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Link Preview API: Free service for Open Graph data and rich link previews

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johnny makes ⚡️

1d ago· 1 min readenProduct

Summary

Link Preview API is a free API service (up to 20,000 requests/month) that provides structured Open Graph data, titles, descriptions, images, and favicons for any URL. Built by Johnny and his team, it aims to simplify the tedious process of handling edge cases when generating rich link previews for apps. It includes dedicated handling for popular websites like YouTube, Amazon, Twitter, and more, with built-in image validation and JavaScript rendering.

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Product HuntLink Preview API: Free service for Open Graph data and rich link previewsproducthunt.com

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We built this because for such a simple thing, it's extremely tedious and painful to cover all of the weird edge cases on the internet
it shouldn't be something you need to pay for when starting out
So we decided to make something radically simple... and completely free, up to 20,000+ requests per month
Just send a GET request with any URL and get back everything you need
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Completely free. Get back everything you need to render a rich link card in your app – the kind you see in Slack, iMessage, or Twitter when someone pastes a link. Dedicated handling for popular websites like YouTube, Amazon, Twitter, Airbnb, SoundCloud, N

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