# Tenor

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/tenor/  
**APIs profiled:** 8

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.

## Kin Score — 40.2 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 40.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 49.0 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 33.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 22.9 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | na |
| 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 | na |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (8)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Tenor Agentic Access** — 8 operations

## Security (2)

- **Tenor Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Tenor Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Plans**

## Tags

GIFs, Animated Images, Search, Media, Google

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