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JavaScript Fetching Data with the Fetch API

Jared Massey
Jared Massey
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Posted by Jared Massey
Jared Massey
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It looks like giphy no longer provides an open API, is that correct?

In order to follow along, do I need to setup an account with them?

4 Answers

danielperez
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danielperez
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danielperez
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Yes, I do believe so....

you setup an acct, it's free... when you login

....you can create an app, which is also free

give the app whatever name for the app is fine....you can change it later

this gives you a api key

then while logged in

.. you get the Giphy Developers header menu at the top of the site

you can use the API Explorer,

which uses a dialog to help you piece together the api-key with giphy url

.... to make sure you can get data using you new api-key

after that, just copy the working api call url into the code

should work

Jared Massey
Jared Massey
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Jared Massey
Jared Massey
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Thanks. I was trying to avoid setting up yet another account somewhere, but it seems that's the only way.

danielperez
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Also, as you follow the course...

when using different Giphy endpoints ... trending... search

check the API Explorer to make sure the search url query string is not different from the one in the video

Chris Grazioli
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Chris Grazioli
Chris Grazioli
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Yeah I ran into the same issue with the api key. fetch('http://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/trending?api_key=YOUR API KEY')