Microlink

by microlink.io

Image and photo Added on October 31st, 2026 Checked and working on November 1st, 2026

What it does

Microlink turns any URL into structured data and media. Get link preview data (title, description, image, logo, author, date), take a screenshot or PDF of the page, extract the colour palette or detect the technologies a site uses. Responses are JSON, or the media file directly. The free plan allows 50 requests per day without a key; paid plans offer more. An official MCP server (npm package @microlink/mcp) lets AI agents take screenshots and read metadata from web pages.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
MCP
REST

At a glance

API key: Not needed · More APIs with no key
Pricing: The free plan allows 50 requests per day without a key; paid plans offer more.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET, MCP
Provider: microlink.io
Last checked: Working on November 1st, 2026

More information: https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview

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HTML

<a href="https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/images/microlink.html"><img src="https://free-web-services.com/badge.svg" width="208" height="44" alt="Listed on Free Web Services" /></a>

Markdown

[![Listed on Free Web Services](https://free-web-services.com/badge.svg)](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/images/microlink.html)

Example request

curl

curl 'https://api.microlink.io/?url=https://example.com'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.microlink.io/?url=https://example.com");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.microlink.io/?url=https://example.com",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.