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How this automation works

Automatically upload new photos you add to your Flickr account (or a specific album) into Canva as image assets. This Applet is perfect for photographers, artists, or content creators who want to streamline their creative workflow by reusing Flickr-hosted content in branded templates, social graphics, or marketing visuals. Remove the need for manual downloads or uploads.

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you upload a new public photo to your Flickr photostream.
Title Description FlickrUrl FlickrUrlShort SourceUrl OriginalSourceUrl UploadedDate TakenDate Tags
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action uploads an image asset from a URL
file_url name

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Create your own Flickr and Canva workflow

Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.

9 triggers, queries, and actions

Any new public photo

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you upload a new public photo to your Flickr photostream.

Any new set

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you create a new photoset on Flickr.

New public favorite

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you favorite a public photo on Flickr.

New public photo tagged

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you upload a new public photo to your Flickr photostream with the tag you specify.

New public photos

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires once new photos are detected in your Flickr photostream. It uses a 5 minute delay to identify batch uploads.

Create design

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action creates a new design

Import design

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action imports a design file from a URL

Upload asset

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action uploads an image asset from a URL

Upload public photo from URL

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will upload a new public photo, from a given URL to an image, to your Flickr photostream.

Any new public photo

Pro icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you upload a new public photo to your Flickr photostream.

Any new set

Pro icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you create a new photoset on Flickr.

Create design

Pro icon
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action creates a new design

Import design

Pro icon
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action imports a design file from a URL

New public favorite

Pro icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you favorite a public photo on Flickr.

New public photo tagged

Pro icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you upload a new public photo to your Flickr photostream with the tag you specify.

New public photos

Pro icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires once new photos are detected in your Flickr photostream. It uses a 5 minute delay to identify batch uploads.

Upload asset

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action uploads an image asset from a URL

Upload public photo from URL

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will upload a new public photo, from a given URL to an image, to your Flickr photostream.

Build an automation in seconds!

You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!

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About Flickr

Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community. Applets can help you cross-post to services like Instagram and other social media, track public favorites and tags, and much more.

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About Canva

Canva is a versatile online graphic design platform that empowers anyone to create stunning visuals, from social media posts and presentations to videos and print materials. It offers an intuitive drag-and-drop interface with thousands of customizable templates, photos, and elements, making professional design accessible to all skill levels. Connect Canva to IFTTT to automate content creation workflows, generate new designs from data, or sync your brand assets across various platforms. Unleash your creativity and simplify your design process with powerful integrations.

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