POST/api/v1/link-preview

Preview a link

The same as Preview a bookmark, with limits of its own.

API token required300 per day per IP30 per minute per IP

Code samples and Try it

Request body

application/json, required

urlstringRequired
The http or https link to preview. 1–2,048 characters.

Responses

200OK.
401No token, or the token is revoked or mistyped.
422The request didn't validate. detail lists each problem, with where it is (loc) and why (msg).
429Too many requests from your IP address. Wait the seconds in Retry-After.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/link-preview \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MARKDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/blog/launch"}'

javascript

const res = await fetch("https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/link-preview", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MARKDROP_TOKEN}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "url": "https://example.com/blog/launch"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();

python

import os

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/link-preview",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MARKDROP_TOKEN']}"},
    json={"url": "https://example.com/blog/launch"},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

Try it

API token

Kept in this tab only, and sent only to the API. Create a token

urlrequired

Your request

curl -X POST https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/link-preview \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MARKDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/blog/launch"}'

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