`search_gifs`

Pack: giphy · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/giphy/mcp

Search Giphy for GIFs by keyword. Returns title, URL, rating, and multiple image sizes.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query, e.g. “funny cats” or “celebration”
`limit`	number	no	Number of results to return (1–25, default 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "funny cats"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/giphy/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_gifs","arguments":{"query":"funny cats"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_gifs', {
  "query": "funny cats"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "celebration",
  "limit": 15
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, count, gifs

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total count of matching GIFs available
`count`	number	Number of GIFs returned in this response
`gifs`	array	Array of GIF objects

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total count of matching GIFs available"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of GIFs returned in this response"
    },
    "gifs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "GIF ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "GIF title"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "GIF page URL on Giphy"
          },
          "rating": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Content rating (e.g., 'g', 'pg', 'pg-13', 'r')"
          },
          "gif_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Original GIF URL"
          },
          "fixed_height_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Fixed-height GIF URL"
          },
          "downsized_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Downsized GIF URL"
          },
          "width": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Original GIF width in pixels"
          },
          "height": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Original GIF height in pixels"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "title",
          "url",
          "rating",
          "gif_url",
          "fixed_height_url",
          "downsized_url",
          "width",
          "height"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Array of GIF objects"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "count",
    "gifs"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "giphy": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/giphy/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_gifs