Quickstart - MetaLink

1. Create an Account

Sign up at the MetaLink Dashboard using GitHub or Google.

2. Generate an API Key

From the Dashboard, click Create API Key. Copy the key immediately — it won’t be shown again. Your key looks like: ml_live_abc123def456...

3. Make Your First Request

curl "https://api.metalinkapi.com/v1/metadata?url=https://github.com" \
  -H "X-API-Key: ml_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"

4. See the Response

{
  "url": "https://github.com",
  "title": "GitHub: Let's build from here",
  "description": "GitHub is where over 100 million developers shape the future of software.",
  "image": "https://github.githubassets.com/assets/campaign-social-031d6161fa10.png",
  "favicon": "https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg",
  "site_name": "GitHub",
  "type": "website",
  "locale": "en_US",
  "twitter_card": {
    "card": "summary_large_image",
    "site": "@github"
  },
  "fetched_at": "2026-03-25T18:30:00Z",
  "fetch_method": "http",
  "response_time_ms": 142
}

That’s it! Check out Authentication for more details on API key usage, or the API Reference for the full endpoint documentation.