# Apps SDK is now available for canva.cn 🇨🇳 **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** apps-in-canva, product-update\ **Created:** [January 8, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711 "2025-01-08T19:32:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![meredith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/meredith/32/2729_2.png) [@meredith](https://community.canva.dev/u/meredith)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/1 "2025-01-08T19:32:03Z")
We’re excited to launch the Apps SDK in China! Previously apps could only be developed for [canva.com](http://canva.com). From today forward, you can now develop apps for Canva China ([canva.cn](http://canva.cn)) users 🎉 Our [developer portal](https://www.canva.cn/developers/) has been translated to support local developers. If you are developing for [canva.cn](http://canva.cn), we have added a new flag to this community to help us better debug your questions. Behind the scenes, [canva.com](http://canva.com) and [canva.cn](http://canva.cn) operate differently, so indicating that you are building for [canva.cn](http://canva.cn) will help us troubleshoot your issue faster. If you are developing for [canva.cn](http://canva.cn), please update your profile by doing the following: 1. Under Preferences \> Profile 2. Update the new **[canva.cn](http://canva.cn) field** to yes We’re excited to bring apps and app development to Canva China 🇨🇳 ---
**Author:** ![ruacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@ruacon](https://community.canva.dev/u/ruacon)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/2 "2025-01-09T01:42:35Z")
Hi, This might be a silly question. But I just want to confirm, developers who are not from China can still submit apps to [canva.cn](http://canva.cn), right? Because all the information on the website is in Chinese ☹ Thank ---
**Author:** ![sharqwy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/sharqwy/32/1283_2.png) [@sharqwy](https://community.canva.dev/u/sharqwy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/3 "2025-01-10T02:55:21Z")
What’s the monetization plan for Apps on [canva.cn](http://canva.cn)? Do they share the same innovation fund? ---
**Author:** ![meredith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/meredith/32/2729_2.png) [@meredith](https://community.canva.dev/u/meredith)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/4 "2025-01-10T21:27:50Z")
The dev portal is available in English, and yes, developers not from China can developer for [canva.cn](http://canva.cn)! ---
**Author:** ![Tom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tom](https://community.canva.dev/u/Tom)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/5 "2025-01-12T02:40:41Z")
Hi, this is great. Is there any recommendations for where to host an app backend for .cn apps? I used to go there frequently and many server things we hosted on US based AWS were really slow. ---
**Author:** ![hoangle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/hoangle/32/891_2.png) [@hoangle](https://community.canva.dev/u/hoangle)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/6 "2025-01-13T07:53:29Z")
Hi @meredith Can I know when the approval process for apps on [canva.cn](http://canva.cn) will begin? The Canva Developers Innovation Fund still applies to apps on [canva.cn](http://canva.cn), right? ---
**Author:** ![PioneiroDigital](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/pioneirodigital/32/1787_2.png) [@PioneiroDigital](https://community.canva.dev/u/PioneiroDigital)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/7 "2025-01-13T13:10:21Z")
If the Fund applies to [canva.cn](https://canva.cn), one could get 5k on [canva.com](https://canva.com) and 5k on [canva.cn](https://canva.cn) to get the first tier of reward? ---
**Author:** ![meredith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/meredith/32/2729_2.png) [@meredith](https://community.canva.dev/u/meredith)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/8 "2025-01-14T17:30:41Z")
Hi all - I checked with the team on how the Innovation Fund will work for [canva.cn](http://canva.cn) apps. As of now, Canva China Apps will not be eligible for Innovation Fund awards. As for hosting, Apps will need to have their backend hosted in China, so we would recommend using services like Alibaba Cloud, AWS China, or Azure China. ---
**Author:** ![sai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/sai/32/1853_2.png) [@sai](https://community.canva.dev/u/sai)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/9 "2025-01-22T06:30:59Z")
Hi, @meredith we recently submitted our app to [canva.cn](http://canva.cn), but we did not receive any progress update emails/jira like [canva.com](http://canva.com), such as requesting review information or status changed to Functional Review. Is this normal? ---
**Author:** ![meredith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/canva/user_avatar/community.canva.dev/meredith/32/2729_2.png) [@meredith](https://community.canva.dev/u/meredith)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.canva.dev/t/apps-sdk-is-now-available-for-canva-cn/5711/10 "2025-01-22T19:31:28Z")
Hi @sai, it looks like automatic notifications are not set up on the China Jira instances. I will share this feedback with the team and see what we can do to improve it!