OG Image Not Showing on LinkedIn? 8 Fixes That Actually Work

1. LinkedIn's image size requirements are strict

LinkedIn requires a minimum image size of 1200 × 627 pixels. Images smaller than 200 × 200 px are silently dropped. The safe target is 1200 × 630 px at an aspect ratio close to 1.91:1.

<!-- ✅ Use these exact dimensions -->
<meta property="og:image"        content="https://yourdomain.com/og/page.png" />
<meta property="og:image:width"  content="1200" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="630" />

2. LinkedIn cached an old preview — clear it

LinkedIn caches link previews aggressively. After updating your OG image, run the LinkedIn Post Inspector to force a re-scrape:

1. Go to linkedin.com/post-inspector
2. Enter your URL and click Inspect
3. Click Scrape Again to force a fresh crawl

Allow 5–10 minutes for the cache to clear before testing again in a post.

3. The og:image URL is not publicly accessible

LinkedIn's scraper won't follow authentication, cookies, or redirects that require login. If your OG image is behind a paywall, CDN authentication, or IP restriction, the scraper can't fetch it and the preview will be blank.

Verify the image URL is accessible without credentials:

curl -I "https://yourdomain.com/og/page.png"
# Should return: HTTP/2 200
# Content-Type: image/png

4. og:image URL is relative, not absolute

LinkedIn's scraper doesn't resolve relative URLs. Always use the full absolute URL includinghttps://:

<!-- ❌ Won't work -->
<meta property="og:image" content="/og/page.png" />

<!-- ✅ Use absolute URL -->
<meta property="og:image" content="https://yourdomain.com/og/page.png" />

5. Missing og:title or og:description

LinkedIn uses og:title and og:description to decide whether to show a rich preview. If these tags are missing, LinkedIn may fall back to a minimal or no-image preview.

<meta property="og:title"       content="Your Page Title" />
<meta property="og:description" content="A clear description under 150 characters." />
<meta property="og:image"       content="https://yourdomain.com/og/page.png" />
<meta property="og:url"         content="https://yourdomain.com/your-page" />

6. Client-side rendered page

If your page is a React, Vue, or Angular SPA rendered entirely client-side, OG tags set via JavaScript (e.g., with react-helmet) won't be visible to LinkedIn's scraper. The scraper reads the raw HTML response before executing JavaScript.

Fix: Use server-side rendering (Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix) or pre-render your pages at build time.

7. The og:image is a WebP or AVIF (LinkedIn prefers PNG/JPEG)

LinkedIn's scraper has inconsistent WebP support. Use PNG or JPEG for maximum compatibility:

<!-- ✅ PNG or JPEG — safe choices -->
<meta property="og:image" content="https://yourdomain.com/og/page.png" />
<meta property="og:image:type" content="image/png" />

<!-- ⚠️ WebP — may not render in LinkedIn post preview -->
<meta property="og:image" content="https://yourdomain.com/og/page.webp" />

8. og:url doesn't match the URL you're sharing

LinkedIn reconciles the og:url against the shared URL. If they don't match, LinkedIn may scrape the og:url page instead and use its OG tags — which could be different.

<!-- Make og:url match the canonical URL you share -->
<meta property="og:url" content="https://yourdomain.com/blog/my-post" />
<link rel="canonical"    href="https://yourdomain.com/blog/my-post" />

Quick checklist

• og:image is 1200 × 627 px or larger
• og:image URL is absolute (https://...)
• Image is publicly accessible (no auth required)
• Image is PNG or JPEG format
• og:title and og:description are present
• og:url matches the page canonical URL
• Page is server-side rendered (not client-side only)
• LinkedIn Post Inspector re-scraped after your fix

Verify your LinkedIn OG preview

Paste your URL into OGFixer to see exactly how your link preview will appear on LinkedIn — before you post it. Catch broken images, missing titles, and wrong dimensions in seconds.