Check if social media preview bots from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and other platforms can access your website. Verify Open Graph tags and ensure link previews display correctly when shared on social networks.

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Why Test Social Media Bot Access?

Fix Broken Link Previews If social media bots are blocked, your links won’t show preview cards with images, titles, and descriptions on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Verify Open Graph Configuration Ensure Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms can crawl your Open Graph meta tags for rich link previews and social sharing cards.

Improve Social Sharing Properly configured social bot access increases engagement by displaying attractive link previews when your content is shared on social networks.

Want to understand more about bot behavior? Read our guide on Understanding Bot Traffic.

Social Media Bots Tested (8 crawlers)

  • Facebookexternalhit — Facebook link preview and Open Graph scraper
  • Twitterbot — Twitter/X card validator and link preview
  • LinkedInBot — LinkedIn link preview and sharing cards
  • Pinterestbot — Pinterest pin preview and image scraper
  • TelegramBot — Telegram instant view and link preview
  • Slackbot — Slack link unfurling and preview cards
  • Discordbot — Discord embed cards and link preview
  • WhatsApp — WhatsApp link preview crawler

How It Works

  1. Enter Your Domain — Provide your website URL
  2. Fetch robots.txt — We analyze your robots.txt rules for social bots
  3. Test Social Bot Access — Simulate requests from 8 social media crawlers
  4. Check Open Graph Tags — Verify meta tags for social sharing
  5. Get Preview Recommendations — Learn how to fix broken social previews

What You’ll Discover

  • ✓ Social Bot Access Status — Which platforms can preview your links
  • ✓ robots.txt Rules — Current directives for social media crawlers
  • ✓ Open Graph Issues — Missing or misconfigured meta tags
  • ✓ Preview Recommendations — How to optimize social sharing cards

Common Use Cases

Content Marketers Ensure articles and blog posts display rich previews with images and descriptions when shared on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

E-commerce Sites Verify product pages show correct images, prices, and descriptions in social media sharing cards to increase click-through rates.

News Publishers Check that breaking news and articles display properly with headlines and featured images across all social platforms.

Social Media Managers Debug why link previews aren’t working when scheduling posts. Identify if social bots are blocked by robots.txt or firewall rules.

Open Graph Meta Tags

Social media platforms use Open Graph tags to generate link previews:

<meta property="og:title" content="Your Page Title">
<meta property="og:description" content="Page description">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/image.jpg">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://example.com/page">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">

Twitter Card Tags:

<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Your Page Title">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Page description">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://example.com/image.jpg">

Should You Allow Social Media Bots?

Always Allow If:

  • You share content on social media
  • You want rich link previews with images
  • You need Open Graph cards to work
  • You promote content through social channels

Consider Blocking Only:

  • On private internal pages
  • Staging/development environments
  • Password-protected member areas

For detailed instructions on managing bot access, see our robots.txt configuration guide.

Start Testing Social Previews Now

Enter your domain above to check if Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and 5 other social platforms can preview your links. Verify Open Graph tags and fix broken social sharing — free tool, no signup required.