# The v2 API stops working

Calls to /v2/* on Tenor API stopped working on June 30, 2026.

Calls to the /v2/* endpoints on tenor.googleapis.com will stop working on June 30, 2026. The provider has decided to sunset the service to focus resources on enhancing core products. After this date, all requests to these endpoints will fail.

- API: Tenor API (tenor.googleapis.com)
- Kind: Version retirement
- Takes effect: June 30, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/v2/*`
- Source: [Announcement](https://support.google.com/tenor/answer/10455265?hl=en)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/tenor-api/breaking-changes/the-v2-api-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Google offers no replacement for the service. You must either remove the Tenor integration entirely or switch to another GIF API, which requires choosing a new provider with its own key and terms.

Google offers no replacement: moving to another GIF provider is a product decision, with its own key and terms.

## Tenor API's words

> As part of an ongoing effort to focus resources on enhancing our core products, we've made the decision to sunset the Tenor API on June 30, 2026.