Sharing Debugger

Meta's web tool for previewing how a link appears when shared on Facebook and debugging Open Graph tags.

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About Sharing Debugger

Sharing Debugger is Meta's own tool for checking how a web page will look when someone shares it on Facebook. You enter a URL and it shows the preview Facebook builds from the page's Open Graph tags, and it points out problems with those tags. It can also clear Facebook's cached copy so an updated title, description or image is picked up.

A Batch Invalidator for handling several URLs at once sits next to it in the Webmaster tools. You need to be logged in to a Facebook account to use it. It suits web developers and site owners who publish links to Facebook.

Strengths

  • Official source for how Facebook reads a page's Open Graph tags
  • Shows a preview of the shared link
  • Can refresh Facebook's cached copy of a page
  • Batch Invalidator for handling several URLs

Limitations

  • Requires logging in to a Facebook account
  • Only covers how links appear on Meta's platforms
  • Closed-source hosted tool

Details

Pricing
FreeFree to use with a Facebook account.
License
Proprietary
Developer
Meta
Platforms
Web
How it runs
Web application
Account
Required
Works offline
No
Best suited for
Web developers fixing how their pages look when shared on Facebook
Categories
Website testing
Last verified
Added
Provenance
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