Giphy Animate API

Programmatic creation of animated text/word GIFs.

Documentation

Specifications

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-gif-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-clip-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-user-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-channel-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-category-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-images-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-analytics-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-meta-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/giphy-pagination-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-structure/giphy-gif-structure.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-structure/giphy-clip-structure.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-structure/giphy-images-structure.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/json-structure/giphy-channel-structure.json

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-search-gifs-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-get-trending-gifs-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-translate-gif-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-get-random-gif-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-get-gif-by-id-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-list-gif-categories-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-autocomplete-search-tags-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-get-related-search-terms-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-get-trending-searches-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-search-stickers-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-list-emoji-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-search-clips-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-upload-gif-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/examples/giphy-register-search-action-example.json
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-ios-sdk
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-android-sdk
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-react-native-sdk
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-flutter-sdk
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-js
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-python-client
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-ruby-client
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SDKs
https://github.com/Giphy/giphy-php-client
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Pricing
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giphy/refs/heads/main/plans/giphy-plans-pricing.yml

OpenAPI Specification

giphy-animate-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: GIPHY Analytics Animate API
  description: 'The GIPHY API provides programmatic access to the world''s largest library of

    GIFs, stickers, animated emoji and Clips (GIFs with sound). Search, trending,

    translate, random, and category endpoints all return rich media objects with

    multiple image renditions optimized for any surface.


    Authentication is via API key. New developers receive a rate-limited Beta key;

    a Production key is granted after application review.

    '
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: GIPHY Developers
    url: https://developers.giphy.com/
    email: support@giphy.com
  termsOfService: https://developers.giphy.com/terms/
  license:
    name: GIPHY API Terms of Service
    url: https://developers.giphy.com/terms/
servers:
- url: https://api.giphy.com
  description: Production API
- url: https://upload.giphy.com
  description: Upload API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Animate
  description: Programmatic creation of animated text/word GIFs.
paths:
  /v1/animate:
    get:
      tags:
      - Animate
      operationId: animateText
      summary: Animate Text
      description: Programmatically generate an animated text GIF from a phrase.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: m
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Text or phrase to animate.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: style
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Optional animation style identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleGifResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    Images:
      type: object
      description: Map of rendition keys to rendition metadata. Available renditions include fixed_height, fixed_height_still, fixed_height_downsampled, fixed_height_small, fixed_height_small_still, fixed_width, fixed_width_still, fixed_width_downsampled, fixed_width_small, fixed_width_small_still, downsized, downsized_still, downsized_large, downsized_medium, downsized_small, original, original_still, looping, preview, preview_gif.
      additionalProperties:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rendition'
    Rendition:
      type: object
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        width:
          type: string
          description: Width in pixels (string in API).
        height:
          type: string
          description: Height in pixels (string in API).
        size:
          type: string
          description: File size in bytes (string in API).
        mp4:
          type: string
          format: uri
        mp4_size:
          type: string
        webp:
          type: string
          format: uri
        webp_size:
          type: string
        frames:
          type: string
        hash:
          type: string
    Meta:
      type: object
      properties:
        msg:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        response_id:
          type: string
    Gif:
      type: object
      description: Standard GIPHY GIF object returned by most endpoints.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - gif
          - sticker
          - emoji
          description: Type of media object.
        id:
          type: string
          description: GIPHY ID for the object.
        slug:
          type: string
          description: URL slug used in giphy.com URLs.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Canonical GIPHY URL.
        bitly_gif_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        bitly_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        embed_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        username:
          type: string
        source:
          type: string
        rating:
          type: string
          enum:
          - g
          - pg
          - pg-13
          - r
          - y
        content_url:
          type: string
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        source_tld:
          type: string
        source_post_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        update_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        create_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        import_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        trending_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        images:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Images'
        title:
          type: string
        alt_text:
          type: string
        is_low_contrast:
          type: boolean
        analytics_response_payload:
          type: string
        analytics:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Analytics'
    Analytics:
      type: object
      description: Pingback URLs returned alongside each GIF for measuring user engagement.
      properties:
        onload:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
        onclick:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
        onsent:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
    User:
      type: object
      description: GIPHY user / channel associated with content.
      properties:
        avatar_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        banner_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        banner_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        profile_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        username:
          type: string
        display_name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        instagram_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        website_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        is_verified:
          type: boolean
  responses:
    SingleGifResponse:
      description: A single GIF or Sticker object.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              data:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Gif'
              meta:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: GIPHY API key (Beta or Production).
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key issued via the GIPHY developer dashboard.