Integration

Giphy integration

GIF search and sharing platform API. Search millions of GIFs, stickers, and clips. Get trending content, random GIFs, and translate text to GIFs. Essential for messaging apps, social platforms, content creation, and adding visual expression to applications.

Connect Giphy How integrations work

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Say what should happen.
The workflow builds itself.

When this happens, do that in Giphy.Built from the 16 Giphy tools below, on the connection you add once.

Common Giphy use cases

popular content
chat reactions
random content
discovery
gamification
messaging stickers
expression
search UI
GIF picker
GIF display

What you can do with Giphy

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Gif, 6 operations

get_gifGet gifGETRetrieves a specific GIF with all metadata and renditions.
get_gifs_batchGet gifs batchGETRetrieves multiple GIFs in a single request by their IDs.
random_gifRandom gifGETReturns a random GIF, optionally filtered by tag and rating.
search_gifsSearch gifsGETSearches Giphy's library for GIFs matching a query with content filtering.
translate_gifTranslate gifGETConverts a word or phrase to the most relevant single GIF.
trending_gifsTrending gifsGETRetrieves currently trending GIFs updated every 15 minutes.

Sticker, 4 operations

random_stickerRandom stickerGETReturns a random sticker, optionally filtered by tag.
search_stickersSearch stickersGETSearches for animated stickers with transparent backgrounds.
translate_stickerTranslate stickerGETConverts a word or phrase to the most relevant single sticker.
trending_stickersTrending stickersGETRetrieves currently trending animated stickers.

Tag, 2 operations

autocompleteAutocompleteGETProvides search term suggestions as users type.
search_suggestionsSearch suggestionsGETReturns related search tag suggestions for a given term.

Category, 1 operation

categoriesCategoriesGETRetrieves all available GIF categories for browsing.

Channel, 1 operation

channel_searchChannel searchGETSearches for Giphy channels by keyword.

Search term, 1 operation

trending_search_termsTrending search termsGETReturns the most popular search terms on Giphy right now.

User, 1 operation

random_idRandom idGETGenerates a random ID for anonymous user tracking and personalization.

Giphy API rate limits

1,000 requests per hour

Rate limits vary by API key tier. Beta keys limited to 100 searches/hour.

These are the limits Giphy documents, not ones LiveContext measured. They can change and often depend on your plan, so check the Giphy documentation for current values.

Use Giphy from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect Giphy in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its Giphy operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up the MCP server step by step

How to connect Giphy

Create your workspace
Sign up free. Nothing to install.
Connect Giphy once
Add your Giphy connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.
Describe the job in chat
The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

Giphy integration FAQ

What can you do with the Giphy integration?

LiveContext exposes 16 operations on Giphy, covering gif, sticker, tag and category. Common uses include popular content, chat reactions and random content.

What are the Giphy API rate limits?

Giphy documents 1,000 requests per hour. Rate limits vary by API key tier. Beta keys limited to 100 searches/hour. Limits are set by Giphy and can depend on your plan.