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First reported by bsky
Google shuts down Tenor API, forcing apps to find alternative GIF pickers

Google Tenor API Shutdown: Affected Apps, Replacements, and Impact

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Gadget Hacks

4d ago

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Gadget HacksGoogle Tenor API Shutdown: Affected Apps, Replacements, and Impactgadgethacks.com
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Google Tenor API Shutdown: Affected Apps, Replacements, and Impact Google has shut down the Tenor API today, and platforms including X, Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky that built GIF search into their products using it are now scrambling for replacements. The Google Tenor API shutdown doesn't touch Tenor's website or its integrations inside Google's own apps. What ends today is third-party access, full stop. Google acquired Tenor in 2018 and ran the API as broadly accessible infrastructure for eight years. As of today, according to Google's support page, all API and Ads Distribution Agreements are terminated and current integrations are "fully decommissioned." Any API request made after the deadline returns an error, The Verge reported today. What the Google Tenor API shutdown means for users The most immediate effect is a changed or degraded GIF search experience inside affected apps. GIF libraries vary across providers, so content that was searchable through Tenor may not

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