Use the Giphy app in Chat to add GIFs to your chats.
Tip: You can also send GIFs from your computer. To send a GIF, click Add GIF .
Before you begin
- You need permission from your Google Workspace administrator to install apps.
- You need to add the app to Chat. Learn how to find apps and add them to Chat.
Use the Giphy app in Chat
- Open Chat.
- Open a direct message with the app or go to a space with the app.
- Enter a search query, using any keyword, such as 'cats' or 'funny':
- query – Adds the first GIF that matches the query with the set rating. In spaces, enter @Giphy query.
If you don't like the GIF, click itclick Try again or Delete. - choose query – Adds a group of 25 GIFs that match the query with the set rating. In spaces, enter @Giphy choose query. To move through the GIFs, click Next or Back.
- query – Adds the first GIF that matches the query with the set rating. In spaces, enter @Giphy query.
Change the content rating of GIFs
The app shows GIFs that are rated G unless you change the default setting. You can find the current rating and change it.
- Open Chat.
- Open a direct message with the app or go to a space with the app.
- Enter rating. In spaces, enter @Giphy rating.
The app displays the current content rating. - Enter rating [Y,G,PG,Pignored13,R]. In spaces, enter @Giphy rating [Y,G,PG,Pignored13,R].
For example, to set the content rating of GIFs to G, enter rating G.
Using the app in spaces
To use the app in spaces, you need to explicitly @mention the app in each message to the app (including in replies to messages from the app). The @mention confirms that you're sending the message to the app and not to others in the space.