Giphy MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Giphy MCP or direct API to search trending GIFs, fetch stickers, share animated content, and power conversational media—using simple natural language.

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Giphy is the largest online library for searching and sharing GIFs and stickers. Instantly add vibrant animated content to your apps, chats, and workflows.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Giphy action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Giphy Analytics Register

Tool to register user interactions (view, click, send) with a GIF for analytics.

GIPHY Categories

Tool to fetch a list of GIF categories on GIPHY.

GIPHY: Get Category by ID

Tool to fetch metadata for a GIF category by its unique ID.

GIPHY: Category GIFs

Tool to fetch GIFs associated with a specific GIF category.

GIPHY Emoji

Tool to fetch GIPHY emoji GIF objects.

Emoji Variations

Tool to fetch variations for a specific emoji.

Get Content by ID

Tool to fetch content metadata by its unique ID.

Get Content by IDs

Tool to fetch metadata for multiple pieces of content (GIFs, Stickers, or Clips) by their IDs.

Giphy Get Random ID

Tool to generate a unique random ID from Giphy.

Giphy Random GIF

Tool to fetch a random GIF from Giphy.

Giphy Random Sticker

Tool to fetch a single random sticker.

GIPHY: Search Channels

Tool to search for GIPHY channels by query term.

GIPHY: Search GIFs

Tool to search GIPHY's GIF library.

GIPHY: Search Stickers

Tool to search GIPHY's sticker library.

GIPHY: Random Tag

Tool to fetch a single random tag from Giphy.

Get Related Tags

Tool to fetch tags related to a specified tag.

GIPHY: Tag Search

Tool to search GIPHY's tag library for autocomplete suggestions.

GIPHY Trending Tags

Tool to fetch the most popular search terms (tags) on GIPHY.

GIPHY Translate GIF

Tool to translate a term or phrase into a single GIF using GIPHY's special algorithm.

GIPHY Translate Sticker

Tool to translate a term or phrase into a single sticker using GIPHY’s translation algorithm.

GIPHY Trending GIFs

Tool to fetch trending GIFs from GIPHY.

Get Trending Stickers

Tool to fetch trending stickers.

Giphy Upload GIF

Tool to upload a GIF or video file to GIPHY.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Giphy MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["giphy"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Giphy and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Find trending GIFs about happy birthday",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Giphy request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Giphy API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["giphy"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Giphy
3

Run Giphy tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Find trending GIFs about happy birthday" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Giphy tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Giphy Integration

  • Supports both Giphy MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for searching GIFs, trending content, and stickers

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key management and secure credential storage
  • Central place to manage and revoke Giphy API keys
  • Per user and per environment keys—no more hard-coded secrets

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools tuned for GIF search, trending, and sticker endpoints
  • Comprehensive logs so you know which GIFs your agents fetch

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC to control which agents and users can access Giphy
  • Scoped, least privilege access to search and content features
  • Full audit trail of all agent GIF and sticker activity

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Giphy requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Giphy connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

Create the key in your Giphy account settings, then paste it once on Composio's connection page. Composio stores it encrypted and uses it only for the Giphy actions your agent runs. Nobody else in your workspace can read it, and you can revoke it inside Giphy at any time.

When you connect a Giphy account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Giphy as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Giphy. If Giphy lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Giphy at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Giphy connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

The connection stops working the moment Giphy rejects the old key. Create a new key in Giphy and reconnect the account from the Composio dashboard or by asking your agent to reconnect Giphy. Nothing else changes.

Composio's free Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Giphy use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Giphy plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Giphy accounts).

With Composio, you connect Giphy once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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