Giphy API

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Giphy API

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get GIFs by ID

A multiget version of the get GIF by ID endpoint.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs?ids=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs?ids=example"

import requests
params = {
    "ids": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs');
url.searchParams.set('ids', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("ids", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "ids" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs?" . http_build_query([
    "ids" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Random GIF

Returns a random GIF, limited by tag. Excluding the tag parameter will return a random GIF from the GIPHY catalog.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/random?tag=example&rating=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/random?tag=example&rating=example"

import requests
params = {
    "tag": "example",
    "rating": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/random",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/random');
url.searchParams.set('tag', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('rating', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/random")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("tag", "example")
	q.Set("rating", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/random")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "tag" => "example",
  "rating" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/random?" . http_build_query([
    "tag" => "example",
    "rating" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Search GIFs

Search all GIPHY GIFs for a word or phrase. Punctuation will be stripped and ignored. Use a plus or url encode for phrases. Example paul+rudd, ryan+gosling or american+psycho.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/search?q=test&lang=en&limit=25&offset=0&rating=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/search?q=test&lang=en&limit=25&offset=0&rating=example"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "test",
    "lang": "en",
    "limit": "25",
    "offset": "0",
    "rating": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/search');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('lang', 'en');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '25');
url.searchParams.set('offset', '0');
url.searchParams.set('rating', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	q.Set("lang", "en")
	q.Set("limit", "25")
	q.Set("offset", "0")
	q.Set("rating", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test",
  "lang" => "en",
  "limit" => "25",
  "offset" => "0",
  "rating" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/giphy.com/1.0/gifs/search?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test",
    "lang" => "en",
    "limit" => "25",
    "offset" => "0",
    "rating" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Giphy API?

Giphy API is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Giphy API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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