Canva Resize for Social Media

Automatically resize a single Canva design into multiple social media formats.

Overview

This skill enables rapid multi-platform content distribution by taking a single Canva design and creating optimized versions for:

• Facebook post
• Facebook story
• Instagram post
• Instagram story
• LinkedIn post

All resized versions are provided with Canva edit links so users can further edit or download them directly from Canva.

Workflow

Step 1: Identify the Source Design

Determine which Canva design the user wants to resize. This can be provided in three ways:

1. Direct design ID: User provides a design ID (starts with "D")

   • Example: "resize design DABcd1234ef for all social media"
   • Use the design ID directly with get-design tool to retrieve design information

2. Direct design URL: User provides a Canva design link

   • Example: "resize https://www.canva.com/design/DABcd1234ef/... for all social media"
   • Extract the design ID from the URL (the part after /design/ and before the next / or query parameter)
   • Use the extracted design ID with get-design tool

3. Search by design name: Use search-designs tool with the design name as the query

   • Example: "resize my Demo Brand Template: Brix&Hart Flyer design for all social media"
   • Use the exact name/phrase the user provides as the search query
   • If multiple matches are found, present options and ask the user to select one

4. Current context: If the user just created or edited a design in the conversation, use that design ID

Implementation note: When searching by name, pass the design name directly to search-designs as the query parameter. The tool will find the best match based on the design title.

Step 2: Retrieve Source Design Information

Use the get-design tool with the design ID to:

• Confirm the design exists and is accessible
• Get the design title (for naming resized versions)
• Verify design type compatibility

Step 3: Ask Which Platforms and Formats

Present the available formats and ask which ones the user wants:

Which platforms and formats would you like to resize for?

- Facebook post (1200×630)
- Facebook story (1080×1920)
- Instagram post (1080×1080)
- Instagram story (1080×1920)
- LinkedIn post (1200×627)

If the user says "all" or "all social media", use all five. Otherwise, only resize for the ones they select.

Step 4: Resize to Selected Formats

Execute the resize operations in parallel by calling the resize-design tool once for each selected format. Use these exact specifications:

Available formats and dimensions:

1. Facebook Post: 1200 × 630 pixels (custom)

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   design_type: { type: "custom", width: 1200, height: 630 }

2. Facebook Story: 1080 × 1920 pixels (custom)

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   design_type: { type: "custom", width: 1080, height: 1920 }

3. Instagram Post: 1080 × 1080 pixels (custom)

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   design_type: { type: "custom", width: 1080, height: 1080 }

4. Instagram Story: 1080 × 1920 pixels (custom)

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   design_type: { type: "custom", width: 1080, height: 1920 }

5. LinkedIn Post: 1200 × 627 pixels (custom)

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   design_type: { type: "custom", width: 1200, height: 627 }

Note: Facebook Story and Instagram Story have identical dimensions. Create both versions but inform the user they're the same size.

Error handling: If a resize operation fails, continue with remaining formats and report which formats succeeded and which failed at the end.

Step 5: Present Results with Edit Links

Present comprehensive results to the user:

Provide the user with a summary including:

1. Summary: Confirm which formats were created successfully
2. Design edit links: Canva editor URLs for each resized design so users can make further edits or download directly from Canva
3. Note about duplicates: Mention that Facebook Story and Instagram Story have identical dimensions

Presentation format example:

✅ Successfully resized your design for all social media platforms!

Edit Links:

**Facebook Post** (1200×630)
- [Edit in Canva](https://github.com/canva-sdks/canva-skills/blob/main/plugins/canva/skills/resize-for-social-media/edit_url)

**Facebook Story** (1080×1920)
- [Edit in Canva](https://github.com/canva-sdks/canva-skills/blob/main/plugins/canva/skills/resize-for-social-media/edit_url)

**Instagram Post** (1080×1080)
- [Edit in Canva](https://github.com/canva-sdks/canva-skills/blob/main/plugins/canva/skills/resize-for-social-media/edit_url)

**Instagram Story** (1080×1920)
- [Edit in Canva](https://github.com/canva-sdks/canva-skills/blob/main/plugins/canva/skills/resize-for-social-media/edit_url)

**LinkedIn Post** (1200×627)
- [Edit in Canva](https://github.com/canva-sdks/canva-skills/blob/main/plugins/canva/skills/resize-for-social-media/edit_url)

Note: Facebook Story and Instagram Story use the same dimensions (1080×1920).

Implementation details:

• Design edit links come from the resize-design tool response (use the urls.edit_url field from each resized design)
• Present links as clickable URLs, not just plain text
• Organize by platform for easy scanning

Key Implementation Notes

• Compatibility: Check if resize-design is available in the current MCP tools. If not, inform the user that this skill requires the Canva MCP resize tool in the current host
• Parallel execution: Resize operations should be performed in parallel for efficiency
• Consistent naming: Use the source design title with platform suffix for resized designs
• Error resilience: If any operation fails, complete the remaining operations and clearly report what succeeded/failed
• User confirmation: Do not require user approval between steps - execute the full workflow automatically unless errors occur
• Format accuracy: Always use the exact pixel dimensions specified above for each platform