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GET /api/v1/extract-meta

Meta Tag Extractor

Extract OpenGraph, Twitter Card, and standard meta tags from any URL

Parameters

name in type required description
url query string required Url

Request

Send your key in the X-API-Key header. More languages and patterns live on the code examples page.

curl -s "https://apixies.io/api/v1/extract-meta?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstripe.com" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

The result sits under data in the standard envelope. See the response format guide for errors and status codes.

returns

data.open_graph
Open Graph tags like title, image and type.
data.title
Text of the page's title tag.
data.description
Content of the meta description tag.
data.twitter_card
Twitter Card tags like card, title and image.
data.canonical
The canonical URL, if the page declares one.
data.meta_tags
All meta tags found on the page.
example response 200
{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Meta tags extracted successfully",
    "data": {
        "url": "https://github.com",
        "title": "GitHub \u00b7 Change is constant. GitHub keeps you ahead. \u00b7 GitHub",
        "description": "Join the world's most widely adopted, AI-powered developer platform where millions of developers, businesses, and the largest open source community build software that advances humanity.",
        "canonical": "https://github.com",
        "open_graph": {
            "image": "https://images.ctfassets.net/8aevphvgewt8/4pe4eOtUJ0ARpZRE4fNekf/f52b1f9c52f059a33170229883731ed0/GH-Homepage-Universe-img.png",
            "site_name": "GitHub",
            "type": "object",
            "title": "GitHub \u00b7 Change is constant. GitHub keeps you ahead.",
            "url": "https://github.com/",
            "description": "Join the world's most widely adopted, AI-powered developer platform where millions of developers, businesses, and the largest open source community build software that advances humanity."
        },
        "twitter_card": {
            "image": "https://images.ctfassets.net/8aevphvgewt8/4pe4eOtUJ0ARpZRE4fNekf/f52b1f9c52f059a33170229883731ed0/GH-Homepage-Universe-img.png",
            "site": "@github",
            "card": "summary_large_image",
            "title": "GitHub \u00b7 Change is constant. GitHub keeps you ahead.",
            "description": "Join the world's most widely adopted, AI-powered developer platform where millions of developers, businesses, and the largest open source community build software that advances humanity."
        },
        "meta_tags": [
            {
                "charset": "utf-8"
            },
            {
                "name": "viewport",
                "content": "width=device-width"
            },
            {
                "name": "description",
                "content": "Join the world's most widely adopted, AI-powered developer platform where millions of developers, businesses, and the largest open source community build software that advances humanity."
            },
            {
                "name": "twitter:card",
                "content": "summary_large_image"
            },
            {
                "property": "og:title",
                "content": "GitHub \u00b7 Change is constant. GitHub keeps you ahead."
            }
        ],
        "extracted_at": "2026-09-18T12:00:00+00:00"
    }
}

Authentication and limits

This endpoint needs an API key. Use the sandbox ("try it" above) to test it without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Common use cases

Link preview generation

Build rich link previews for your messaging app, CMS, or social platform by extracting Open Graph and Twitter Card data from shared URLs.

SEO monitoring

Regularly scan your pages to verify that meta tags, OG images, and Twitter Cards are correctly configured. Detect missing or broken metadata before it affects sharing.

Content aggregation

Extract titles, descriptions, and images from web pages to populate content feeds, bookmarks, or research databases automatically.

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