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.

📡 Source on GitHub

40.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFree

8 APIs

GIFsAnimated ImagesSearch Media Google

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Composite quality — 40.2/100 · developing

Contract Quality 12.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.7 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13

Contract Governance 1.2 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 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 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 8

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

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.

JSON Schema 4

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

Examples 5

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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)

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: '0.23'
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
    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-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
    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-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

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