Canto

This integration allows business users to build personalized digital experiences (web sites, web apps, mobile apps, etc.) by repurposing content from your Canto digital asset management system. It also enables developers to use their preferred front-end tools to build these applications.

Add Uniform integration#

Make assets housed in Canto DAM available to the Uniform asset library by adding this integration.

Get connection settings#

1. Log into Canto dashboard.
2. Note Canto dashboard URL, it's your API Host (e.g. https://your-account.canto.com)
3. Click Profile & Settings icon at the top right corner.
4. Go to the Settings > Configuration Options > API section
5. Click Create API key button
6. Enter API key name, check Support Client Credentials Mode and click Generate
7. Note generated Access Token

Add integration#

1. In Uniform, open your project.

2. Navigate to the Integrations tab.

3. Scroll to the section Browse Integrations.

4. Click Canto.

5. Click Add to project.

   

6. Enter the required values:

   Uniform setting	Value
   API Host	Your Canto dashboard URL (e.g. https://your-account.canto.com)
   API Access Token	Your access token, see Get connection settings section.
   Root Folder (optional)	It may help if you need to select assets only from a particular folder.
   Media Delivery Cloud Host	CloudFront base URL for your Media Delivery Cloud (e.g. https://d5ek9eu3ld9fw.cloudfront.net)
   Media Delivery Cloud Account ID	Account ID for your Media Delivery Cloud (e.g. 230119044800-dev)

7. Click Test.

8. Click Save.

   

After you install the Canto integration, new asset library becomes available.

Use Canto asset library#

You can review your Canto assets from inside Uniform.

Use Canto assets in Uniform Canvas#

You can insert assets directly into your Uniform Canvas components using asset parameters.