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7/15/2026
The original title is: "3 ways to add link previews to a React app (with and without a backend)"

The original title is: "3 ways to add link previews to a React app (with and without a backend)"

Original: 3 ways to add link previews to a React app (with and without a backend)

Short summary

A practical tutorial covering three approaches to adding link previews in React apps: using a metadata extraction API (LinkPeek) for static sites, server-side fetching with Next.js server components, and building your own extractor. Covers CORS challenges, SSRF protection, caching, and rate limiting. The author's own LinkPeek tool is featured prominently but the open-source DIY path is also detailed.

  • •Three approaches: client-side API, Next.js server components, and DIY extractor
  • •Covers real production concerns: SSRF, caching, rate limiting, bot blocking
  • •Includes working code examples for React and Next.js
  • •LinkPeek product promoted but open-source alternative also provided

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