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How to Get a GIPHY API Key
A free GIPHY API key lets GIFer, ChitChat, and other Filmit plugins search and display GIFs. It takes about 2 minutes to set up.
Which plugins use this?
Step-by-step guide
Visit developers.giphy.com and click Get Started or Create an Account.
Sign up with your email (it's free). If you already have an account, just sign in.
Once logged in, go to your Developer Dashboard and click Create an App.
- Select API (not SDK)
- App name: anything you like (e.g., "Filmit Plugins")
- Description: anything (e.g., "For use with GIFer")
After creating the app, you'll see your API key on the dashboard. Copy it.
Go to API Keys in your account settings (or Settings in Filmit Studio) and paste the key into the GIPHY field. Hit Save.
Your GIPHY key syncs across all your devices. Open GIFer in After Effects or Premiere Pro and start searching for GIFs.
Common questions
Yes. GIPHY's API is free for non-commercial use and most personal/small-business use cases. Their free tier allows up to 42 searches per hour and 1,000 per day.
Yes. The GIPHY key is shared across all Filmit plugins that use GIFs. Enter it once and it works everywhere.
You may have hit the rate limit. Wait a few minutes and try again. If it still doesn't work, generate a new key on the GIPHY Developer Dashboard and update it in your Filmit account.