The Canva developer platform has ushered in a comprehensive upgrade, with many new features aimed at further strengthening its application ecosystem. Since launching the developer program in June last year, Canva has attracted many developers, and the cumulative number of uses of more than 300 applications it has built has exceeded 1 billion. This upgrade covers multiple aspects, including the adjustment of subscription model for advanced applications, optimization of application discovery mechanisms, addition of translation functions, and the launch of a series of new APIs, aiming to provide developers with more complete support and broader development space.
Canva recently announced a comprehensive upgrade of its developer platform and launched a series of new features aimed at promoting the development and innovation of the application ecosystem. Since the launch of the developer program in June 2023, Canva has attracted developers to build more than 300 applications, with a cumulative number of uses exceeding 1 billion times. The core content of this upgrade includes incorporating advanced applications into Pro subscriptions, optimizing application discovery mechanisms, adding translation functions, and launching new API functions.
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Canva will provide some advanced applications for Pro and above subscribers to create new profit opportunities for developers. The company also set up a $50 million developer innovation fund to reward developers participating in profitable programs based on application usage. Applications will be integrated into various functional areas of the platform, such as "text", "elements" and "photo editor", etc., to improve visibility and usability. At the same time, users can translate the application content into the required language to enhance the international experience.
In terms of API, Canva has launched new features such as content query API, design editing API (in testing), authentication API, and table API. These APIs will allow developers to create more powerful and flexible applications.
In addition, Canva has launched the Connect API, allowing enterprises to call Canva functions in their own environment. The recently released Canva for Salesforce is a typical application that allows sales teams to automatically generate presentations using customer data.
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Canva also opens applications for Leonardo.Ai API to developers to provide support for AI-driven application development. Anwar Haneef, head of Canva ecosystem, said that when building a developer platform, the company fully considers factors such as data sharing, development flexibility and long-term sustainability, and is committed to building a prosperous application ecosystem.
This series of initiatives demonstrate Canva's determination to innovate in the field of design tools, and is expected to bring users a richer and stronger creative experience, while providing developers with more opportunities to jointly promote the development of the design tool ecosystem.
Canva's developer platform upgrade not only brings users more powerful design tools, but also provides developers with a broader stage. This heralds Canva's determination to continue to innovate in the field of design and its commitment to building a prosperous ecosystem.