CrowOnShare links & previews
Link formats, and when a preview is shown.
These are the addresses Copy link in the app makes. Pasted into another app or site, they show a preview with a title, a description and an image. Opening one goes to crowon.app.
Link formats
| Kind | Address | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Post | https://crowon.app/s/p/{post ID} | The author's name, the caption, the first photo |
| Video (Shorts) | https://crowon.app/s/v/{video ID} | Name, caption, thumbnail and the video |
| Profile | https://crowon.app/s/u/{username} | Name and @username, bio, profile photo |
| Link page | https://crowon.app/@{username} | The person's links. Anyone can see it, no account needed |
| Sound | https://crowon.app/#/sound/{sound ID} | A page inside the app. No preview |
Which posts show a preview
- Posts public to everyone, and posts shared with anyone who has the link.
- Age-restricted, scheduled and community posts, and posts that were deleted or hidden, show "This post isn't available".
- The preview is in Japanese when the viewer's browser is set to Japanese, and in English otherwise.
- Previews are cached for 5 minutes, so an edited post may not change right away.
Tags on the page
Share link pages carry Open Graph tags and X (Twitter) card tags.
<meta property="og:site_name" content="CrowOn"><meta property="og:title" content="…"><meta property="og:description" content="…"><meta property="og:type" content="article"> <!-- video.other for videos --><meta property="og:url" content="…"><meta property="og:image" content="…"><meta property="og:video" content="…"> <!-- videos only --><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"><link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="…"> <!-- posts and videos -->Links that open the app
The iPhone app isn't on the App Store yet, so every link opens on crowon.app in the browser. Links that open the app directly will come with the app's release.
Addresses and responses in detail: API reference