Peekalink

Generate rich link previews and check URL preview availability.

Overview

Peekalink is a link preview API service. This tool can generate rich metadata previews for any URL (title, description, image, content type, etc.) and check whether a preview is available for a given link. It uses the Peekalink REST API with API key authentication via the X-API-Key header. Both operations send a POST request with the URL as the “link” field in the JSON body.

Category: Development
Tool Name: peekalink
Version: 1

Appearance: Icon: lucide-ExternalLink | Color: #CE0000

Node Type

Action — processes input items and produces output

Input / Output

Direction	Port(s)
Input	Input
Output	Output, Error

Credentials

This tool requires Peekalink API credentials. See the Credentials Guide for setup instructions.

Operations

Operation	Value	Description
Is Available	isAvailable	Check whether a preview for a given link is available.
Preview	preview	Return the preview for a link.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
URL	string	Yes	—	The URL to generate a preview for or check availability. Supports expressions like {{ $json.link }}. (shown when Operation is preview, isAvailable)
Max Concurrency	number	No	10	Maximum number of items to process concurrently.

Output Data

One output item per input item. The Peekalink response is merged onto the input item JSON — every field the API returns is copied onto the item alongside the fields that were already there, so an upstream field is only overwritten when the API returns a field with the same name. Binary data is forwarded unchanged. Neither operation fans out; a single input item always produces exactly one output item.

• Preview returns the link’s rich metadata (title, description, content type, image and related fields, as provided by Peekalink).
• Is Available returns the availability status for the link, which lets you check a URL before spending a preview call on it.

Reference the result downstream by expression, e.g. {{ $json.title }}.

Usage Examples

• Generate a link preview for a URL
• Check if a preview is available for a URL
• Extract title and description from a webpage URL
• Get OpenGraph metadata for a link

Example Configuration

Generate a rich preview for a URL carried on the item:

{
  "type": "peekalink",
  "parameters": {
    "operation": "preview",
    "url": "{{ $json.link }}",
    "maxConcurrency": 10
  }
}

Check availability before requesting a preview:

{
  "type": "peekalink",
  "parameters": {
    "operation": "isAvailable",
    "url": "https://example.com/page",
    "maxConcurrency": 5
  }
}

Preview a fixed URL with the default concurrency:

{
  "type": "peekalink",
  "parameters": {
    "operation": "preview",
    "url": "https://example.com/article"
  }
}

Error Handling

Mode	Behavior
stop	Halts workflow on first error
continue	Skips failed items, passes successful ones through
errorPort	Routes failed items to Error output port

Tips

Generate rich link previews or check preview availability for any URL using the Peekalink API.