# Emojipedia API: Get emoji details > Finds an emoji by character or name and returns its official name, meaning, alternate names, Unicode version, shortcodes, category and platform designs. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Emojipedia. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/emojipedia.org/get-emoji - Method: `emojipedia.org/get_emoji`, version 1 - Website: emojipedia.org - Returns: official name, meaning, alternate names, category, Unicode version, shortcodes, platform designs, codepoints - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `emoji` | string | yes | `"🫠"` | Emoji character or name, such as 🫠 or melting face. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "emoji": "🫠" } ``` Its output: ```json { "link": "https://emojipedia.org/melting-face", "emoji": "🫠", "meaning": "A yellow smiley face melting into a puddle. The eyes and mouth slip down the face, yet still maintain a distorted smile. This quality lends this emoji to sarcasm. Can be used literally to talk about extreme heat. Can also be used metaphorically to talk about embarrassment, shame, a slowly sinking se…", "category": "Smileys", "codepoints": [ "U+1FAE0" ], "shortcodes": [ ":melting_face:" ], "also_known_as": [], "official_name": "Melting Face", "unicode_version": "14.0", "platform_designs": [ { "link": "https://emojipedia.org/apple/ios-26.4/melting-face", "version": "iOS 26.4", "platform": "Apple", "image_link": "https://em-content.zobj.net/source/apple/453/melting-face_1fae0.png" }, { "link": "https://emojipedia.org/google/emoji-18.0/melting-face", "version": "Emoji 18.0", "platform": "Google Android (Noto 3D)", "image_link": "https://em-content.zobj.net/source/google/481/melting-face_1fae0.png" }, { "link": "https://emojipedia.org/animated-noto-color-emoji/17.0/melting-face", "version": "17.0", "platform": "Noto Color Emoji, Animated", "image_link": "https://em-content.zobj.net/source/animated-noto-color-emoji/461/melting-face_1fae0.gif" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"emojipedia.org/get_emoji","input":{"emoji":"🫠"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What is the official Unicode name and meaning of the 🫠 melting face emoji? - Which shortcodes and alternate names exist for the thumbs up emoji, and what category does it belong to? - Show me how the 🦩 flamingo emoji looks on Apple, Google, and Samsung platforms, plus its codepoint. - On emojipedia.org, when was the 🫨 shaking face emoji added and what Unicode version introduced it? - I need the alternate names and category for the 'face with monocle' emoji so I can tag it properly in my app. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "emoji" ], "properties": { "emoji": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Emoji character or name, such as 🫠 or melting face." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "emoji", "official_name", "meaning", "also_known_as", "category", "unicode_version", "shortcodes", "platform_designs", "link", "codepoints" ], "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "emoji": { "type": "string" }, "meaning": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "category": { "type": "string" }, "codepoints": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "x-fous-developer": true }, "shortcodes": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "also_known_as": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "official_name": { "type": "string" }, "unicode_version": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "platform_designs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "platform", "version", "image_link", "link" ], "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "version": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "platform": { "type": "string" }, "image_link": { "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Dictionary.com API: Get synonyms](https://fous.com/methods/dictionary.com/get-synonyms.md): Gets a word's Thesaurus.com meanings in site order, with part of speech, short meaning, synonyms and antonyms ranked strongest, strong or weak. - [WordPress.org API: Get WordPress plugin details](https://fous.com/methods/wordpress.org/get-plugin.md): Finds the best-matching WordPress.org plugin by name or plugin page link and returns its details, including the changelog for the latest version when one is available. - [Cambridge University Press API: Define word](https://fous.com/methods/dictionary.cambridge.org/define-word.md): Looks up a word or phrase on Cambridge Dictionary and returns its ordered meanings, example sentences, grammar labels and UK and US pronunciations. - [Etymonline API: Get word origin](https://fous.com/methods/etymonline.com/get-word-origin.md): Looks up an English word on Etymonline and returns its origin entries, one per part of speech, with the first date mentioned and cross-referenced words. - [Dictionary.com API: Define word](https://fous.com/methods/dictionary.com/define-word.md): Looks up an English word on Dictionary.com and returns its pronunciation, audio link, numbered definitions per dialect with examples, word origin and first recorded use. - [Apple API: Get podcast](https://fous.com/methods/podcasts.apple.com/get-podcast.md): Gets an Apple Podcasts show's details and its newest available episodes, by show name or Apple Podcasts link. - [Merriam-Webster API: Define word](https://fous.com/methods/merriam-webster.com/define-word.md): Looks up a word or phrase in Merriam-Webster's dictionary and returns its pronunciation, definitions, examples and word history. - [Apple API: Search apps](https://fous.com/methods/apps.apple.com/search-apps.md): Finds iPhone and iPad apps by keyword in a chosen country's App Store, with ratings, prices, categories and App Store links.