URL Title

Overview

Send a web address to parse the live document over HTTP. The endpoint inspects the markup and extracts the text content inside the title tag. On paid tiers, the response also includes a list of all H1 headings located within the page body.

Live Test URL Title API →

Endpoint

One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.

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curl -X POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/urltitle \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_element"
}'

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const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/urltitle', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_element"
}),
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/urltitle",
    headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
    json={
    "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_element"
},
    timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()

print(res.json()["data"])

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_element"
}`)
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/urltitle", body)
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.

Parameters

Sent as JSON in the request body. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Response

Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "title": "HTML element - Wikipedia",
    "h1": [
      "HTML element"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.

Use cases

Bookmark Link Cards

Social bookmarking platforms generate readable cards by pulling page titles whenever members save external web links.

SEO Metadata Auditing

Audit web pages across a client domain to verify that HTML title tags exist and match target requirements.

Reading List Management

When readers submit articles to an aggregator, the system attaches live page titles to label each entry automatically.

Chat Message Previews

Messaging services parse shared URLs on post to show clear discussion context before members click outbound links.

Other ways to use URL Title

Set up URL Title on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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