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1. Create an Account

Sign up at the MetaLink Dashboard using GitHub or Google.

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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...

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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"

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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.