Closing the book. 📕 The servers are spinning down. The code is backed up. I’m taking the next couple days off. Wednesday, we start talking about the Pivot. The goal remains the same: Build something useful. The vehicle just changes. #BuildInPublic #MentalHealth #Founder

One thing we got right: "Smart Fallbacks." When OG tags were missing, our parser inferred data. Users didn't care how we got the title, just that we got it. Your product should degrade gracefully. Reliability > Perfection. #UX #Engineering #WebData

We supported 8 languages: Node, TS, Python, PHP, Ruby, Java, Go, C#. Maintaining 8 SDKs for a solo founder? 🥵 Mistake. Start with a REST API and maybe a Python wrapper. Let the community build the rest until you have revenue. #OpenSource #DevRel #IndieDev

Our Screenshot API allowed custom viewports and full-page captures. It was our most popular feature, but also our biggest loss leader. Rendering headless browsers at scale is expensive. Price your compute-heavy features accordingly! #CloudComputing #AWS #Pricing

Lesson: "Features" vs. "Products" OpenGraph.tools offered Screenshots, Scraping, AND Previews. We were a Swiss Army Knife when customers just wanted a scalpel. 🔪 Niche down. Solved one problem perfectly is better than solving three "okay." #SaaS #ProductDesign #StartupTips

Tech Stack Reflection: We maintained 99.9% uptime by optimizing edge caching. ⚡️ Technically, the "Content Extraction API" was a beast. Turning messy HTML into structured JSON is harder than it looks. If you’re building a scraper: Proxy management is 90% of the battle. #WebDev #Coding #API

Post-Mortem: The "Developer-First" Trap. 🪤 We focused heavily on SDKs (Node, Go, Python) and docs. Developers loved it, but developers also love building their own scrapers. Lesson: Sell the pain (broken previews), not just the tool. #BuildInPublic #Marketing #DevTools

Sunsetting doesn’t mean failure; it means evolution. I’m archiving the OpenGraph.tools repo with pride. We parsed millions of OG tags and took countless screenshots. 📸 Now, the question is: What comes next? #IndieHackers #DevCommunity #NextChapter

Why shut down? Market saturation for link previews. High infrastructure costs for headless rendering. CAC didn't align with LTV. Transparency is key. I’ll dive deeper into these points next week. The tech was solid; the business model needs a rethink. #SaaS #Business #Pivot

The hardest part of building is knowing when to stop. We had sub-500ms response times and SDKs in 8 languages, but technical success doesn’t always equal market fit. 📉 I’m taking a few days to decompress, then I’ll be sharing the raw numbers and lessons learned here. #BuildInPublic #OpenGraph

To our users: Thank you. 🙏 OpenGraph.tools will remain active until February 28. We are committed to helping you migrate off our Link Preview and Screenshot APIs before then. Check your email for the full retirement schedule. We aren't going anywhere until you're settled. #IndieDev #StartupLife

Some tough news today. I’ve made the difficult decision to sunset OpenGraph.tools. 🛑 We built a robust platform with 99.9% uptime, but market dynamics have shifted, and it’s time to face reality. I’m incredibly proud of what we created. #BuildInPublic #SaaS

Please don't do this. For secure, reliable access to web data, use our API. We'll give you a private API key that you should actually keep private. Get link previews and structured data the safe way. opengraph.tools #meme #security #cybersecurity #infosec #ssh

Avoid this conversation. Instead of building a web scraper that will become a source of future bugs, use our battle-tested API. Let us worry about the bugs so you can focus on your core product. opengraph.tools #meme #techdebt #productmanagement #softwaredevelopment #saas

Don't let your side projects haunt your vacation. Building a web scraper is a common blocker that kills momentum. Use our API to handle link previews and screenshots so you can focus on the fun parts and actually finish. opengraph.tools #meme #sideproject #indiedev #programming #developerlife

1,000 followers! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone following along. We’re just getting started making the web look better, one link preview at a time. Here’s to the next milestone! #buildinpublic #webdev

That big web scraping feature can wait... or you could use our API and finish it in 10 minutes. Stop procrastinating on complex data-fetching tasks and start shipping. Get link previews the easy way. opengraph.tools #meme #procrastination #programming #developer #coding

Experience the joy of closing all your tabs without the pain of building a web scraper. We've already solved that obscure bug for you. Use our API to get reliable link previews and web data in minutes. opengraph.tools #meme #developerhumor #codinglife #debugging #programming

Turn spaghetti HTML into structured data. We dive into the unstructured chaos of the web so you don't have to. Our API gives you clean, predictable JSON for link previews and web data. Dijkstra would be proud. opengraph.tools #meme #computerscience #compsci #programming #softwarearchitecture

Is Docker eating your RAM? Offload your web scraping and screenshot tasks to our cloud API. Keep your local machine fast and lean. No resource-hungry containers needed to get great link previews. opengraph.tools #meme #docker #devops #programming #backend

We've all been there. While our Screenshot API can capture JPEGs of any site, our other endpoints give you the structured data behind the page—so you can build buttons that actually work. opengraph.tools #meme #webdesign #freelance #uidesign #developerproblems

In the last 30 days, this account grew by 254 followers, an average of 7.4 a day. Feeling so humbled by the support. Thank you! 🙏 #growth Stats by @skypilot.social

Let your code be the "movie version." We handle all the complex "behind the scenes" work of web scraping—JS rendering, proxy management, and parsing. You just make one simple API call to get clean link previews. opengraph.tools #meme #programming #hacking #backend #developer

Naming things is one of the hardest problems in computer science. So we solved it for you. Our API returns web data in a clean, predictable JSON object with clearly named keys. No arguments, just data. opengraph.tools #meme #programminghumor #developerlife #coding #namingthings

