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Handle page refreshes

If the user is editing a design and refreshes the page that hosts the integration's iframe, the default behavior forces them to navigate back to their design. This means they can't bookmark and easily return to their design.

This guide explains how to use URL query parameters to re-open the user's design when they refresh the page.

Step 1: When the user opens a design, create a designId query parameter

The following snippet demonstrates how to detect when a user opens a design with the onDesignOpen method and set the designId of the design as a query parameter:

(async () => {
  const api = await Canva.Partnership.initialize({
    apiKey: "<partner_api_key>",
    autoAuthToken: "<auto_auth_token>",
    container: document.getElementById("container"),
  });


  const onDesignOpen = (opts) => {
    history.replaceState(
      null,
      document.title,
      window.location.href + "?designId=" + opts.designId
    );
  };


  const onProductSelect = (opts) => {
    api.createDesign({
      ...opts,
      onDesignOpen,
    });
  };


  api.showCatalog({
    onProductSelect,
  });
})();
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Step 2: If the designId query parameter exists, open the design with the editDesign method

The following snippet checks if the designId query parameter exists, and if it does, opens the design with the editDesign method:

if (queryString.get("designId")) {
  api.editDesign({
    designId: queryString.get("designId"),
  });
  return;
}
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If the designId query parameter does not exist, a new design is created.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Print Partnership Example</title>
    <script src="https://sdk.canva.com/partnership.js"></script>
    <style type="text/css">
      body,
      html {
        margin: 0;
      }


      #container {
        height: 100vh;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="container"></div>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      (async () => {
        const api = await Canva.Partnership.initialize({
          apiKey: "<partner_api_key>",
          autoAuthToken: "<auto_auth_token>",
          container: document.getElementById("container"),
        });


        const queryString = new URLSearchParams(location.search);


        if (queryString.get("designId")) {
          api.editDesign({
            designId: queryString.get("designId"),
          });
          return;
        }


        const onDesignOpen = (opts) => {
          history.replaceState(
            null,
            document.title,
            window.location.href + "?designId=" + opts.designId
          );
        };


        const onProductSelect = (opts) => {
          api.createDesign({
            ...opts,
            onDesignOpen,
          });
        };


        api.showCatalog({
          onProductSelect,
        });
      })();
    </script>
  </body>
</html>
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