GIPHY MCP server
22 operations0 webhooks
The world's largest library of animated GIFs, stickers, and emojis for apps and agents.
Try GIPHY with your agent
Connect GIPHY, then paste this into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. For ideas from other apps, see the use cases.
Using Corsair, show me what you can do in GIPHY on my account, then run one read-only example and show me the result.
GIPHY tools and triggers
Tools are what your agent can do in GIPHY through Corsair's MCP server. Triggers are the GIPHY events a routine can start from.
Gifs
- Get By IdRead-only
Get details and renditions of a specific GIF by ID
gifs.getById
- Get By IdsRead-only
Get details and renditions for multiple GIFs by their IDs
gifs.getByIds
- RandomRead-only
Fetch a random GIF from GIPHY optionally filtered by tag
gifs.random
- SearchRead-only
Search all GIPHY GIFs for a word or phrase
gifs.search
- TranslateRead-only
Translate a word or phrase into a GIF using GIPHY translate endpoint
gifs.translate
- TrendingRead-only
Fetch currently trending GIFs from GIPHY
gifs.trending
- UploadWrite
Upload an animated GIF or video to GIPHY from a file or a public URL
gifs.upload
Stickers
- RandomRead-only
Fetch a random sticker from GIPHY optionally filtered by tag
stickers.random
- SearchRead-only
Search GIPHY animated stickers for a word or phrase
stickers.search
- TranslateRead-only
Translate a word or phrase into a sticker
stickers.translate
- TrendingRead-only
Fetch currently trending stickers from GIPHY
stickers.trending
Categories
- Get By IdRead-only
Get subcategories of a specific GIPHY category by ID
categories.getById
- GifsRead-only
Fetch GIFs associated with a specific GIPHY category
categories.gifs
- ListRead-only
List all categories and subcategories on GIPHY
categories.list
Tags
- AutocompleteRead-only
Autocomplete a tag term on the GIPHY network
tags.autocomplete
- RelatedRead-only
List tag terms related to the given tag on GIPHY
tags.related
- TrendingRead-only
List the most popular trending search terms on GIPHY
tags.trending
Emoji
- GetRead-only
Fetch animated emojis from GIPHY
emoji.get
- VariationsRead-only
Get variations of a specific GIPHY emoji by ID
emoji.variations
Analytics
- RegisterWrite
Register a GIF view, click, or send via its analytics pingback URL
analytics.register
Channels
- SearchRead-only
Search GIPHY channels matching a query term
channels.search
Random Id
- GetRead-only
Generate a privacy-safe random ID to use as customer_id on other endpoints
randomId.get
Connect GIPHY to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
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Connect GIPHY in Corsair
Add your GIPHY API key once in Corsair. Corsair stores the credential encrypted and makes the GIPHY API calls for your agent, so it never goes into a prompt or a config file. Connect GIPHY
If your link lets the agent add apps, you can skip this: it gives you a sign-in link the first time it needs GIPHY. On a ChatGPT personal plan, connect GIPHY here first.
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Add Corsair's MCP server to your agent
Every client uses the same address:
https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcpOpen Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the address, then select Connect.Add a custom MCP server with the address and choose OAuth. Personal plans get read tools only.Add to CursorOr add this to~/.cursor/mcp.json. Cursor opens Corsair to sign in the first time it connects.{ "mcpServers": { "corsair": { "url": "https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcp" } } }Run this, then run/mcpin Claude Code to sign in.claude mcp add --transport http corsair https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcpCodex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Zed and other clients with OAuth sign-in work the same way. Clients without it, such as GitHub Copilot's coding agent, use a link's own address and an API key. Setup for every client
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Sign in and choose what needs your approval
Your client opens Corsair to sign in. Pick a link: the apps your agent can use and a mode that decides what it may do without asking. None of GIPHY's operations are destructive, so in the default Cautious mode they all run right away. Strict mode asks before each of its 2 writes, and Read mode allows reads only.
FAQ
Install corsair and @corsair-dev/giphy, add the GIPHY plugin, and connect with an API key. Then call methods like corsair.giphy.api.analytics.register() from your app. Corsair syncs data per tenant.
Yes. GIPHY requires an API key from your GIPHY account or developer dashboard. Create credentials with access that matches what you automate, then paste them into Corsair or connect through managed auth in Hub.
Yes. One Corsair client can hit GIPHY, GitHub, Notion, Stripe, and the rest. Trigger GIPHY from a webhook, push updates to Slack, or chain actions across plugins. Same tenant context across integrations, plain TypeScript.
Teams use Corsair for the world's largest library of animated gifs, stickers, and emojis for apps and agents. Common builds include sync jobs, admin tooling, and agents that call GIPHY APIs from your backend. Local DB entities let you query synced GIPHY records without hitting the API on every read.
The SDK is open source. Self-host and you pay Corsair nothing for the integration layer. Hub bills for hosted auth and execution, not per GIPHY API call. Hub has a generous free tier. For hobby projects you can probably run the whole thing on free. Paid plans start to matter with more tenants or heavier traffic.
We maintain @corsair-dev/giphy in the open repo. When GIPHY ships API changes, upgrade the package. Your call sites stay typed. You should not need to rewrite the integration layer each time.
No. Corsair does not read your GIPHY data or hold individual access credentials. Credentials stay in your database. API calls run on your instance. We do not store GIPHY data on your behalf.
Yes. Add https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcp as a custom connector or MCP server in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Codex or any client that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth sign-in, then sign in to Corsair. On ChatGPT personal plans, custom servers currently get read tools only.
Yes. Put GIPHY on a link in Strict mode and every write waits for your approval, while destructive actions are refused. None of the GIPHY operations are destructive, so the default Cautious mode runs them all without asking. You can change a link's mode at hub.corsair.dev/me.