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Google kills Tenor GIF API, forcing changes at X, Discord, and more
Google shut down the Tenor API on June 30, 2026, breaking GIF pickers in Discord, X, Bluesky, and WhatsApp. Platforms that built GIF search into their products using Tenor are now scrambling for repla
Google shut down the Tenor API on June 30, 2026, breaking GIF pickers in Discord, X, Bluesky, and WhatsApp. Platforms that built GIF search into their products using Tenor are now scrambling for replacements. Discord has already migrated to Klipy and Giphy, while WhatsApp switched to Klipy and X moved to an undisclosed GIF library.
Source: Ars Technica | 2026-06-30