Giphy API

by giphy.com

Overview

The GIPHY Developer Portal is how you integrate the world's best GIF API into your business, app or project.

Giphy is a photography API from giphy.com. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 10 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: API key
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Photography
Base URL: https://api.giphy.com/v1
Version: 1.0
Endpoints: 10
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Method	Path	What it does
GET	`/gifs`	Get GIFs by ID
GET	`/gifs/random`	Random GIF
GET	`/gifs/search`	Search GIFs
GET	`/gifs/translate`	Translate phrase to GIF
GET	`/gifs/trending`	Trending GIFs
GET	`/gifs/{gifId}`	Get GIF by Id
GET	`/stickers/random`	Random Sticker
GET	`/stickers/search`	Search Stickers
GET	`/stickers/translate`	Translate phrase to Sticker
GET	`/stickers/trending`	Trending Stickers

Questions

Does the Giphy API need an API key?

Yes. The Giphy API uses API key authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the Giphy API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Giphy API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Giphy API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 10 endpoints in version 1.0. All of them are shown on this page.

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