# Giphy

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/giphy/  
**Website:** https://giphy.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 11

GIPHY is the world's largest library of GIFs, stickers, animated emoji, and Clips (GIFs with sound), with a developer API used by messaging apps, social platforms, productivity tools, ads, and creator products. GIPHY is owned by Meta. Authentication is via API key (Beta or Production tier) and all surfaces share the same envelope (data + meta + pagination) with rich, multi-rendition media payloads.

## Kin Score — 51.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 51.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 70.4 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 2.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 64.5 |
| Access Clarity | 64.5 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Paid · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (11)

- **Giphy Analytics API** — Pingback and action register endpoints for measuring user engagement.
- **Giphy Animate API** — Programmatic creation of animated text/word GIFs.
- **Giphy Categories API** — Top-level categories and subcategories used to organize GIFs.
- **Giphy Channels API** — Channel discovery and metadata.
- **Giphy Clips API** — GIFs with sound. Access is gated; contact clips@giphy.com.
- **Giphy Emoji API** — GIPHY's animated emoji library and per-emoji variations.
- **Giphy GIFs API** — Search, trending, translate, random, and lookup endpoints for animated GIFs.
- **Giphy Search Discovery API** — Tag autocompletion, related search terms, and trending search queries.
- **Giphy Stickers API** — The same surface as GIFs but scoped to transparent-background stickers.
- **Giphy Upload API** — Programmatic upload of GIFs and video assets.
- **Giphy Utilities API** — Identifier generation and other helpers.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Giphy Agentic Access** — 23 operations · 2 acting

## Security (4)

- **Giphy Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Giphy Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Giphy Vulnerability Disclosure** — disclosure policy published
- **Giphy Trust Center** — HIPAA, GDPR

## Plans (1)

- **Giphy Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (6)

- **Messaging GIF Picker** — Drop-in GIF/sticker picker for chat apps using the GIPHY SDKs.
- **Story / Post Stickers** — Animated stickers and emoji for stories and posts.
- **Content Discovery** — Trending and search-driven discovery for GIF-led products.
- **Brand & Ad Creative** — Branded stickers and channels for marketing campaigns.
- **Video Editor Integrations** — Clips and stickers embedded in mobile video editors.
- **Productivity / Reactions** — Reactions, lightweight expressions in productivity software.

## Tags

Photography, Media, GIFs, Stickers, Emoji, Video, Messaging, Social, Meta

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/giphy/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.