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title: ConnectApi.LinkMetadata
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description: Metadata for a link.
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# ConnectApi.LinkMetadata

Metadata for a link.

<table class="featureTable sort_table" summary="">
          <thead class="thead sorted" align="left">
            <tr>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1031966e27">Property Name</th>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1031966e29">Type</th>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1031966e31">Description</th>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1031966e33">Available Version</th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody class="tbody">
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">description</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="description"><a name="description"><!-- --></a>Description of the link.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">frameSource</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="frameSource"><a name="frameSource"><!-- --></a>HTML required to display the resource.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">height</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">Integer</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="height"><a name="height"><!-- --></a>Height required to display the HTML.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">originalUrl</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="originalUrl"><a name="originalUrl"><!-- --></a>Original URL that was used to request the metadata.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">providerUrl</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="providerUrl"><a name="providerUrl"><!-- --></a>URL of the provider that the information is retrieved from.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">source</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/connectAPI_enums.htm#LinkMetadataSource"><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​LinkMetadataSource</samp></a></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description">Source of the link metadata. Values are:<ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">None</samp>—Link metadata wasn’t retrieved.
                  </li>
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">Sfdc</samp>—Salesforce is the source.
                  </li>
                </ul>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">thumbnailUrl</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="thumbnailUrl"><a name="thumbnailUrl"><!-- --></a>Thumbnail of the resource.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">title</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="title"><a name="title"><!-- --></a>Title of the link.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">type</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/connectAPI_enums.htm#LinkMetadataType"><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​LinkMetadataType</samp></a></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description">Type of link that the metadata represents. Values are:<ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">Error</samp>—Link metadata couldn’t be retrieved.
                  </li>
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">Link</samp>—Represents a link.
                  </li>
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">None</samp>—Link metadata wasn’t retrieved because the link isn’t an allowed domain.
                  </li>
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">Photo</samp>—Represents a photo.
                  </li>
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">Rich</samp>—Represents rich content, typically HTML content.
                  </li>
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">Unknown</samp>—Link metadata was retrieved, but the type is unknown.
                  </li>
                  <li class="li">
                    <samp class="codeph apex_code">Video</samp>—Represents a video.
                  </li>
                </ul>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">url</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="url"><a name="url"><!-- --></a>URL of the image to display, if one is available.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">width</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e29" data-title="Type">Integer</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e31" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="width"><a name="width"><!-- --></a>Width required to display the HTML.</span></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d1031966e33" data-title="Available Version">42.0</td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>

#### See Also

- [ConnectApi.LinkMetadataCollection](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_link_metadata_collection.htm "Collection of link metadata.")