Free Canva template link checker · for Etsy, Gumroad, Shopify and more

Your link works for you.
Not for your buyer.

Selling Canva templates? Paste your template link. Abledly opens it the way a signed-out buyer does and shows you exactly what they get.

Same link, same minute. Drag the eye.

Works wherever you sell

Abledly checks the Canva link itself, so it works with any marketplace, store, course platform or PDF.

In 36 seconds

Are you sure your buyer sees what you see?

Watch a working link fail for a buyer, and how Abledly catches it before the refund request. Tap the video to watch it larger with sound.

The problem

The link isn’t broken. It’s broken for them.

Generic link checkers only test the HTTP status. A Canva page that says “Request access” still answers 200, and so does a link Canva has quietly moved to a Brand Template.

01

It always opens for you

You are logged in as the owner of the design, so you see the editor, never the wall your customer hits.

“Works on my end!”
02

Link checkers say “200 OK”

A login page loads fine, so ordinary checkers stay green. They check that a page exists, not what a buyer can do on it.

Status: 200 OK ✓
03

Canva keeps changing the rules

Template links changed on Jul 31 2024, in Jan 2025 and on Jun 2 2025. Old links can silently turn into a “Brand Template” (see the timeline).

“Hi, your link doesn’t work. Refund?”
Real Canva screens

What your buyers can actually see

Captured signed out, exactly as a buyer gets them. If a customer sends you a screenshot like one of these, you know what broke.

How Abledly works

Three things, so you never get that email.

01

We open it as your buyer.

No login, no Canva Pro, a clean browser. We follow your link exactly the way the person who just paid you would, and write down what Canva actually shows. Short links such as bit.ly or canva.link are followed to the real Canva page.

  • Signed out, no Pro, nothing cached
  • Follows the redirects Canva adds silently
  • Shows you the page your buyer lands on
02

We tell you exactly what broke.

Not “200 OK”. A verdict in plain words, the exact words Canva showed, and a two-minute fix written for sellers, not developers.

  • Works, dead, login wall or exposed master file
  • Numbered steps to fix it in Canva
  • Re-check to confirm buyers get their own copy
03

We keep watching.

A link that worked last month can be dead today. Pro re-checks up to 300 links every day, emails you the same day one breaks, and flags when the design behind a link changes.

  • Daily re-checks and email alerts
  • “Page 3 changed since you confirmed”
  • Public proof pages and PDF proof reports for disputes
Delivery PDF · page 2 Opening as a signed-out buyer…Checked in 1.4 s · Dead link

1Buyer opens

canva.com/design/DAF…/view

The link from your PDF

2Canva shows

A “Brand Template” wall

3Buyer gets

Nothing. Then an email to you.

Canva login screen "Log in or sign up in seconds" reached from a migrated Brand Template link, with sign-in buttons.Example: what a buyer sees for this problem · real Canva screen
Your linksChecked today, 6:02 am
Boho Wedding SuiteChecked daily
Works
Weekly Planner BundleNew today · alert sent
Dead link
Etsy Shop Starter KitChecked daily
Works
Baby Shower InviteDesign behind the link changed
Review
4 of 300 links shown · next check tomorrow, 6:00 am
Abledlyto you · 6:03 am

Weekly Planner Bundle: buyers can’t open your link

Today’s check found a dead link in your delivery PDF. It takes about 2 minutes to fix.

See how to fix
Baby Shower InviteChanged

Page 3 changed since you confirmed

Confirmed
Today
Looks rightReview
Real seller PDF, 2024

7 of 8 template links were dead, and an ordinary link checker called them fine

links flagged by an ordinary link checker. It called all 8 fine.

In a real 2024 seller PDF, 7 of 8 template links were dead for buyers. An ordinary link checker saw all 8 as working, because Canva’s “Request access” page still answers 200 OK.

Link 1canva.com/DAFx2k9…
200 OK
Link 1canva.com/DAFx2k9…
Converted to Brand Template
Link 2canva.com/DAGk7Qx…
200 OK
Link 2canva.com/DAGk7Qx…
Login wall: Request access
Link 3canva.com/DAFp3ab…
200 OK
Link 3canva.com/DAFp3ab…
Converted to Brand Template
Link 4canva.com/DAF9mLc…
200 OK
Link 4canva.com/DAF9mLc…
Converted to Brand Template
Link 5canva.com/DAGm4Zt…
200 OK
Link 5canva.com/DAGm4Zt…
Buyer gets a copy
Link 6canva.com/DAFq8Rw…
200 OK
Link 6canva.com/DAFq8Rw…
Converted to Brand Template
Link 7canva.com/DAFt1Nd…
200 OK
Link 7canva.com/DAFt1Nd…
Login wall: Request access
Link 8canva.com/DAFv6Hs…
200 OK
Link 8canva.com/DAFv6Hs…
Converted to Brand Template

Illustration based on one real delivery PDF from 2024. Link IDs shortened.

Canva changed template links 3 times.

  1. Jul 31 2024First change
  2. Jan 2025Second change
  3. Jun 2 2025Third change
Pricing

Free for a spot check, $9/month to stop worrying

Canva has changed how template links work more than once. With Pro, you hear about the next change from us, not from a refund request.

Free

$0

See what your buyer sees. No card, no catch.

As a guest3 checks / day
With a free account5 checks / day
  • Full buyer-view report with fix steps
  • 1 delivery PDF check a day
  • Free account adds the proof and a screenshot for every link
Check a link free

Pro For sellers

$9 / month

Billed monthly. Cancel any time.

Verified by Abledly
  • Up to 300 saved links, rechecked every day
  • 500 instant checks a day, unlimited delivery PDFs
  • An email the same day a link breaks or changes state
  • Design-changed detection: “Page 3 changed since you confirmed”
  • Public proof pages and PDF proof reports
  • 90 days of history with screenshots

Not working for you? Full refund within 30 days, just reply to any email.

$9 per month, prices in USD, billed through Stripe. Compare plans or read the guides.

FAQ

Questions sellers ask

Does it work with Gumroad, Shopify, Teachers Pay Teachers…?

Yes. Abledly checks the Canva link itself, so it works with any marketplace, store or PDF.

Do you need access to my Canva account?

No. We open the link exactly as a stranger would, with no Canva login. That is the point: your own browser is signed in as the owner, so you see your design even when buyers can't.

Does a check change my design or create a copy?

No. We load the page and read what it shows. We do not click “Use template” or any other button, so nothing is copied or edited.

What counts as a working link?

A Template link that shows a signed-out visitor the design with a “Use template” button. Buyers still have to sign in to Canva to make their copy; that part is normal.

Can you check the links inside my delivery PDF?

Yes. Upload the PDF you deliver on Etsy, Gumroad, Shopify or anywhere else and we read every clickable link plus any URL that only appears as text, then check the Canva ones. Text-only links are flagged because buyers cannot tap them.

How often does Pro recheck?

Every saved link, once a day, plus a summary email every Monday. When a link changes state, for example from Use template to Request access, you get an email that morning.

See your link the way your buyer does.

Paste one Canva template link. It takes about two seconds and costs nothing.