva": 85, "edge": "canva", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "photoroom": 23, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 15, "canva": 83, "edge": "canva", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "photoroom": 68, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Canva REST APIs + MCP scores 64.3 (B) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on agent ergonomics and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do design templates.", "verdicts": { "canva": "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.", "photoroom": "A call costs $0.02 for background removal or $0.10 for any combination of edits, and a sandbox key gives 1,000 free watermarked calls a month without a card. No status page or official SDK was found, and Photoroom's privacy policy and security page disagree on whether API images train its models." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-photoroom", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-photoroom.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-photoroom.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-photoroom.min.md" }, "markdown": "Canva REST APIs + MCP scores 64.3 (B) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on agent ergonomics and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do design templates.\n\n- Canva REST APIs + MCP: grade B, 64.3/100, rank #355 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/canva.json\n- Photoroom API: grade C, 56/100, rank #642 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/photoroom.json\n- Best programmatic image and design asset APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design-assets/index.md\n- All 45 assets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design-assets/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Canva REST APIs + MCP (B)\n\nGood for: Agents working for people or teams who already use Canva and need editable, on-brand designs filled from data.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 64 against 46\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 95 against 86\n- Security \u0026 auth, 63 against 54\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 85 against 23\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 83 against 68\n\nWatch for: No server-to-server key, so unattended batch rendering has to run under one user's OAuth grant\n\n### Photoroom API (C)\n\nGood for: Product-photo work at volume, such as cutouts, white backgrounds, shadows, generated scenes and clothing shots, one image a call.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 64 against 59\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Canva REST APIs + MCP loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: No status page was found on the site or in the docs, so there is no public incident history to read\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Canva REST APIs + MCP | Photoroom API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 64 | 46 | Canva REST APIs + MCP +18 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 95 | 86 | Canva REST APIs + MCP +9 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 59 | 64 | Photoroom API +5 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 54 | Canva REST APIs + MCP +9 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 40 | Photoroom API +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 85 | 23 | Canva REST APIs + MCP +62 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 68 | Canva REST APIs + MCP +15 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **64.3 · B** | **56 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Canva REST APIs + MCP | Photoroom API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Canva | Photoroom |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.canva.com/rest/v1` | `https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Your plan | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Photoroom Terms and Conditions. The sample code repository is MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 33 | 1 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `com.canva.mcp/mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-04-21 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-19 | 2026-07-29 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-25 | 2026-03-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | yes, with an opt-out |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Canva REST APIs + MCP.** 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**Photoroom API.** A call costs $0.02 for background removal or $0.10 for any combination of edits, and a sandbox key gives 1,000 free watermarked calls a month without a card. No status page or official SDK was found, and Photoroom's privacy policy and security page disagree on whether API images train its models.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Canva REST APIs + MCP\n\n1. Call the user capabilities endpoint before autofill, brand templates or resize, which need Pro or above\n2. Poll export, upload and autofill jobs with exponential backoff and download results within 24 hours\n3. Commit an MCP editing transaction after perform-editing-operations, or the changes don't land\n4. Expect license_required on export when a design holds premium elements\n5. Read `page_number`, not the deprecated `index`, from Get design pages\n\n### Photoroom API\n\n1. Send the key in the `x-api-key` header. Prefix it with `sandbox_` while testing, because calls with the plain key consume paid images\n2. Save the response body as a file. A 200 returns image bytes, PNG by default, and any other status returns JSON with `error.message` or `detail`\n3. Send model selectors such as `pr-ai-shadows-model-version: 2026-04-15` as HTTP headers, not form fields. They are not in the OpenAPI file\n4. Stay under 60 images a minute. On 429 back off with an exponential delay, and set a client timeout of at least 60 seconds for AI edits\n5. Use `POST /v2/edit` with `imageFile` for local files and `GET /v2/edit` with `imageUrl` for hosted ones. Each call takes one image\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Canva REST APIs + MCP or Photoroom API?\n\nCanva REST APIs + MCP scores 64.3 (B) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on agent ergonomics and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do Canva REST APIs + MCP and Photoroom API need an API key?\n\nCanva REST APIs + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Photoroom API takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Canva REST APIs + MCP and Photoroom API without installing anything?\n\nYes. Canva REST APIs + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.canva.com/rest/v1 and Photoroom API at https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-photoroom.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-photoroom.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"canva\", \"b\": \"photoroom\"}`. 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