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Emoji Database

Emoji lookup — search by name, keyword, or shortcode, browse by category.

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Data source: Unicode Consortium (CLDR)

MCP Endpoint (Streamable HTTP) https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/emoji-database/
Authentication

All requests require a Gnist-API-Key header (or api_key query parameter).

Free tier: 100 calls/day. Get your API key.

Tools (6)

get_emoji

Get detailed information about an emoji.

Returns the emoji character, name, category, subcategory, codepoint, shortcodes, keywords, and Unicode version.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
emoji_idstringrequiredEmoji ID slug (e.g. grinning-face, red-heart, thumbs-up).
JSON-RPC Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_emoji",
    "arguments": {
      "emoji_id": "example"
    }
  }
}
search_emojis

Search the emoji database.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
querystringrequiredSearch by name, keyword, or shortcode.
limitintegeroptional (default: 20)
JSON-RPC Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "search_emojis",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "example"
    }
  }
}
list_emojis_by_category

List emojis by category.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
categorystringrequiredEmoji category (e.g. Smileys & Emotion, People & Body, Flags).
limitintegeroptional (default: 50)
JSON-RPC Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "list_emojis_by_category",
    "arguments": {
      "category": "example"
    }
  }
}
get_emoji_categories

List all emoji categories in the database.

JSON-RPC Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_emoji_categories",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
get_random_emoji

Get a random emoji from the database.

JSON-RPC Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_random_emoji",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
report_feedback

Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.

Use this when something doesn't work as expected, when you'd like
a new feature, or when you have suggestions for improvement.

Args:
feedback: Describe the issue or suggestion.
feedback_type: One of 'bug', 'feature_request', or 'general'.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
feedbackstringrequired
feedback_typestringoptional (default: "general")
JSON-RPC Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "report_feedback",
    "arguments": {
      "feedback": "example"
    }
  }
}

Quick Start

Shell
curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/emoji-database/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "get_emoji", "arguments": {"emoji_id": "example"}}}'
Python
import httpx

resp = httpx.post(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/emoji-database/",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_emoji",
    "arguments": {
      "emoji_id": "example"
    }
  }
},
)
print(resp.json())

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