Key facts
- Google has discontinued the Tenor GIF API.
- X and Discord were impacted by the Tenor API shutdown.
- Tenor remains functional for Google's own apps.
- Third-party services must find alternatives for GIF integration.
- Reddit will require logins for old.reddit.com access.
- The change for old.reddit.com will occur within the next month.
- Reddit aims to combat abusive scraping with the login requirement.
- Automated traffic exploiting the older interface is a target of the change.
Google has officially shut down the Tenor GIF API, a decision that affects numerous third-party applications that previously integrated GIF functionality through the service. Platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Discord are among those impacted, as they will no longer be able to utilize the Tenor API for their GIF features. While the Tenor GIF search engine remains operational for Google's own applications, its availability for external services has ceased. This discontinuation forces third-party platforms to seek alternative solutions for GIF integration.