React Native Preview Url

A React Native library that provides an easy way to fetch and display link previews using the useUrlPreview hook and a customizable <LinkPreview /> component. It uses our own open-source free open source API azizbecha-link-preview-api available on GitHub at https://github.com/azizbecha/link-preview-api.

You can use the API for free without an API key or host it yourself if you prefer.

Features

• Fetches metadata (title, description, images, favicons, etc.) from URLs
• Customizable preview component with styles and fallback support
• Supports timeout and error handling
• Handles URL validation and loading states

Installation

npm install react-native-preview-url
# or
yarn add react-native-preview-url

Usage

useUrlPreview Hook

import { useUrlPreview } from 'react-native-preview-url';

const { loading, data, error } = useUrlPreview('https://github.com');

<LinkPreview /> Component

import React from 'react';
import { LinkPreview } from 'react-native-preview-url';

export const Example = () => (
  <LinkPreview
    url="https://github.com"
    timeout={3000} // optional, default timeout in ms
    onSuccess={(metadata) => console.log(metadata)}
    onError={(error) => console.error(error)}
    onPress={() => console.log('Pressed preview')}
    containerStyle={{ margin: 16, borderRadius: 8, backgroundColor: '#fff' }}
    imageStyle={{ borderRadius: 8, height: 150 }}
    titleStyle={{ fontSize: 18, fontWeight: 'bold' }}
    descriptionStyle={{ fontSize: 14, color: '#555' }}
    urlStyle={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'grey' }}
    titleLines={2}
    descriptionLines={3}
    showUrl={true}
    hideImage={false}
  />
);

Props

Prop	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	Yes	-	The URL to fetch metadata for
timeout	number	No	3000	Fetch timeout in milliseconds
onSuccess	(data: LinkPreviewResponse) => void	No	-	Callback when data is successfully fetched
onError	(error: string) => void	No	-	Callback when fetching metadata fails
onPress	(url: string) => void	No	-	Callback when the preview component is pressed
containerStyle	ViewStyle	No	-	Style for the container view
imageStyle	ImageStyle	No	-	Style for the preview image
titleStyle	TextStyle	No	-	Style for the title text
descriptionStyle	TextStyle	No	-	Style for the description text
urlStyle	TextStyle	No	-	Style for the URL text
titleLines	number	No	2	Number of lines for title text truncation
descriptionLines	number	No	4	Number of lines for description text truncation
showUrl	boolean	No	true	Whether to show the URL domain below the description
hideImage	boolean	No	false	Whether to hide the preview image
visible	boolean	No	true	Whether to show or hide the preview component
loaderComponent	ReactNode	No	ActivityIndicator	Custom loading component
fallbackImage	ImageSourcePropType	No	undefined	Fallback image in case the website doesn't have one

Example Response Object

{
  "status": 200,
  "title": "azizbecha - Overview",
  "description": "I'm fixing bugs now, I'll write a bio later. azizbecha has 26 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.",
  "url": "https://github.com/azizbecha",
  "images": [
    "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/63454940?v=4?s=400"
  ],
  "favicons": [
    "https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg"
  ],
  "mediaType": "profile",
  "contentType": "text/html",
  "siteName": "GitHub"
}

License

MIT License