Microlink

How to Use This API

1. Basic URL Metadata

Get title, description, image, and URL info from any webpage:

https://api.microlink.io/?url=https://github.com

Returns: title, description, image (OG image), url, lang, author, publisher, and more.

2. Get a Full-Page Screenshot

https://api.microlink.io/?url=https://news.ycombinator.com&screenshot=true

The screenshot parameter captures a screenshot of the page rendered at 1280x720 (customize with screenshot.width and screenshot.height).

3. JavaScript — Rich Link Preview Component

async function getLinkPreview(url) {
  const r = await fetch(`https://api.microlink.io/?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`);
  const data = await r.json();
  if (!data.data) return null;
  return {
    title: data.data.title,
    description: data.data.description,
    image: data.data.image?.url,
    domain: data.data.domain
  };
}
getLinkPreview('https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars').then(preview => {
  console.log(preview.title);
  // "Mars — Wikipedia"
  console.log(preview.description);
});

4. Python — Batch Link Processing

import requests

urls = [
  'https://news.ycombinator.com',
  'https://www.reddit.com',
  'https://stackoverflow.com'
]
for url in urls:
  r = requests.get('https://api.microlink.io/', params={'url': url})
  if r.status_code == 200:
    d = r.json().get('data', {})
    print(f"{d.get('title', '?')} — {d.get('domain', '?')}")
    print(f"  Desc: {d.get('description', 'N/A')[:60]}...")