Our history

Microlink is created by

Kiko

as a side project in 2017 (7 years ago).

It started as a project for getting unified metadata from any URL. The project

metascraper

was born.

We started to dig deeper and in order to get specific data from the HTML content behind any URL, it's necessary to have an accurate HTML markup. So we built

browserless

, a browser automation library on top of puppeteer.

Getting unified metadata is great, but it's not enough. We needed to get specific data from the HTML content behind any URL. So we built MQL, a client library to get easy to define data rules.

All of this is running when you use Microlink API, a service to automate any browser action.

Microlink was born from open source — and we still build in public. Our libraries like metascraper, browserless, and MQL are all open, because shared knowledge drives better technology.

We don't reinvent the web — we embrace it. Everything we build starts from web standards: HTML, HTTP, browsers. If it works on the web, it works with Microlink.

Every capability should be accessible through a clear, predictable API. It’s how we turn complex browser automation into something anyone can use — simple, composable, and fast.

A great API is only as good as its documentation. We treat docs as part of the product, not an afterthought — they should be readable, discoverable, and always in sync with the experience you get when you build with Microlink.

Check out our API documentation to get started, explore our recipes for common use cases, or join our community to connect with other developers.

Have questions? We would love to hear from you at

[email protected]

.