Send a GIF with Giphy in Slack

Posted on

Sending GIFs in Slack is just plain fun.

Giphy is a built in Slack app for sending a GIFs in your messages.

How to send a GIF in Slack with Giphy

There are two ways to use it:

  • With a shortcut that lets you choose a conversation
  • With a slash command from an active conversation.

Sending with a Shortcut

  • Click the โšก icon near the message input at the bottom of the Slack window. This will bring up a search bar where you can search for and click Giphy.
    Slack Giphy shortcut

  • A modal will appear that lets you search a GIF you want to send. In the example, the user searched herd of cats.
    Slack Giphy search

  • After you run your search, you can click Shuffle to find a similar GIF or Share to send the current one.
    Slack Giphy result

Sending with a Slash command

  • Type /giphy and the term you want to search for, then press Enter. In this example, the user typed /giphy herd of cats.
    Slack Giphy slash

  • After you run your search, you can click Shuffle to find a similar GIF or Send to share the current one.

    Only you can see the GIF until you click Send.

That’s it, enjoy sending GIFs! ๐ŸŽ‰

If you like Giphy, you might enjoy Slate, which lets you make your own memes in Slack.
Check out this post from Slack for more on using Giphy.

๐Ÿ‘ท๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Happybara uses Slack as a surface to solve problems, let us help you tackle yours.

We’ll work through the problem scope alongside you to fully understand how it affects your team, then iterate on a solution with you involved every step of the way. It could be a custom Slack app, an integration, or something else – we’ll help find the best option for you, not our sales team. Our customers "love" and "can’t live without" our solutions, are you next?

Get in contact through support@happybara.io or Slack if you want to start saving time, energy, and frustrations.