Canva integration

Get creative with your social media assets in Sprout by adding images directly from Canva! To provide efficiency and eliminate the need to manually search through folders for media, you can choose from two seamless integration methods:

1. Within Sprout: Connect your personal Canva account directly to Sprout, then browse and select designs through the asset picker available in the Compose Window 
2. Within Canva: Create or manage content while working directly in your Canva Pro account and export draft posts to Sprout using Canva’s Sprout Social add-on

Canva Design Importer Integration in Sprout Compose

This option allows you to connect your personal Canva account to Sprout and then browse, select, and import designs directly within the Compose Window, all without leaving Sprout! 

Please note: this integration applies to an individual Sprout user and is not an account-wide connection. Each user in a Sprout account must establish their own connection to a Canva account within their integration settings.

Follow the steps below to integrate your Canva account within the Compose Window 

1. Open the integration settings and start the Canva connection

• Navigate to the integration settings page in Sprout.
• Click Connect for Canva.
• You’ll be redirected to Canva to continue the authorization flow.

2. Authorize Sprout to access your Canva account 

• In Canva, click Allow to approve the connection.
• Once approved, your Canva account is connected to Sprout
• You’re all set to start composing your post!

3. Compose a post and select the Canva button

• In Compose, click the camera icon to Upload Media and select Canva as the source
• Select whether you’re uploading an image or video.
• Browse your Canva design assets directly from Sprout.
• Use search to find specific files, such as searching for cat to surface matching designs.
• Select the asset(s) you want to import into your post.

4. Import Canva assets into the Sprout post 

• When you select a Canva design, Sprout imports the images contained in that design file.
• The imported assets then appear in the post inside Sprout.
• This lets you reuse Canva-created content without manually downloading and re-uploading files.

Create and Send Draft Posts Directly from a Canva Pro Account

If you have a Canva Pro account, this option allows you to work directly from Canva and import media from a design folder or create something beautiful and brand-approved on the fly to then send to Sprout as a draft post. To add media from Canva:

Step 1: Create Your Design in Canva

1. Open your Canva Pro Account and create your design as you normally would.
2. Finalize your creative assets (images, video).
3. Once you’re happy with the design, open the Sprout Social add-on from Canva’s app marketplace.

Step 2: Export to Sprout Social

1. In the Sprout add-on, select:
   • Customer/Client you want to post for.
   • Group or profile the content will be published to.
   • Any tags you want to apply.
2. Enter your caption.
3. Choose the time and date you’d like the post to publish.
4. Click Upload to Sprout.
   
   
5. Select the file type, size, and pages you want to include.
6. Click Export.
   

Step 3: Review in Sprout Social

1. Switch over to Sprout Social.
2. Go to your Publishing Calendar.
3. Locate your newly created draft post.

Step 4: Finalize and Schedule

1. Open the draft in Sprout’s editing page.
2. Toggle Draft status off.
3. Make any final edits (copy, tags, images, scheduling).
4. Click Schedule to confirm the post for your chosen date and time.

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