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Open Graph Preview

Preview Open Graph title, description, URL, image, robots policy, and a copyable crawler report.

Runs in your browserNothing you type is sent to a server.

Input and result

What you type is kept in this browser only. Reopen to restore your last run.

Use cases

  • Preview how a shared page card might read and copy a crawler QA report.
  • Open Graph Preview for seo workflows

Examples

Common input
Title, description, image URL
Preview how a shared page card might read and copy a crawler QA report.
Typical output
Card preview, robots policy, image diagnostics, and Open Graph tags
Use this as a quick sanity check before copying results.
Guide preview
Title, description, image URL, canonical URL
Reviews whether a guide link looks complete when shared and copies the crawler follow-up report.
Image host check
https://www.bobob.app/og-image.png
Checks public HTTPS image host, robots policy, image format, and preview assumptions.

Common mistakes

  • Open Graph Preview can still fail when the pasted input shape differs from Title, description, image URL.
  • The output should be reviewed in the target seo workflow before reuse.
  • Browser-local processing does not make sensitive production data safe to paste.

Before you copy

  1. 1Compare the output against the original input before copying.
  2. 2Remove secrets, customer data, and one-off environment values.
  3. 3Continue with meta-tag-generator if the result needs another validation step.

Sources

  • og:image has to be an absolute URL

    The Open Graph protocol types `og:image` as a URL. A relative path like `/og.png` cannot be fetched by a crawler, so the preview comes back blank. Use the full https address.

    Basis: ogp.me

  • A preview that will not update is usually their cache

    Platforms keep what they scraped earlier even after you fix the tags. Each one has a re-scrape tool; until you run it the old card stays. Often nothing is wrong with your page.

    Basis: Crawler cache behaviour

FAQ

Does Open Graph Preview upload my input?

No. This tool runs in your browser unless the privacy badge explicitly says a server route is required.

Can I use this for production secrets?

Avoid pasting sensitive production data into any website. Prefer local test data or redacted payloads.

Why does a social preview differ from the page?

Platforms cache previews, rewrite snippets, and require public image URLs, so regenerate after changing tags and allow cache refresh time.

What should I inspect before copying tags?

Check title, description, canonical/page host, image host, HTTPS, robots policy, image format, and whether the copied report matches visible content.