---
title: "Search Canvases"
method: GET
path: "/canvases/search"
tags: ["canvases"]
---

# Search Canvases

`GET /canvases/search`

Search canvases by name or content.

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required — Search query
- `limit` integer

## Headers

- `Moda-Version` '2026-04-12' | '2026-05-01'

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- SearchCanvasesResponse
  - `canvases` CanvasItem[], required — Canvases matching the search query, ranked by relevance.
    - `id` string, required — Unique canvas identifier (prefixed ``cvs_...``).
    - `name` string, required — Display name of the canvas.
    - `url` string, required — Full URL to open the canvas in the Moda editor.
    - `category` string, nullable — Canvas format category — one of ``slides``, ``social``, ``carousel``, ``pdf``, ``diagram``, ``ui``, ``animation``, ``prints``, ``web-ads``, ``other``, or ``null`` when unset. Use this to distinguish slide decks from social posts etc. in list UIs.
    - `visibility` string, nullable — Canvas visibility — ``team`` (visible to everyone on the team) or ``private`` (only the creator and explicit shares).
    - `created_at` string, nullable — ISO 8601 timestamp when the canvas was created.
    - `updated_at` string, nullable — ISO 8601 timestamp of the last modification.
    - `created_by` CreatorInfo — Minimal creator attribution for list/search responses.
      - `id` string, required — User ID of the creator.
      - `name` string, required — Display name of the creator.
      - `email` string, required — Email address of the creator.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication required.
- `403` — Permission denied for this scope.
- `404` — Resource not found.
- `409` — Conflict (idempotency / resource state).
- `422` — Request validation failed.
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded.
- `500` — Internal error.

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