Deprecation Threads Severity: low
Threads GIF publishing moves to GIPHY, Tenor API sunset by March 31, 2026
What changed
The February 27, 2026 Threads changelog adds GIPHY GIF publishing and says the Tenor API will be sunset by March 31, 2026. The entry says 'by' that date, so the exact switch-off day is not stated.
What it means
Posts attaching Tenor GIFs stop working, and GIPHY GIFs can be published instead.
Who is affected
Tools that attach GIFs to Threads posts.
What to do by 31 Mar 2026
Use GIPHY GIFs instead of Tenor.
Primary sources
Checked against the source 26 Oct 2026
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