How LinkedIn reads your page
LinkedIn looks for Open Graph metadata such as og:image, og:title, and og:description. If any of those are broken, missing, or stale, the public preview card tends to degrade quickly.
LinkedIn Previews
How to fix the LinkedIn preview image for a public link.
Learn how LinkedIn scrapes Open Graph metadata, why the Post Inspector matters, and which failures most often break public cards.
Common causes
Usually it is one of these two.
Metadata caching
LinkedIn can hold onto stale metadata, so even a correct fix may not show immediately.
Image size issues
Undersized or badly formatted images often lead to empty or broken preview cards.
The solution: LinkedIn Post Inspector
The official Post Inspector is the fastest way to check when LinkedIn last crawled a URL, surface obvious metadata issues, and force a fresh scrape after a fix.
Step-by-step debugging process
- Validate the syntax and placement of your Open Graph tags inside the document head.
- Ensure the image URL is absolute, public, and uses HTTPS.
- Submit the page to Post Inspector and verify the refreshed preview.
<meta property="og:title" content="Your Professional Title" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/social-card.png" />FAQ
More LinkedIn preview questions
Why is my image blurry on LinkedIn?
Low-resolution images are the most common cause. Use at least 1200x630 for a cleaner professional card.
Why does LinkedIn say the URL could not be crawled?
Crawler blocking, robots rules, or infrastructure-level bot protection can all prevent LinkedIn from reading the page.
Can I change the preview of a post that is already live?
No. Once the post is published, the preview is effectively baked into that post.
Manage public metadata without page edits.
Repeated metadata refreshes during active campaigns are expensive and easy to get wrong. Visualink gives marketing and operations a controlled public layer.