Why Your App Needs Secure Link Previews—Beyond Just UX

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

Clicking a URL can lead users to valuable content—or expose them to malware and phishing scams. Traditional link sharing relies on user trust, which can be risky.

Secure Link Previews

Secure web link previews provide metadata such as titles, descriptions, and images, and they also scan links for reported malicious activity. This lets users decide if a link is safe before clicking.

ApyHub Link Preview API

ApyHub’s Link Preview API makes it easy to add this layer of security and improve user experience by showing rich content previews while protecting against threats.

Node.js Integration Tutorial

The following tutorial demonstrates how to integrate the API using Node.js to fetch metadata and perform safety checks in real time.

Conclusion

How are you protecting your users from malicious links—and could secure previews be part of your solution?

Further reading:
Implement Secure Web Link Preview in Your Messaging Application with Node.js