Connect or Disconnect Canva

Dynamic visuals can capture your customers’ attention and increase engagement with your content. Create graphics for your brand with Canva and import those designs into your Mailchimp files with our options to browse your Canva files directly. Then, use your designs across the marketing channels you've built in Mailchimp.

In this article, you'll learn how to connect, disconnect, and use the Canva integration.

Before you start

Here are some things to know before you begin this process.

• To access the features of this integration, you’ll need a Canva account.
• If you use this integration with a free Canva account, you may be limited to certain design templates.
• The Canva integration is best used to create individual design elements for your Mailchimp campaigns. We don’t recommend you use a single Canva design as an email template. You won’t be able to add multiple links to a single Canva image, and your email may reformat or trigger spam filters.

How it works

First, you’ll connect your Mailchimp and Canva accounts. If you don’t have a Canva account, we can step you through the process. Once you’ve connected your accounts, you can sync your Canva designs directly into Mailchimp. You can choose to import specific designs or opt to sync all of your Canva designs. Your designs are imported as JPG images into your Mailchimp files. They can be used with your emails, website, social posts, ads, and other Mailchimp features.

Connect Canva

First up, you'll connect your accounts.

To connect your Canva account, follow these steps.

1. On the Canva integration detail page in your Mailchimp account, click Get started.

2. Review the connection steps in the pop-up window and click Continue.

3. On the pop-up window, enter the email address associated with your Canva account and click Continue. If you don’t have a Canva account, your email address and we’ll help you create one.
4. Review the data connection disclaimers and click Allow.

Nice! We’ll connect your Canva account to your Mailchimp account. Once the connection is complete, click View dashboard to see your account details and review our suggestions for what to do next.

Sync Canva designs to Mailchimp

Once you’ve connected your Mailchimp and Canva accounts, you can import your Canva designs directly into Mailchimp. You can start the import process from either the Manage Canva page or from your files. In this guide, we’ll show you how to import from the Manage Canva page.

To import selected Canvas designs into Mailchimp, follow these steps.

1. On the Manage Canva page in your Mailchimp account, find Sync designs from Canva to Mailchimp and click Select designs.
2. Select the designs you want to import into Mailchimp, and then click Sync to Mailchimp.
3. On the pop-up window, review the sync settings. Make any necessary changes and click Sync now.

Excellent! Your designs will sync to Mailchimp as JPG images.

To import all Canva designs, follow these steps.

1. On the Manage Canva page in your Mailchimp account, click Manage app and choose Settings.
2. On the pop-up window, select Auto-sync all designs and click Sync now.
3. On the pop-up window, review the sync settings. Make any necessary changes and click Sync now.

Nice job! We’ll begin syncing all of your designs from Canva to Mailchimp. Any new designs you create in Canva will also be imported automatically.

Once the sync is complete, you can find your designs by clicking Content in the left navigation pane and choosing My files. We'll show the designs in both the Uploads tab and the Canva tab.

Manage Canva in Mailchimp

Once you've connected your Mailchimp and Canva accounts, you can view the integration details, manage settings, and take advantage of Mailchimp's features to grow your audience and connect more deeply with your customers.

To manage your Canva and Mailchimp integration from your Mailchimp account, follow these steps.

1. Click Integrations, and then choose Manage.
2. Click Canva.
3. On the Manage Canva page, you'll find your integration stats and our recommended next steps for your account.
4. Find our recommended next actions and click to learn more about what you can do with Mailchimp.

Next steps

After you connect the integration and import a design, add it to a Mailchimp email with an Image content block in the classic builder or new builder. To embed a design as HTML for a website, check out this Canva article.

To learn more about Mailchimp’s design tools, check out these guides.

Use the Content Studio
Upload, Add, and Edit Images in Emails and Landing Pages
About Your Website in Mailchimp
Create a Social Post

Disconnect Canva

If you disconnect Canva from your Mailchimp account, your Canva designs remain in the content studio.

To disconnect Canva from your Mailchimp account, follow these steps.

1. Click Integrations, then choose Manage.
   
2. Click Canva.
3. Click the Manage App drop-down, and then choose Disconnect site.
4. In the pop-up window, enter DISCONNECT, then click Disconnect.

That’s it! You’ve successfully disconnected the Canva integration.