Link Previews

See a rich preview of any URL directly in your content calendar. Link Previews extracts OpenGraph metadata — title, description, image, favicon — so you know exactly what a link looks like before you reference it in your content.

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Why Link Previews?

The Problem

Your content calendar is full of URLs: competitor articles, reference sources, inspiration links. But a bare URL tells you nothing:

https://example.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-ai-seo-2026

Is it a 5,000-word guide or a 300-word listicle? Does it have a hero image? What’s the actual title? You have to click every link to find out.

The Solution

Link Previews fetches the metadata instantly and shows you a rich card:

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 🌐 Example Blog                              │
│                                              │
│ The Complete Guide to AI SEO in 2026         │
│ Everything you need to know about using      │
│ artificial intelligence for search engine...  │
│                                              │
│ 🖼  [hero-image.jpg]                         │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘

One glance. No clicks. No context switching.

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What It Extracts

Field	Source	Fallback
Title	og:title	<title> tag
Description	og:description	<meta name="description">
Image	og:image	None
Site Name	og:site_name	None
Type	og:type (article, website, etc.)	None
Favicon	<link rel="icon">	None

The system follows a smart fallback chain: OpenGraph tags first, then standard HTML meta tags. Relative image URLs are automatically resolved to absolute paths.

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How It Works

Simple API Call

curl "https://api.contentglowz.com/api/preview?url=https://example.com/blog/post" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "url": "https://example.com/blog/post",
  "title": "The Complete Guide to AI SEO in 2026",
  "description": "Everything you need to know about using AI for search engine optimization.",
  "image": "https://example.com/images/hero-ai-seo.jpg",
  "site_name": "Example Blog",
  "og_type": "article",
  "favicon": "https://example.com/favicon.ico"
}

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Use Cases

Content Calendar

Every URL in your content calendar shows a rich preview card. Quickly scan your planned content, references, and competitor articles without opening a single tab.

Competitor Research

When monitoring competitor articles, see their titles, descriptions, and hero images at a glance. Identify patterns in how they structure their metadata.

Idea Pool Enrichment

URLs added to your Idea Pool automatically get enriched with preview data. A link from a newsletter or social media post becomes a fully contextualized idea with title, description, and visual.

Social Sharing Validation

Before sharing a link on social media, check what the preview card will look like. Catch missing images, truncated descriptions, or wrong titles before they go live.

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Technical Details

• Zero external dependencies — built with httpx and BeautifulSoup, both already in the stack
• Fast — 8-second timeout with redirect following
• Resilient — graceful fallbacks when OG tags are missing
• Relative URL resolution — images and favicons with relative paths are resolved correctly

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Next Steps

• Social Listening — Feed your calendar with trending topic ideas (previews enrich them automatically)
• Content Quality Scoring — Score your articles before publishing
• Connect Your Website — Set up your project to start using all platform features

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Last updated: March 30, 2026