> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scanova.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Canva

> Create and insert Scanova QR Codes directly inside your Canva designs.

The Canva integration is a Canva app — not an OAuth connection. It doesn't sync data back into Scanova; it lets you generate and drop a Scanova QR Code onto a Canva design without leaving Canva.

<Note>
  This is a **Design** category integration. It has no "Active connection" state and doesn't count against your integration connection quota — clicking through it in Scanova just opens the app's marketplace listing.
</Note>

## Prerequisites

* A Scanova account (any plan — the catalog and setup panel are visible regardless of plan; only the data-sync integrations enforce a connection quota).
* A Canva account with permission to install apps for the team you design in.

## Installing the app

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the integration from Scanova">
    In the Scanova dashboard, go to **Integrations** in the left sidebar, click **Browse all integrations**, then filter to the **Design** category. Click **Setup** on the **Canva** card to open its setup panel.

    <Frame caption="The Design category in Scanova's integration catalog — Canva, Google Docs Add-on, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm/images/v2/integrations/canva/catalog-design-category.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm&q=85&s=cbf3c0aac6de7daa3c0a49f6ca374d02" alt="Scanova Integrations catalog filtered to the Design category, showing four cards: Google Docs Add-on, Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office, each with a Setup button" width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/v2/integrations/canva/catalog-design-category.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Canva listing">
    Click **Open in marketplace**. This opens Canva's official app listing in a new tab: [canva.com/apps/AAGuh5mzhTo/scanova-qr-codes](https://www.canva.com/apps/AAGuh5mzhTo/scanova-qr-codes?q=scanova).

    <Frame caption="The Canva setup panel in Scanova, with the link to Canva's official app listing">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm/images/v2/integrations/canva/setup-panel.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm&q=85&s=9bc1f8bcca923c10d8d9d411c423fe80" alt="Scanova's Canva setup panel showing a description of the integration and an Open in marketplace button" width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/v2/integrations/canva/setup-panel.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install the app in Canva">
    From the Canva listing, click **Use in a design** (or **Install app**, depending on where you land). Canva adds "Scanova QR Codes" to your apps.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in and generate a QR Code">
    Open the app panel from inside any Canva design and sign in with your Scanova account. From there you can create a new QR Code or pick an existing one and place it on the canvas — no switching tabs.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What it's for

Use this when your workflow already lives in Canva — social posts, flyers, packaging mockups — and you want a live Scanova QR Code as part of the layout instead of pasting in a static image. It's a design-time convenience, not a way to view scan analytics; for that, open the QR Code in Scanova directly.

<Note>
  Scanova also publishes a [Canva setup walkthrough](https://support.scanova.io/hc/en-us/articles/51478357817241-Integrate-with-Canva) in the Help Center, linked from the **Docs** tag on the Canva card in the catalog.
</Note>

## Related

* [Adobe](/integrations/adobe) — the same design-time convenience, as a plugin suite for Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro.
* [Google Docs](/integrations/google-docs) — the same design-time convenience, as an add-on for Docs, Slides, and Sheets.
* [Microsoft Office](/integrations/microsoft-office) — the same design-time convenience, as an add-in for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.