---
title: "Generate a GIF"
method: POST
path: "/v1/content/gif"
tags: ["Content"]
---

# Generate a GIF

`POST /v1/content/gif`

Produces a looping animated GIF (5-second source clip), routed by the `from` discriminator: `prompt` generates an on-brand still then animates it, `image` animates a source image (both via the AI gif workflow), and `video` converts a source MP4. Aspect ratio is one of `16:9`, `9:16`, `1:1`. Returns CDN-hosted `gifUrl` (plus `videoUrl` and motion metadata for the AI sources). Credit-metered (fixed cost: prompt 20, image 10, video 10).

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- union
  - object
    - `from` 'prompt', required
    - `prompt` string, required
    - `fps` integer
    - `aspectRatio` '16:9' | '9:16' | '1:1'
    - `loop` boolean
  - object
    - `from` 'image', required
    - `imageUrl` string, uri, required
    - `prompt` string
    - `fps` integer
    - `aspectRatio` '16:9' | '9:16' | '1:1'
    - `loop` boolean
  - object
    - `from` 'video', required
    - `videoUrl` string, uri, required
    - `fps` integer
    - `width` integer

## Response `200`

The operation result.

- ContentGifResponse
  - `gifUrl` string, uri, required
  - `videoUrl` string, uri
  - `generatedImageUrl` string, uri
  - `altText` string
  - `duration` number
  - `fps` number
  - `aspectRatio` string
  - `loop` boolean

## Other responses

- `400` — The request body or query string was invalid (unknown key, wrong type, or missing required field). Strict schemas reject unknown keys — including `brandId`, which is always resolved from the API key.
- `401` — The API key was missing, invalid, or revoked.
- `402` — The org's remaining credit balance is below what this operation requires. Credit cost is published PER-OPERATION (see `GET /v1/help`): content/media operations charge a flat cost, while AI generation (email generate/edit/import, image generation) is usage-metered — charged by actual model usage rather than a flat price. `details.cost` carries the amount the runtime required for THIS call. Check your balance up front via `GET /v1/usage`. No `Retry-After` — credits reset at the billing-period boundary.
- `403` — The caller does not have the required `emails` permission.
- `409` — The same `Idempotency-Key` was reused with a different request body.
- `422` — The source image/video could not be processed (unreachable URL, non-decodable media, or upload failure).
- `429` — The request hit the rolling rate limit window.
- `500` — Unexpected internal error.
- `503` — The credit balance could not be verified (a transient billing dependency outage). The gate fails closed rather than do paid work it cannot meter. Retryable — `Retry-After` indicates when.

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