LinkedIn Post Inspector

See the link card before LinkedIn does — and exactly why it's broken.

When you paste a link on LinkedIn, the preview card is built from your page's Open Graph tags — og:title, og:description, og:image. When those are missing or wrong, the post renders as a bare grey link and its click-through rate dies quietly. LinkedIn's own Post Inspector requires signing in; this one doesn't: paste any URL, we fetch the page exactly like a crawler does, render the card LinkedIn will show, and list what's missing or mis-sized with the fix for each.

Why your link preview looks wrong on LinkedIn

  • No og:image, no card. LinkedIn won't scrape a random page image as a fallback the way some platforms do — if the tag is absent you get the dead grey link. The image should be 1200 × 627 (1.91:1) and at least 200 px wide.
  • LinkedIn caches previews for roughly a week. Fixing your tags won't fix an already-shared link until the cache refreshes — after deploying a fix, run the URL through LinkedIn's own Post Inspector once while logged in; that forces a re-scrape.
  • Titles truncate around 70 characters and descriptions around 100 on the card. Front-load the words that matter; this inspector flags over-length values before LinkedIn silently cuts them.
  • The image URL must be absolute (https://site.com/img.png) and publicly reachable — relative paths, localhost, and login-walled images all render as blank cards even when the tag exists.
  • Check after every redesign or CMS migration. OG tags are the classic silent casualty — the page looks identical to humans while every social share quietly degrades.

Example output

URL to inspect: https://example-store.com/blog/inventory-guide

CARD PREVIEW
[image: missing]
example-store.com
Inventory Guide | Example Store Blog…

DIAGNOSTICS
✗ og:image — missing. LinkedIn will show a bare link. Add a 1200×627 image tag.
✓ og:title — present (34 chars, renders fully)
⚠ og:description — 187 chars; LinkedIn truncates near 100. Front-load the value.
✓ canonical — present

(Example output — inspect your own URL above for live results.)

Frequently asked questions

How do I refresh LinkedIn's cached preview?
After fixing your tags, paste the URL into LinkedIn's official Post Inspector (linkedin.com/post-inspector, sign-in required) — inspecting forces a fresh scrape. Without that, the old card can persist for about a week. Use this tool first to confirm the fix is actually live.
What size should the og:image be?
1200 × 627 pixels (1.91:1) is the safe standard across LinkedIn, X and Facebook. Minimum ~200 px wide or LinkedIn ignores it. Keep important content centered — some surfaces crop the edges.
The tags look right but no image shows — why?
Usually the image URL itself: relative instead of absolute, behind authentication, blocked by robots rules, or slow enough that the crawler gives up. This inspector fetches the page the same way a crawler does, so if we can't see it, LinkedIn can't either.
Why is this free — what's the catch?
No catch and no signup. This tool is funded by EaseClaw, an AI agent that finds people publicly asking for what you sell and drafts your replies. If the free tool is useful, some people try the $9 trial. That's the whole business model.

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