Google to shut down Tenor API on June 30, killing GIF support on Twitter/X, Discord & more

Twitter, Discord, WhatsApp, Bluesky, and any other app that used Tenor API will no longer be able to access Tenor GIFs after June.

by · Shacknews

Google will be ending support of its Tenor API service, which will disable GIF posting on a number of apps that utilized the service, including Twitter, WhatsApp, and Discord.

Google shared the date alongside other details regarding the discontinuation of the Tenor API on its support website. The following will occur on June 30, 2026:

  • Any API or Ads Distribution Agreements you have with Tenor will be terminated.
  • Current integrations that use the Tenor API will be fully decommissioned.
  • After June 30, 2026, if you haven't transitioned out of the API, any attempt to make an API request will fail with an error message.
Google's API service ends on June 30, 2026, and any apps that were using it will see error messages if used after that date.
Source: Google

Discord had reportedly already made a switch to circumvent issues with losing access to Tenor, with multiple sources on social media claiming it has moved to KLIPY. Twitter, BlueSky, and WhatsApp, however, have made no such announcements, and it seems likely that GIF searching via the button on each app may cease to function unless similar switches take place.

Google acquired the Tenor GIF hosting network in 2018, as reported by TechCrunch. It’s unclear at this time what Google intends to do with Tenor. Stay tuned to the Google topic for updates.

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