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6/25/2026
Build a link-preview service with one API call

Build a link-preview service with one API call

Short summary

SiteIntel API simplifies link-preview generation by accepting a URL and returning normalized metadata (title, description, favicon, OpenGraph image) in clean JSON—eliminating the need to parse HTML, handle redirects, or reconcile competing meta tag formats. The service falls back across OpenGraph, Twitter Cards, and standard meta tags automatically, returning absolute URLs so clients don't need path resolution. Developers can implement comment preview cards, chat integrations, or feed expansions with a single fetch call, with built-in parallelization and caching strategies provided.

  • Abstracts HTML parsing and meta tag reconciliation into a single REST API
  • Returns normalized preview data with fallback logic across OG/Twitter/meta standards
  • Practical for comment systems, chat apps, and feed expansions with caching

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