Meme Factory Create memes using the free memegen.link API and textual meme formats. Triggers Trigger Description /meme-factory Manual invocation /meme-factory {template} {top} {bottom} Direct meme generation meme-factory: create a meme about X Natural language request Quick Reference Action Format Basic meme https://api.memegen.link/images/{template}/{top}/{bottom}.png With sizing ?width=1200&height=630 Custom background ?style=https://example.com/image.jpg All templates https://api.memegen.link/templates/ Interactive docs https://api.memegen.link/docs/ Additional Resources: Markdown Memes Guide - 15+ textual meme formats Examples - Practical usage examples meme_generator.py - Python helper script Quick Start Basic Meme Structure https://api.memegen.link/images/{template}/{top_text}/{bottom_text}.{extension} Example: https://api.memegen.link/images/buzz/memes/memes_everywhere.png Result: Buzz Lightyear meme with "memes" at top and "memes everywhere" at bottom. Text Formatting Character Encoding Space _ or - Newline ~n Question mark ~q Percent ~p Slash ~s Hash ~h Single quote '' Double quote "" Popular Templates Template Use Case Example buzz X, X everywhere bugs/bugs_everywhere drake Comparisons manual_testing/automated_testing success Victories deployed/no_errors fine Things going wrong server_on_fire/this_is_fine fry Uncertainty not_sure_if_bug/or_feature changemind Hot takes tabs_are_better_than_spaces distracted Priorities my_code/new_framework/current_project mordor One does not simply one_does_not_simply/deploy_on_friday Template Selection Guide Context Template Why Comparing options drake Two-panel reject/approve format Celebrating wins success Positive outcome emphasis Problems ignored fine Ironic "everything is fine" Uncertainty fry "Not sure if X or Y" format Controversial opinion changemind Statement + challenge Ubiquitous things buzz "X, X everywhere" Bad ideas mordor "One does not simply..." Validation After generating a meme: URL returns valid image (test in browser) Text is readable (not too long) Template matches the message context Special characters properly encoded Dimensions appropriate for platform Platform Dimensions Platform Dimensions Social media (Open Graph) 1200x630 Slack/Discord 800x600 GitHub Default Anti-Patterns Avoid Why Instead Spaces without encoding URL breaks Use _ or - Too much text Unreadable 2-6 words per line Wrong template Message mismatch Match template to context Missing extension Invalid URL Always include .png , .jpg , etc. Unencoded special chars URL breaks Use ~q , ~s , ~p , etc. Assuming template exists 404 error Check templates list first Verification Meme generation is successful when: URL is valid - Returns HTTP 200 Image renders - Displays correctly in markdown Text is visible - Properly formatted on image Context matches - Template fits the message Test command: curl -I "https://api.memegen.link/images/buzz/test/test.png"

Should return: HTTP/2 200

Image Formats Extension Use Case .png Best quality, default .jpg Smaller file size .webp Modern, good compression .gif Animated templates Dimensions ?width=800 ?height=600 ?width=800&height=600 (padded to exact) Layout Options ?layout=top # Text at top only ?layout=bottom # Text at bottom only ?layout=default # Standard top/bottom Custom Fonts View available: https://api.memegen.link/fonts/ ?font=impact (default) Custom Images Use any image as background: https://api.memegen.link/images/custom/hello/world.png?style=https://example.com/image.jpg Code Reviews Template: fry https://api.memegen.link/images/fry/not_sure_if_feature/or_bug.png Deployments Template: interesting https://api.memegen.link/images/interesting/i_dont_always_test/but_when_i_do_i_do_it_in_production.png Documentation Template: yodawg https://api.memegen.link/images/yodawg/yo_dawg_i_heard_you_like_docs/so_i_documented_the_documentation.png Performance Issues Template: fine https://api.memegen.link/images/fine/memory_usage_at_99~/this_is_fine.png Successful Deploy Template: success https://api.memegen.link/images/success/deployed_to_production/zero_downtime.png Generating Memes in Response Here's a relevant meme: ! Meme Dynamic Generation (Python) def generate_status_meme ( status : str , message : str ) : template_map = { "success" : "success" , "failure" : "fine" , "review" : "fry" , "deploy" : "interesting" } template = template_map . get ( status , "buzz" ) words = message . split ( ) top = "" . join ( words [ 0 : 3 ] ) bottom = "" . join ( words [ 3 : 6 ] ) return f"https://api.memegen.link/images/ { template } / { top } / { bottom } .png" Using the Helper Script from meme_generator import MemeGenerator meme = MemeGenerator ( ) url = meme . generate ( "buzz" , "features" , "features everywhere" ) print ( url ) Endpoints Endpoint Purpose /templates/ List all templates /templates/{id} Template details /fonts/ Available fonts /images/{template}/{top}/{bottom}.{ext} Generate meme API Characteristics Free and open-source No API key required No rate limiting (normal use) Stateless (all info in URL) Images generated on-demand Error Handling Check template at https://api.memegen.link/templates/ Verify text formatting (underscores for spaces) Check special character encoding Ensure valid extension Test URL in browser References Document Content markdown-memes-guide.md 15+ textual meme formats (greentext, copypasta, ASCII, etc.) examples.md Practical usage examples Scripts Script Purpose meme_generator.py Python helper for meme generation Summary Generate contextual memes to: Add humor to conversations Create social media visuals Make code reviews engaging Celebrate successes Golden rule: Keep text concise, match template to context.