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Overview

To authenticate with GIPHY, you need:
  1. API Key — a key created in the GIPHY Developer Dashboard.
This guide will show you how to create one.

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Prerequisites

  • A GIPHY account. API keys are free. If you don’t have an account, sign up.

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Step 1: Create an API key

  1. Log in to the GIPHY Developer Dashboard.
  2. Click Create an API Key.
GIPHY Developer Dashboard with the Create an API Key button
  1. Click Select API to choose the API key type, then click Next Step.
GIPHY Create A New API Key dialog with the API key type selected and the Next Step button
  1. Enter an app name, choose a platform, add an app description, accept the GIPHY API Terms, then click Create API Key.
GIPHY Create A New API Key dialog with the app name, platform, description and terms fields
  1. Your new app appears under Your API Keys. Copy the value in its API Key field.
GIPHY Developer Dashboard showing the new app under Your API Keys with its API Key field
New keys are beta keys, limited to 100 API calls per hour. To raise the limit, apply to upgrade the key from the dashboard.

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Step 2: Enter your API key in the Connect UI

  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with GIPHY.
  2. Enter your API key in the API Key field.
  3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.
GIPHY Connect UI form with the API Key field You are now connected to GIPHY.