Use Giphy from Claude
Add the Giphy connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorGiphy
Giphy integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Giphy once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryDesign & Media
Use Giphy from Codex
Add the Giphy connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
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Design & Media
What the Giphy connector can do
Giphy runs the search engine and library behind most of the GIFs and stickers used in chat and social apps. In type.com, a marketing or community Space can ask the agent to browse GIF categories, pull GIFs for a specific one, or register how a GIF was used for analytics, all from a shared thread.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Giphy once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
Use Giphy from Claude Code, Codex, and automations
Use Giphy from Claude Code or Codex
Once Giphy is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Automate Giphy on a schedule or webhook
In a Space with Giphy connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
What teams do with Giphy in type.com
Browse categories for a campaign
List Giphy's available categories to find a theme that matches a social post or community reaction before searching further.
List Giphy's GIF categories so I can find a good match for our product launch post.
Pull GIFs from a specific category
Get a curated set of GIFs tied to a category ID instead of scrolling through unrelated search results.
Get GIFs from Giphy's celebration category for our end-of-quarter announcement.
Track how a GIF was used
Log a view, click, or send event for a GIF so the team can see which ones get the most engagement.
Register a send event in Giphy for the confetti GIF we just used in our announcement.
Representative actions
- Giphy Analytics Register
Records a view, click, or send interaction with a GIF for analytics once the payload, timestamp, and user ID are known.
- GIPHY Categories
Lists the GIF categories available on Giphy before picking one to browse.
- GIPHY: Get Category by ID
Fetches metadata for a specific GIF category by its ID.
- GIPHY: Category GIFs
Returns the curated GIFs tied to a category, once its ID is known from the categories list.
- GIPHY Emoji
Returns a paginated list of Giphy's emoji GIF objects.
Connection
API and auth details
GIPHY provides REST APIs and SDKs for searching, trending, translating, uploading, and retrieving GIFs, stickers, clips, and media metadata from the GIPHY library. Developers create API keys in the dashboard and can use web, iOS, Android, and JSON API integrations for media search and messaging experiences.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- Official site
- https://giphy.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Giphy
Can Claude find GIFs through Giphy in type.com?
Yes. With a Giphy connection shared to a Space, the agent can browse categories, pull GIFs for a theme, and log usage analytics, right from a thread.
How does type.com authenticate with Giphy?
Giphy uses an API key, added once by an admin when the connection is created, and shared only with Spaces that need it.
Can GIF selection for social posts be scheduled?
Yes. A recurring task, such as pulling a themed GIF for each week's newsletter, can be set up as a type.com automation.
Can Claude Code or Codex use Giphy?
Yes. Once Giphy is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Can I automate Giphy on a schedule?
Yes. In a Space with Giphy connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Giphy?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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