Giphy is expanding its searchable library of animated GIFs with a new sticker API. The move means it can offer developers an ever-expanding library of GIFs – which all use transparent ...

GIPHY announced its acquisition of sticker platform imoji and the new GIPHY Stickers app and API to bring animated stickers to iOS and Android.

Giphy is also building out an API, which will be open in the next couple weeks. This lays the groundwork for Giphy to be used in other interesting applications as the gif craze heats up.

In short, Giphy Keys goes far beyond any of the basic Giphy integrations with chat platforms to show what the Giphy API is truly capable of, with all the features in a single keyboard.

In terms of access, Facebook says nothing is changing, including to the Giphy API, which lets other social media services source its vast collection of animated GIFs.

Even with Facebook planning to keep the Giphy brand intact as well as the API, many are concerned about what this means for privacy and security, including 9to5Mac’s Gui Rambo.

GIPHY will continue to operate its library (including its global content collection), and we’re looking forward to investing further in its technology and relationships with content and API ...

Many Facebook app users are likely familiar with Giphy, as the API for the animated GIF service is integrated with the website. Facebook says that 50% of Giphy's traffic comes from the Facebook ...