# Microlink

Browser as an API.

Source: [Console review](<https://console.dev/tools/microlink>)

Website: [https://microlink.io/](<https://microlink.io/>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [APIs](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/api-api>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### Runs on

- Browser (Runtime)
- Cloudflare Workers (Integration)
- Deno (Runtime)
- Node.js (Runtime)

### SDK support

- JavaScript (Language)
- TypeScript (Language)

Source: [Research source](<https://microlink.io/docs/sdk/getting-started/overview>)

Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support.

JavaScript/TypeScript SDK supports Node.js, browsers, Deno and Cloudflare Workers.

## Console’s review — 2023-06-08

Reviewed: 2023-06-08

Author: [David Mytton](<https://console.dev/about#david-mytton>)

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/microlink#review_22e04f17b17204d22abc524d0e5367955b7e79a4cc05179a886a935e03e4351e>)

### What we like

Simulate a browser accessing a URL to retrieve screenshots, metadata (Open Graph, Twitter, JSON+LD, oEmbed & HTML), convert to PDF, track speed using Lighthouse. Provided as a managed API with a CLI, but it’s made up of various open source components they maintain so you can always run them yourself.

### Tradeoffs

SDKs are JS-only (React, Vue, JS), so you need to use the API from other languages.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2023-06-08. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

## Is Microlink a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2023-06-08](<https://console.dev/tools/microlink#review_22e04f17b17204d22abc524d0e5367955b7e79a4cc05179a886a935e03e4351e>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### Who it’s for

Developers who want flexibility in using the tool

### Why consider it

Retrieve various metadata and screenshots by simulating browser access to a URL

### Keep in mind

It has limited SDK support for non-JavaScript languages

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