We promise we won't do this. But if your friend is struggling to build a reliable web scraper, you'd be doing them a favor by recommending our API. Help them get clean link previews without breaking social norms. opengraph.tools #meme #emacs #vim #programminghumor #developer

Just chose our official launch pricing model! 💰 Deciding between usage tiers vs. flat rate was a mental marathon. What are your thoughts? Get on the list for beta access: OpenGraph.tools #BuildInPublic #Pricing #Entrepreneur

No matter which side you fight for in the layout wars, you need good data for your components. Our API delivers clean, structured content for your link preview cards. You handle the CSS, we'll handle the scraping. opengraph.tools #meme #css #flexbox #frontend #webdesign

Whichever side you're on, you need good data. Use our official Python SDK to pull structured content and metadata from millions of URLs for your next data science project. It's fast, reliable, and gets the job done. opengraph.tools #meme #python #rstats #datascience #api

Building a custom web scraper feels like a 'kewl feature' until it's not. Don't get distracted. Integrate our API in minutes to handle link previews and screenshots, and stay focused on the major features your users actually need. opengraph.tools #meme #developer #procrastination #coding #saas

We felt this, so we made our API requirements crystal clear. Input: one URL. Output: clean, structured JSON for link previews, screenshots, and web data. No ambiguity, just results. opengraph.tools #meme #programming #projectmanagement #developerlife #agile

The web is a weird place. Your scraper needs to handle everything from prompt injections to missing meta tags. We built our API to deal with it all. Get clean, structured data, not a list of pizza benefits. opengraph.tools #meme #ai #llm #webscraping #github

This hits a little too close to home. De-risk your production environment by offloading complex, high-availability tasks. Let our 99.9% uptime API handle all your link preview and web scraping needs. Be less afraid. opengraph.tools #meme #devops #production #sre #coding

There's no shame in choosing the peaceful life. Instead of wrestling with a custom web scraper, let our API handle the chaos of the open web for you. Get clean link previews and data, peacefully. (Yes, we have a Java SDK). opengraph.tools #meme #java #backend #developer #programming

Tired of the framework churn? Our API works with everything, from jQuery to HTMX to whatever comes next. Stop rebuilding your web data tools and just get stable, reliable link previews that work anywhere. opengraph.tools #meme #webdevelopment #javascript #frontend #frameworks

Don't let your self-hosted web scraper become a surprise AWS bill. Use our API instead. No instances to manage, no surprise costs. Just predictable, reliable link previews and web data. opengraph.tools #meme #aws #cloudcomputing #devops #developer

This engineer is paid to solve hard problems, not to build another web scraper. Be like this engineer. Use our API to handle link previews and screenshots in minutes, and focus on the work that actually matters. opengraph.tools #meme #10xdeveloper #softwareengineer #tech #coding

Your tools shouldn't have a single point of failure. Our API has clear documentation and predictable SDKs for everyone on your team. Stop hunting down the "senior" and start building amazing link previews. opengraph.tools #meme #documentation #devlife #seniordev #softwareengineering

Born just in time to... stop building custom web scrapers from scratch. Let our API handle the messy reality of fetching web data. You focus on the big picture, we'll handle the link previews and screenshots. opengraph.tools #meme #css #webdeveloper #coding #api

We've all been here. Our API wrangles JavaScript on pages for you, executing it in a headless browser to get the content you need. We deal with the "🙂" so you get clean, predictable JSON. Easy link previews, no begging required. opengraph.tools #meme #javascript #webdev #frontend #api

Don't let "building a web scraper" be the off-ramp that kills your hobby project. Stay focused on your core features and use our API to handle link previews and data extraction. Ship that functional first version. opengraph.tools #meme #programming #indiedev #sideproject #developer

This is why we build tools for developers. Our API is predictable, the docs are clear, and the output is clean JSON. No one is going to lick the API. We promise. Build better link previews today. opengraph.tools #meme #uxdesign #developer #programming #saas

For those who believe trial and error is the way, our API is for you. With simple endpoints and intuitive SDKs, you can integrate rich link previews in minutes. Our great docs can be your little secret. opengraph.tools #meme #developerhumor #codinglife #programming #documentation

Don't let your link preview feature be just a facade. Building a truly robust web data extractor needs a serious backend. Plug our API in and get scalable, reliable link previews and screenshots with real depth. opengraph.tools #meme #html #css #webdevelopment #backend

We think developers deserve tools that don't make them feel this way. Our API is simple, our docs are clear, and our SDKs just work. Get rich link previews and web data without the corporate software pain. opengraph.tools #meme #developerproblems #coding #software #api

The open web is the universe in this race and it's always winning. Stop trying to build an idiot-proof scraper for every edge case. Use our API to get clean link previews and structured data from the messy reality of the web. opengraph.tools #meme #programming #softwareengineer #developerlife #api

Don't let your web data pipeline be held together by hotfixes. Our API is the robust, scalable solution for getting reliable link previews and structured data. Build it right the first time. opengraph.tools #meme #devops #hotfix #production #developer

The web is full of ambiguities. Is it a <title> tag, an og:title, or a twitter:title? Our API figures it out so you don't have to. Get clean, unambiguous link previews and web data every time. opengraph.tools #meme #programming #math #developer #code

Spend less time in meetings discussing why the web scraper is broken and more time coding. Our API handles the messy part of getting link previews and structured data, so you can ship faster. opengraph.tools #meme #agile #scrum #developerlife #programming

The only thing more powerful than using the terminal in front of non-programmers? Pulling rich link previews and structured data from any URL with a single API call. Feel the power. Be the wizard. opengraph.tools #meme #developer #coding #terminal #programming