---
title: "Animated countdown GIF from the current UTC time to endDate."
method: GET
path: "/api/countdown/gif"
tags: ["countdown"]
---

# Animated countdown GIF from the current UTC time to endDate.

`GET /api/countdown/gif`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://2s.io`
- URL: `https://2s.io/api/countdown/gif`
- Auth: API key in header `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE`

Animated countdown GIF from the current UTC time to endDate. Always uncached. Supports 5 templates (default, minimal, neon, retro, corporate) and full customization: colors, fonts, dimensions, padding, cell padding, labels, dividers. Animates for `seconds` frames at `fps`.

## Query parameters

- `endDate` string, date-time, required
- `template` 'default' | 'minimal' | 'neon' | 'retro' | 'corporate'
- `seconds` integer
- `fps` integer
- `width` integer
- `height` integer
- `padding` integer
- `cellPadding` integer
- `digitFontSize` integer
- `labelFontSize` integer
- `labelPaddingY` integer
- `digitPaddingY` integer
- `letterSpacing` number
- `bg` string
- `fg` string
- `labelColor` string
- `dividerColor` string
- `digitFont` 'mono' | 'sans'
- `labelFont` 'mono' | 'sans'
- `digitWeight` 'regular' | 'bold'
- `showLabels` union
  - boolean
  - 'true' | 'false' | '0' | '1'
- `showDays` union
  - boolean
  - 'true' | 'false' | '0' | '1'
- `dividerChar` string
- `expiredText` string
- `labelDays` string
- `labelHours` string
- `labelMinutes` string
- `labelSeconds` string
- `trial` 1

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request — not charged. error.code: BAD_REQUEST or INVALID_PARAM (parameter validation; error.details.issues lists each problem), MALFORMED_JSON, or a request-specific code. Other client errors: 405 METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED (wrong verb; see the Allow header), 413 PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE.
- `402`: Payment required. Body is the x402 PaymentRequirements envelope with a multi-network accepts array; the per-call price is in accepts[].amount (and on the operation as x-2s-price). Sign for whichever rail you hold USDC on (EIP-3009 for Base, partial SPL transfer for Solana) and retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header (X-PAYMENT also accepted for v1 clients). Also PAYMENT_SETTLE_FAILED (error envelope) when a verified payment failed to settle: error.details.chargeStatus is "not_charged" (retry with a fresh payment) or "unknown" (the authorization may still settle before its deadline — check it before retrying).
- `429`: Too many requests — RATE_LIMITED: our per-IP / per-payer limiter. Not charged; retry after Retry-After.
- `5XX`: Server-side failure. 500 INTERNAL: unexpected error; quote error.errorId (also the X-2s-Error-Id header). 502 UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE (or another UPSTREAM_* code): the data provider failed — composite endpoints refuse unbilled when every source fails. 503 SERVICE_PAUSED: endpoint paused by the operator kill switch, retry after Retry-After; 503 SPEND_CAP: daily upstream budget exhausted. 504 UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT. Not charged.

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