Giphy

Giphy Search Discovery API

Tag autocompletion, related search terms, and trending search queries.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: GIPHY Analytics Search Discovery 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: Search Discovery
  description: Tag autocompletion, related search terms, and trending search queries.
paths:
  /v1/gifs/search/tags:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search Discovery
      operationId: autocompleteSearchTags
      summary: Autocomplete Search Tags
      description: Return tag suggestions for a partial search term.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Partial search term.
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tag autocomplete results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                        analytics_response_payload:
                          type: string
  /v1/tags/related/{term}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search Discovery
      operationId: getRelatedSearchTerms
      summary: Get Related Search Terms
      description: Return related search terms for a given query.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: term
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Related search terms.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                        analytics_response_payload:
                          type: string
  /v1/trending/searches:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search Discovery
      operationId: getTrendingSearches
      summary: Get Trending Search Terms
      description: Return the most popular search terms across GIPHY.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Trending search terms.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
components:
  parameters:
    Offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Position in the result set for pagination.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: GIPHY API key (Beta or Production).
      schema:
        type: string
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of items to return per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 25
        maximum: 50
  schemas:
    Meta:
      type: object
      properties:
        msg:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        response_id:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key issued via the GIPHY developer dashboard.

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