# Shareglint in short answers

## At a glance

- Shareglint renders Open Graph and social images from HTML and CSS templates in real Chrome, through one HTTP request.
- Free: 100 images a month, no card. Paid from $9 a month for 2,000 images.
- Output formats: PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF.
- 21 built-in templates, plus your own HTML and CSS or the visual editor.
- One tag for a whole site: an auto-OG URL builds the card from the page's own title, description and icon.
- Screenshot API: a public web page to an image or a PDF.
- MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor at https://shareglint.com/mcp.
- Servers: netcup GmbH (Germany). Images kept 30 days on Free, 365 days on paid plans.
- An independent product, not affiliated with Meta or the Open Graph protocol.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Shareglint?

Shareglint is an HTTP API that renders Open Graph and social share images from HTML and CSS templates in real Chrome. You send a template name and field values and get back a URL to a finished image (PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF), usually in about a second.

### How much does Shareglint cost?

The Free plan has 100 images a month. Paid plans start at $9 a month for 2,000 images ($4.50 per 1,000) and go up to $79 a month for 50,000 images. Paying yearly costs 10 monthly payments instead of 12. Extra packs of 1,000 images cost $8 and are valid 12 months.

### Is there a free plan?

Yes: 100 images every month, with no card and no trial that runs out. Free images carry a small watermark and are kept for 30 days.

### Does rendering the same image twice cost twice?

No. The same template with the same fields and format returns the existing image and uses no quota. Previews while you design a template are free as well.

### What happens when I run out of images?

The API answers 402 until your next monthly period starts. Nothing is ever charged automatically: you upgrade, or buy a one-off pack of 1,000 images for $8 yourself.

### Which formats and sizes are supported?

PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF. Built-in templates are 1200×630; PNG, JPEG and WebP come at 2× (2400×1260) by default or 1× on request, and PDF is a single vector page the size of the template. Your own templates can be any size up to 4,000 px a side.

### Do I have to design the templates myself?

No. 21 built-in templates (blog posts, job postings, events, products, podcasts and more) work on every account by their slug. You can also write your own in HTML and CSS, or build one from layers in the visual editor.

### Can I get OG images for a whole site without writing code?

Yes. Add your domain in the dashboard and point og:image at your auto-OG URL with the page address in it. The card is built from the page's own title, description and icon, and an unchanged page never costs a second render.

### Can Shareglint take screenshots of web pages?

Yes. The screenshot API turns any public web page into an image or a PDF, with viewport, full-page and dark-mode options. Screenshots use the same monthly quota as images, and the same screenshot within 24 hours is free.

### Does it work with ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor?

Yes, through a remote MCP server at https://shareglint.com/mcp (streamable HTTP, your API key as a Bearer token). An assistant can list templates, render images and build og:image URLs for you.

### Can AI design a template for me?

On paid plans, yes: describe the card or upload a screenshot of a design, and you get an HTML and CSS template with a free preview. Nothing is saved until you accept it.

### How long do you keep rendered images?

30 days on the Free plan and 365 days on paid plans. After that the file is deleted, and rendering it again counts as a new image.

### Is Shareglint GDPR-friendly? Where is my data?

Servers are hosted by netcup GmbH (Germany). We store your account, your templates and the rendered images; view counts keep no IP address or user agent. You can delete your account and all its data yourself in the dashboard, at any time.

### Is Shareglint affiliated with Facebook, Meta or the Open Graph protocol?

No. Shareglint is an independent product. Open Graph is an open protocol; we render the images its og:image tag points to. Our OG Checker is a free tool, not an official Meta validator.

### How does Shareglint compare to Bannerbear, Placid or @vercel/og?

At entry-plan prices Shareglint costs $4.50 per 1,000 images, less than Bannerbear, Placid, HTMLCSStoImage, Orshot and og.plus (OpenGraph+). It is not the cheapest everywhere, Bannerbear has a far larger template library, a more mature editor and video output, and we are a young product. @vercel/og is free if you are on Next.js and your design fits its CSS subset. The full, dated table is on our "Best OG image APIs" page.

### What does Shareglint not do?

No video and no animated GIFs, no template marketplace, no Canva or Figma import, and no uploading your own font files: you pick from the families we host.