Over the past two years, my co-founder and I have been building https://KLIPY.com — an API of 10m+ GIFs, AI GIFs, Clips, Stickers, and Memes, focused on efficiency and monetization.

Unlike GIPHY/Tenor, our goal was to create a cost-efficient infrastructure that allows platforms to integrate GIFs seamlessly while generating revenue for content creators and platforms - and keeping the API free forever, unlike GIPHY.

The process is straightforward:

* Platforms integrate our API and enable our Revenue API (optional)

* Ads are placed between content, ensuring high CTRs while maintaining a UX-friendly experience

* This unlocks new exclusive ad inventory for the market, allowing apps to generate more revenue than traditional ad placements

Currently, our infrastructure handles 4 billion requests per month (content API requests + revenue API requests to and from ad networks) while keeping server costs under $1500.

We've already integrated with several platforms, including Ridmik, Fleksy, iMe Messenger, and others. Additionally, we’re live on Slack, Canva, Figma, Integrately, and RapidAPI, with bigger names coming soon.

I'd be happy to provide a lifetime free API key to anyone interested in integrating our features, with or without the revenue API.

* API Docs: https://klipy.com/developers

* Demo Video: https://youtu.be/HOwNz_kXBSc

P.S. Our goal after next funding round is to develop an AI model that generates short and long-form media content for various purposes. If you’re interested in collaborating, let’s chat!

Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!