Enhanced Version: This Link Preview API now supports batch processing and sharing features (v0.3).

SYNTHETIX

Beautiful link previews for developers

Extract rich metadata from any URL with our clean, reliable API. Get titles, descriptions, images, and more.

Try it yourself

Try these examples

How to use the API

Basic Request

POST https://linkpreview.synthetix.me/api
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}

Response Format

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "title": "Example Domain",
  "description": "This domain is for use in illustrative examples...",
  "image": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
  "siteName": "Example",
  "favicon": "https://favicon.synthetix.me/api?url=https://example.com",
  "type": "website"
}

Features

  • • Extracts Open Graph and Twitter Card metadata
  • • Automatic favicon fetching via external API
  • • Fallback to standard HTML meta tags
  • • URL validation and error handling
  • • Batch processing support
  • • Shareable preview links

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Enter - Generate preview
Escape - Clear form and results
Enter - Generate preview (when focused on input)

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Version 0.3