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GIPHY Make integrationAutomate GIPHY with Make.

Need the right GIF to show up in your workflow without hunting for it? The GIPHY Make integration gives you 7 modules: 5 actions and 2 searches. This page shows marketers and community managers how to link an API key and build a first scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the GIPHY Make integration do for you?

The GIPHY Make integration lets a Make scenario (the automation you build, a chain of modules) look up, pick and upload GIFs and stickers through your GIPHY API key. Each module is one brick of that chain, and the app gives you seven of them, with no code to write.

A GIF picked from a word. A new message lands in your chat tool or a row is added to a sheet, and Translate a Word To a Gif/Sticker turns one keyword from it into a matching GIF you can post back. Good for playful replies in a community channel.

A feed of what is trending. List Trending Gifs/Stickers returns the content GIPHY currently ranks as the most engaging, and Get a Gif pulls the full details of any one of them by its ID. A social team can drop that list into a sheet for inspiration.

Your own GIFs published without the browser. Upload a Gif sends a GIF or video file of up to 100MB to GIPHY.com, straight from a file another app handed to the scenario.

What the app does not do: it has no trigger, so GIPHY never starts a scenario by itself. Something else has to kick it off, either Make's scheduling or a module from another app. For any endpoint the listed modules skip, Make an API Call reuses the same connection. The same app often exists as an n8n node too; the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the differences. New to the editor? The Make training starts from zero, and Make pricing explains how operations are counted.

Connect

How do you connect GIPHY to Make?

  1. 01

    Get an API key from GIPHY

    You need an active GIPHY developer account. Open the Developer Dashboard, click Create an API Key and copy the key shown on screen. Keep it at hand: Make asks for it in the next step.

  2. 02

    Add a GIPHY module and create the connection

    In your scenario, add any GIPHY module and click Create a connection. A connection is your GIPHY account linked to Make once, then reused by every GIPHY module. The Connection name field is optional; a clear label helps when you run several keys.

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Enter the API key you copied, or follow the instructions Make displays in the window, then confirm. The module now shows your connection and you can fill in its fields.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with GIPHY

GoalWhen the scenario runs on its schedule, GIPHY lists trending GIFs and Make fetches the full details of each one.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Search for GIPHY by name.

  2. 02

    Start with List Trending Gifs/Stickers

    Pick List Trending Gifs/Stickers and select your connection. As a search module it can return several bundles, each bundle being one GIF passed on to the next module.

  3. 03

    Add Get a Gif

    Click the + on the right of the first module, choose Get a Gif, and map the ID coming from the trending list into its ID field. Make runs it once per bundle.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make executes the scenario one time, and you can open each module to read the bundles it received and check the GIF details.

  5. 05

    Schedule it and switch it on

    Open the clock on the first module to set the schedule, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Each module run on a bundle counts as one operation on your plan.

Modules

What each GIPHY module does

GIPHY gives you 7 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

GIPHY1

Get a Gif

Action

In Make“Gets the details of a Gif by ID.”

You get the full record of one GIF when you already know its ID, so later modules can reuse its details without searching again.

When to use it
right after a search or trending list, to fetch everything about the single GIF you kept.
Watch out
it needs an exact ID, so map it from a previous module rather than typing it by hand.
GIPHY2

Get a Random Gif/Sticker

Action

In Make“Returns a single random Gif or Sticker related to the tag. If no tag is specified, the Gif or Sticker returned is completely random.”

This module hands back one surprise GIF or sticker tied to a tag you choose, which keeps automated posts from looking repetitive.

When to use it
a welcome message for new members where a different GIF each time feels friendlier.
Watch out
leave the tag empty and the result is completely random, which may not match your brand tone.
GIPHY3

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

With this one you can reach any endpoint of the GIPHY API through the connection you already set up, covering what the six other modules leave out.

When to use it
a GIPHY feature you need has no dedicated module in the list.
Watch out
you build the request yourself, so keep the GIPHY API documentation open while you set it up.
GIPHY4

Translate a Word To a Gif/Sticker

Action

In Make“Translates or Converts a word or phrase to the perfect Gif or Sticker using GIPHY's special sauce algorithm.”

Give it a word or a short phrase and it returns the single GIF or sticker GIPHY judges the best match, chosen by its own algorithm.

When to use it
a form answer or chat keyword should trigger a fitting reaction GIF.
Watch out
you get one pick, not a list; when you want to choose among options, use Search Gifs/Stickers.
GIPHY5

Upload a Gif

Action

In Make“Uploads a Gif or video files upto 100MB programmatically on GIPHY.com.”

Your own animations reach GIPHY.com without a manual upload: the module sends a GIF or video file straight from the scenario.

When to use it
your design team drops a finished GIF in a shared folder and it should go live on your GIPHY channel.
Watch out
files are capped at 100MB, and the Make Free plan only handles files up to 5 MB.
GIPHY6

List Trending Gifs/Stickers

Search

In Make“Retrieves a list of the most relevant and engaging content each and every day.”

Here you receive the content GIPHY currently ranks as the most relevant and engaging, as a batch of bundles you can store or filter.

When to use it
feeding a content ideas sheet for a social media team.
Watch out
each GIF returned becomes its own bundle, and every module after it runs once per bundle, which adds operations.
GIPHY7

Search Gifs/Stickers

Search

In Make“Searches all GIPHY gifs or stickers for a word or phrase.”

Search the whole GIPHY library for a word or phrase and get back every matching GIF or sticker, ready to filter or pick from.

When to use it
you want several candidates for a campaign theme rather than a single automatic choice.
Watch out
a search can also return nothing, so plan what the next modules do when no bundle comes out.
Need help

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FAQ

GIPHY and Make: common questions

01Is the GIPHY Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. GIPHY is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, up to 5 minutes of execution and files up to 5 MB. Paid plans drop the interval to 1 minute and count usage in credits, meaning operations, each month. On the GIPHY side, you need a developer account and an API key; check GIPHY's own pricing page for its subscription terms.
02What is needed to connect GIPHY to Make?
An active GIPHY developer account and an API key. In the GIPHY Developer Dashboard, click Create an API Key and copy the key displayed. Then add any GIPHY module to a scenario in Make, click Create a connection, give it a name if you like, and paste the key. The connection is then shared by every GIPHY module, so you only do this once per key. A regular GIPHY login will not do: the key must come from the developer account.
03Can GIPHY start a Make scenario in real time?
No. GIPHY has no trigger module in Make, neither scheduled nor instant, so it cannot launch a scenario on its own. You start the scenario another way: with Make's scheduling on the first module, every 15 minutes by default and down to 1 minute on paid plans, or with a trigger from another app, such as a new chat message or a new row in a sheet. The GIPHY modules then run as actions or searches further down the chain.
04What if a GIPHY module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It sends any request the GIPHY API supports, through the same connection as the other modules, so you are not limited to the seven listed. For uploads, keep in mind the 100MB cap on files sent to GIPHY and the 5 MB file limit of the Make Free plan. The GIPHY documentation in Make is partly AI-generated, so verify important details with GIPHY directly. Every call still counts as an operation.
05Should you use Make or n8n for GIPHY?
It depends on the tool your team already works in. GIPHY often exists as an n8n node as well, so both can usually cover it. In Make, you get 7 ready-made modules, including Make an API Call for anything outside them, and a visual editor where you test with Run once. The choice comes down to which environment you already use and maintain, rather than to GIPHY itself. To try Make first, GIPHY is a standard app open from the Free plan.
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