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Link Unfurling

Last modified: 19 July 2023

By default, after a user posts an external link to a chat channel, Space unfurls the link or, in other words, shows a preview of the page behind the link. Space supports link unfurling not only in chat messages but also in documents, issue descriptions, and commit and code review titles.

In order Space could build a link preview, the page behind the link must meet the following requirements:

  • The page must provide preview info in its social meta tags.

  • The page must be publicly available and doesn't require authentication.

If the page doesn't meet the requirements, Space won't be able to show its preview. For such cases, you can create an application that will authenticate in the corresponding external system, fetch the required content, and provide the content to Space.