Giphy

Overview

The Giphy API serves GIFs — search, trending, stickers, and by-ID lookups — powering countless chat and social integrations. Auth is a free API key (an invalid key returns 401, verified).

Quick Start

Trending (replace YOUR_KEY):

curl "https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/trending?api_key=YOUR_KEY&limit=3"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "title": "happy dance GIF",
      "images": { "original": { "url": "https://media.giphy.com/media/abc123/giphy.gif" }, "fixed_width": { "url": "https://media.giphy.com/media/abc123/200w.gif" } }
    }
  ]
}

Search:

curl "https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?api_key=YOUR_KEY&q=cats&limit=5"

Stickers:

curl "https://api.giphy.com/v1/stickers/trending?api_key=YOUR_KEY&limit=3"

Authentication

• Register at developers.giphy.com → create an app → API key.
• Send it as the api_key query parameter (invalid key → 401, verified).

Rate Limits & Notes

• Free tier: 10,000 requests/day (per key, check docs); no paid requirement for most apps.
• Endpoints: /v1/gifs/search, /v1/gifs/trending, /v1/gifs/{id}, /v1/stickers/....
• Every GIF has images with multiple renditions (original, fixed_width, preview) — pick the right size.
• CORS-friendly for client-side use.

FAQ

Is Giphy free? Free tier: 10,000 requests/day; more is paid.

How do I get a key? developers.giphy.com → create an app.

What are the renditions? Multiple sizes: original, fixed_width, preview, etc.