get_metadata

Pack: microlink · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/microlink/mcp

Extract metadata from any URL to preview page content. Returns title, description, image, author, publisher, logo, and structured data—useful when you need to understand a webpage without visiting it directly.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringyesThe URL to extract metadata from.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "url": "https://www.example.com"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/microlink/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_metadata","arguments":{"url":"https://www.example.com"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_metadata', {
  "url": "https://www.example.com"
});

More examples

{
  "url": "https://github.com/microlinkhq/sdk"
}

Response shape

FieldTypeDescription
urlstring | nullThe URL of the webpage
titlestring | nullPage title
descriptionstring | nullPage description or meta description
authorstring | nullAuthor of the page content
publisherstring | nullPublisher of the page
datestring | nullPublication or modification date
langstring | nullLanguage of the page
imageobject | nullPrimary image metadata
logoobject | nullLogo metadata
Full JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The URL of the webpage"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Page title"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Page description or meta description"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Author of the page content"
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publisher of the page"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publication or modification date"
    },
    "lang": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Language of the page"
    },
    "image": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Primary image metadata",
      "properties": {
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Image URL"
        },
        "width": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Image width in pixels"
        },
        "height": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Image height in pixels"
        }
      }
    },
    "logo": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Logo metadata",
      "properties": {
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Logo URL"
        },
        "width": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Logo width in pixels"
        },
        "height": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Logo height in pixels"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microlink": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/microlink/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 9, 2026