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Tenor

Tenor is Google's GIF search engine REST API that enables developers to integrate animated GIF search, trending GIFs, featured content, and category browsing into applications. The API processes over 300 million searches per day across 45+ languages with localized, region-appropriate content. Note: As of January 2026, Google is no longer accepting new API clients; the API is scheduled for sunset on June 30, 2026.

Tenor publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Autocomplete API, Categories API, Featured API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include GIFs, Animated Images, Search, Media, and Google.

The Tenor catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Tenor’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, authentication, support, status page, and 5 more developer resources.

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48.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
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8 APIs
GIFsAnimated ImagesSearchMediaGoogle

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Composite quality — 48.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Tenor Autocomplete API

The Autocomplete API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for autocomplete.

Tenor Categories API

The Categories API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for categories.

Tenor Featured API

The Featured API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for featured.

Tenor Posts API

The Posts API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for posts.

Tenor Registershare API

The Registershare API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for registershare.

Tenor Search API

The Search API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for search.

Tenor Search Suggestions API

The Search Suggestions API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for search suggestions.

Tenor Trending Terms API

The Trending Terms API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for trending terms.

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Tenor Api Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Tenor API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 4

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

CategoryObject

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResponseObject

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SearchResults

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SuggestionsResults

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 5

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Categories Response

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Featured Request

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Search Request

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Search Response

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Trending Terms Response

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Tenor Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Tenor Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Tenor Agentic Access

8 operations

8 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 Status
Status

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: tenor
name: Tenor
description: 'Tenor is Google''s GIF search engine REST API that enables developers to integrate animated GIF search, trending
  GIFs, featured content, and category browsing into applications. The API processes over 300 million searches per day across
  45+ languages with localized, region-appropriate content. Note: As of January 2026, Google is no longer accepting new API
  clients; the API is scheduled for sunset on June 30, 2026.

  '
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/tenor.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- GIFs
- Animated Images
- Search
- Media
- Google
apis:
- aid: tenor:tenor-autocomplete-api
  name: Tenor Autocomplete API
  description: The Autocomplete API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for autocomplete.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Autocomplete
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-autocomplete-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: tenor:tenor-categories-api
  name: Tenor Categories API
  description: The Categories API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for categories.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Categories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-categories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
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  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: tenor:tenor-featured-api
  name: Tenor Featured API
  description: The Featured API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for featured.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Featured
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-featured-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
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  - type: RateLimits
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  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: tenor:tenor-posts-api
  name: Tenor Posts API
  description: The Posts API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for posts.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Posts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-posts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: tenor:tenor-registershare-api
  name: Tenor Registershare API
  description: The Registershare API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for registershare.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Registershare
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-registershare-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: tenor:tenor-search-api
  name: Tenor Search API
  description: The Search API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: tenor:tenor-search-suggestions-api
  name: Tenor Search Suggestions API
  description: The Search Suggestions API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for search suggestions.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Search Suggestions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-search-suggestions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: tenor:tenor-trending-terms-api
  name: Tenor Trending Terms API
  description: The Trending Terms API from Tenor — 1 operation(s) for trending terms.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/tenor
  baseURL: https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2
  tags:
  - Trending Terms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tenor-trending-terms-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/endpoints
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/rate-limits-and-caching
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
  - type: AdvancedControls
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/advanced-api-controls
  - type: ResponseObjects
    url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/response-objects-and-errors
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenor/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/tenor-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/tenor-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tenor-domain-security.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.google.com/tenor
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart
- type: Authentication
  url: https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/dashboard
- type: Support
  url: https://support.google.com/tenor/answer/10455265
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://tenor.com/legal-terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: Status
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com