Tenor API is shutting down

Posted by ankushkun_ on Thursday January 15, 2026 @01:43AM
from the self-post dept.

I have been using tenor in a handful of social apps I build, even big platforms like Twitter, Whatsapp, Discord, all use Tenor (more than Giphy) to let people share GIFs.

This morning I received a mail from tenor that they are set to sunset the Tenor API on June 30.

No new signups starting now. All APIs will stop working after June 30 :(

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Re:Tenor API is shutting down by reena_signalhq on Thursday January 15, 2026 @01:59AM (#46629046)

This is unfortunate but not surprising. Google acquired Tenor in 2018 and has been slowly integrating it into their ecosystem.

For anyone looking for alternatives: - Giphy API (still free tier available ) - GIFDB (smaller but decent library) - Self-host with your own GIF collection

The real pain is migrating existing integrations. Anyone know if Google is offering a migration path or just killing it outright?

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Re:Tenor API is shutting down by Giviberidze on Thursday January 15, 2026 @02:49AM (#46629398)

You can migrate to klipy in 10 mins https://klipy.com/migrate , we can even help you migrate your tenor acc. KLIPY is led by all ex-tenor founders/leadership, you can check our linkedin

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Re:Tenor API is shutting down by ChrisArchitect on Thursday January 15, 2026 @01:47AM (#46628951)

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46603473

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Re:Tenor API is shutting down by Aditya_kachhawa on Thursday January 15, 2026 @02:06AM (#46629101)

Google killing APIs has become so predictable there's literally a website tracking it (killedbygoogle.com).

What's wild is they give you 3 months to rip out and replace something that might be a core feature. That's not a migration timeline, that's an emergency. This is why vendor lock-in concerns aren't just paranoia anymore.

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Re:Tenor API is shutting down by Giviberidze on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @04:08AM (#46689628)

You can migrate to klipy in 10 mins https://klipy.com/migrate , we can even help you migrate your tenor acc. KLIPY is led by all ex-tenor founders/leadership, you can check our linkedin page as well.

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