Giphy

Giphy — free tier with API key

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Giphy exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.

100REACHABILITY SCORE ⓘ
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We probe without your API key. A 401/403 auth wall means the server is up — not a full health pass.

Uptime history
100%90d reachable
100%30d reachable
11hLast check · since JUL 8 · server OK
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Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.giphy.com/v1/stickers/search?api_key={YOUR

{
  "data": [],
  "meta": {
    "status": 401,
    "msg": "Unauthorized",
    "response_id": ""
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.giphy.com/v1/stickers/search?api_key={YOUR"
const res = await fetch("https://api.giphy.com/v1/stickers/search?api_key={YOUR");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.giphy.com/v1/stickers/search?api_key={YOUR")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6ReachableFULL DOCS ↗
Auth wall reachable — GET /v1/stickers/search?api_key={YOUR (key stripped)243 mschecked 11h ago
GET/v1/stickers/search?api_key={YOURPROBED

Giphy — free tier with API key

GET/v1

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/1

V1 details by ID (example: 1).

GET/v1?limit=10

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/v1/

V1 — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe without your API key. A 401/403 auth wall means the server is up — not a full health pass. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Giphy: common questions

Is Giphy free to use?

Yes — Giphy is a free media API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Giphy need an API key?

Yes — Giphy needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Retry-After: 0s.

Can I call Giphy from the browser?

Yes — Giphy returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is Giphy up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Giphy is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 243 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.