Quickstart¶
Get from zero to your first metadata extraction in a few minutes.
1. Get an API key¶
Fetchmeta keys are managed from the Zindle dashboard. Sign in, open the Fetchmeta tab under API Keys, and create a key. Your key is shown once at creation — copy it immediately and store it securely. It looks like:
2. Make a request¶
Pass the key in the X-API-Key header and the target URL as a query parameter:
curl "https://fetchmeta.zindle.com.au/v1/fetch?url=https://www.wikipedia.org" \
-H "X-API-Key: fm_live_your_key_here"
3. Read the response¶
{
"title": "Wikipedia",
"description": "Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world.",
"og_title": "Wikipedia",
"og_description": "Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world.",
"og_image": "https://www.wikipedia.org/portal/wikipedia.org/assets/img/Wikipedia-logo-v2.png",
"og_url": "https://www.wikipedia.org/",
"canonical_url": "https://www.wikipedia.org/",
"favicon_url": "https://www.wikipedia.org/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"
}
Any field that the page doesn't provide is returned as null rather than omitted, so your response shape is always consistent.
Code examples¶
Python¶
import httpx
resp = httpx.get(
"https://fetchmeta.zindle.com.au/v1/fetch",
params={"url": "https://www.wikipedia.org"},
headers={"X-API-Key": "fm_live_your_key_here"},
)
data = resp.json()
print(data["title"])
JavaScript¶
const resp = await fetch(
"https://fetchmeta.zindle.com.au/v1/fetch?url=" +
encodeURIComponent("https://www.wikipedia.org"),
{ headers: { "X-API-Key": "fm_live_your_key_here" } }
);
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data.title);
Node.js (axios)¶
const axios = require("axios");
const { data } = await axios.get("https://fetchmeta.zindle.com.au/v1/fetch", {
params: { url: "https://www.wikipedia.org" },
headers: { "X-API-Key": "fm_live_your_key_here" },
});
console.log(data.title);
Next steps¶
- Authentication — key management and security
- API Reference — full endpoint and field documentation
- Limits — rate limits and caching behaviour