Meta Tags

free

GET/v1/domain/meta

Extracts all meta tags from a webpage including title, description, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and other SEO-relevant elements. Essential for SEO auditing and social sharing analysis.

What It Does

Fetches the target URL and parses all meta tags including standard SEO tags (title, description, keywords), Open Graph tags (og:title, og:image, etc.), Twitter Card tags, canonical URLs, robots directives, and viewport settings.

Why It's Useful

Meta tags control how your pages appear in search results and social media shares. Regular auditing ensures your SEO and social presence is optimized and consistent across pages.

Use Cases

SEO Specialist

SEO Audit

Audit meta tags across website pages to identify missing or duplicate titles and descriptions.

Improve search rankings by fixing meta tag issues at scale.

Marketing Manager

Social Share Preview

Verify Open Graph and Twitter Card tags before launching marketing campaigns.

Ensure social media shares display correctly with proper images and text.

Content Strategist

Competitive SEO Analysis

Analyze competitor meta tags to understand their SEO strategy and keyword targeting.

Inform content strategy based on competitor positioning.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`domain`	string	Required	Domain or full URL — accepts `example.com` or `https://example.com/path`.Example: `https://example.com`
`validateImages`	boolean	Optional	When true, Range-byte probes og:image and twitter:image to verify real dimensions against OGP / Twitter Card requirements. Catches undersized / wrong-aspect social images before they break social-platform unfurls. Adds up to 2 outbound fetches.Example: `true`

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`domain`	string	The queried domain (bare hostname).
`url`	string	Full URL that was fetched, echoing the protocol used in the request.
`title`	string	Page title
`description`	string	Meta description
`openGraph`	object	Open Graph tags (title, description, image, type, url, etc.) plus typeIsValid and localeIsValid flags against OGP spec. When validateImages=true, imageProbe + imageValidation surface real pixel dimensions vs OGP's 1200×630 recommendation — catches undersized social-share images before they break LinkedIn/Slack/Discord/X unfurls.
`twitter`	object	Twitter Card tags. When validateImages=true, imageProbe + imageValidation surface real pixel dimensions vs the card-type-specific minimums (summary_large_image 300×157 min, 2:1 aspect).
`robots`	string	Robots meta directive (raw string)
`robotsDirectives`	object	Parsed robots directives: index/follow/noarchive/nosnippet/noimageindex/notranslate flags + maxSnippet, maxImagePreview (none/standard/large), maxVideoPreview, unavailableAfter. Reveals SERP-appearance controls users often don't realize they have.
`keywords`	string	Meta keywords if present
`author`	string	Author meta tag
`viewport`	string	Viewport meta tag
`charset`	string	Character encoding
`generator`	string	Generator meta tag
`verification`	object	Site/platform ownership verification tags (Google, Bing, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.) as a named bucket.
`platformMeta`	object	Platform integration tags (Apple, Microsoft, Android Chrome, Pinterest, theme-color) as a named bucket. Used for PWA install + per-platform appearance.
`duplicates`	object	Counts of meta tags repeated more than once. Google silently drops duplicate description/canonical; duplicate viewport breaks mobile rendering. criticalIssues lists the actionable ones.
`other`	object	Additional meta tags not categorized above (e.g., theme-color, referrer, rating)

Code Examples

cURL

curl "https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/meta" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d "domain=https://example.com"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/meta?domain=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/meta',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'},
    params={
    'domain': 'https://example.com'
    }
)

data = response.json()
print(data)

Read the full Meta Tags guide

Why it matters, real-world use cases, parameters, response fields, and how to call it from Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini via MCP.

Read the guide →

External References

Learn more about the standards and protocols behind this endpoint.

Google Search Essentials W3C JSON-LD

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