Tell HN: The Google Tenor GIF API has been shut down

No public announcement. Just quietly added to killed by google. Step 2 just fails with an error: https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart

Hello Tenor API customer,

We're writing to inform you about the deprecation of the Tenor API offering on June 30, 2026. We are making this change to focus our resources on enhancing the main Tenor experience.

The Tenor API has been a valuable tool for many developers. We sincerely appreciate your partnership and the innovative ways you have integrated Tenor into your applications. Your contributions have helped shape the Tenor ecosystem.

What you need to know Key Dates:

Starting January 13, 2026, New API key sign-ups and new integrations will no longer be allowed On June 30, 2026, any API or Ads Distribution Agreements you have with Tenor will be terminated The Tenor API will continue to work for existing integrations until June 30, 2026 Advised Action:

Plan and make any necessary changes before June 30, 2026 Potential Impact:

After June 30, 2026, failure to transition out of the API will return an error message when attempting API requests Thanks for choosing Tenor API.

– The Google Cloud Team

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You're right - I'm the co-founder of KLIPY

The amount of apps they support it probably costs $50-100m+/year

"Sorry, we have a new way to sell people images that don't belong to us"