Canto API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Canto API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.

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Meet Canto: connect business data and workflows through MindCloud's Universal API. Keep reading to get started.

Quickstart

Before you run your first Canto request, you need three things:

1. A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
2. A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
3. At least one Canto connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Canto action uses the same URL pattern:

https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/canto/latest/actions/{actionSlug}

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Canto connection. Then call an action such as List Upload Settings:

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/canto/latest/actions/list-upload-setting" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --get \
  --data-urlencode "connectionId=$CONNECTION_ID"

Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.

Authenticate with a MindCloud API Key plus a connectionId for your Canto account. See Canto API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.

Canto actions

All 19 published actions for this Canto version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

• POSTCreate Album
• POSTCreate Batch Content
• POSTCreate Folder
• POSTCreate Upload Link
• GETDownload Asset
• GETGet Content Details
• GETGet Upload Status
• GETList Facial Recognition
• GETList Full Library Tree
• GETList Products
• GETList Search
• GETList Upload Settings
• GETSearch Under a Album
• GETSearch Under a Folder
• PUTUpdate Asset Properties
• PUTUpdate Content Details
• PUTUpdate Content Tags
• POSTUpload File
• POSTUpload Link Import

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