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Unfurl.
One API Key.

Link preview data extractor for rich embeds

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Stateless API Processing — No request data stored

Features

Rich link preview extraction

Open Graph and Twitter metadata

Favicon and thumbnail detection

Site name, author, and publisher info

Video and audio embed metadata

oEmbed provider support

Use Cases

Chat Applications

Show rich link previews in messaging apps, Slack bots, or Discord integrations.

Social Media Management

Preview link cards before scheduling posts to ensure proper metadata display.

Bookmarking Apps

Extract rich metadata for bookmark managers and read-later applications.

Content Curation

Automatically fetch link previews for newsletters, link directories, or content feeds.

Pricing

Start free with 200/month. Scale up as you grow.

Free

200/month

Free
  • 200/month
  • 5/min
  • Hard limit
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Pro

10k/month

$9.99/mo
  • 10k/month
  • 30/min
  • $0.001/req
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Best Value

Ultra

100k/month

$49.99/mo
  • 100k/month
  • 150/min
  • $0.0005/req
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Mega

1M/month

$199/mo
  • 1M/month
  • 500/min
  • $0.00025/req
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Frequently Asked Questions

Unfurl is optimized for link preview generation with faster response times and pre-processed data. Metadata API returns raw tag data for detailed analysis.
Yes, we extract oEmbed data for YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, and other supported providers, returning embed HTML when available.
We extract whatever metadata is publicly available. Paywalled sites typically expose enough meta tags for basic link previews.
Most requests complete in under 500ms. We cache results briefly to speed up repeated requests for the same URL.

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