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# canvas.render

<span class="reference-badge">mutation</span> <span class="reference-badge">read</span>

Use when the requested change exactly matches canvas.render; read the current state first when a version or identifier may have changed.

## Before calling

- Authenticate as the accountable Enhance person.
- Use only resource identifiers returned by an earlier capability result or supplied by the person.
- Reuse clientToken only when retrying this exact mutation input.

## Input

<details class="reference-schema">
<summary>Show complete JSON Schema</summary>

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "canvasId": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
    },
    "expectedVersion": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
          "maximum": 9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Exact document version to render, or null to accept the current version."
    },
    "target": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "content"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "kind"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "node"
            },
            "nodeId": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 200
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "nodeId"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "bounds"
            },
            "bounds": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "x": {
                  "type": "number"
                },
                "y": {
                  "type": "number"
                },
                "width": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
                  "maximum": 100000
                },
                "height": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
                  "maximum": 100000
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "x",
                "y",
                "width",
                "height"
              ],
              "additionalProperties": false
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "bounds"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        }
      ],
      "description": "Area to render: all authored content, one stable node id, or explicit world-space bounds."
    },
    "sourceState": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "recording"
            },
            "recordingId": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uuid",
              "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
            },
            "atMs": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 0,
              "maximum": 9007199254740991
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "recordingId",
            "atMs"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Recording moment to display while rendering its recording node, or null."
    },
    "scale": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0.1,
      "maximum": 4,
      "description": "Output pixels per canvas unit, from 0.1 through 4."
    },
    "outputPath": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Local PNG path, or null for a protected temporary artifact."
    },
    "overwrite": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether an existing outputPath may be replaced."
    },
    "timeoutMs": {
      "type": "integer",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "description": "Local render polling deadline in milliseconds."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "canvasId",
    "expectedVersion",
    "target",
    "sourceState",
    "scale",
    "outputPath",
    "overwrite",
    "timeoutMs"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```
</details>

### Example

<details class="reference-schema">
<summary>Show example input</summary>

```json
{
  "canvasId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
  "expectedVersion": 1,
  "target": {
    "kind": "content"
  },
  "sourceState": null,
  "scale": 1,
  "outputPath": null,
  "overwrite": false,
  "timeoutMs": 120000
}
```
</details>

## Result

Returns a typed canvas.render result from the Enhance API without transport-specific prose.

## Recovery

- BAD_REQUEST: correct the named fields and call again.
- UNAUTHORIZED: restore Enhance authentication, then retry once.
- FORBIDDEN or NOT_FOUND: list accessible resources and choose an allowed identifier.
- CONFLICT: read the current resource, merge the intended change, and retry with its version.
- INTERNAL: run Enhance diagnostics, report the failure, and stop repeating the call.

## Continue with

- Read the affected canvas resource to confirm the result.

Compatibility: `5180126e6a3a2eccdfc390963fc7634a7c02ecbcc76c4fb1a2ad6a1d62a20d14`.