Google Chat Link Preview Meta Tags

Which meta tags Google Chat reads for link unfurls

Primary Open Graph tags

Google Chat uses standard OG tags only – no platform-specific tags:

Tag Used for
og:title Preview title (bold text)
og:description Description below the title
og:image Preview image
og:url Canonical URL
og:site_name Site name above the title

Fallback behavior

When OG tags are missing:

Missing tag Falls back to
og:title <title> element
og:description <meta name="description">
og:image No image shown
og:site_name Domain name

Custom Chat app link previews

Google Workspace developers can build Chat apps that provide custom link preview integrations via the Google Chat API – rich, interactive cards with buttons and structured data. This is a separate system from OG tag-based previews and requires the Google Workspace Developer Console.

Recommended minimal setup

<meta property="og:title" content="Your Page Title">
<meta property="og:description" content="A brief description of the page">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/image.jpg">

Google Chat renders a compact card with the title, description, and image alongside the message.