Download (or synthesize) a site favicon.

Looks for `<link rel="icon">`, apple-touch icons, or `/favicon.ico`. If none are available the helper generates a branded fallback icon using the hostname so you always get an asset. Accepts inline HTML to skip the remote fetch during tests.

GETPOST/web/page-icon

Where this helper shines

Download (or synthesize) a site favicon. keeps web helpers on autopilot. Use it whenever you need to download (or synthesize) a site favicon without pausing a sprint or asking design/dev to jump in.

Trigger this helper whenever you need to download (or synthesize) a site favicon without waiting on a full deploy.
Drop it into automations (Zapier, Make, workers) to download (or synthesize) a site favicon as part of your workflow.
Share the GET URL so support and success can download (or synthesize) a site favicon safely using their Dataczar API key.

Copy & ship snippets

GET

Instant link

GET https://api.dataczar.app/web/page-icon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsample.png&size=20&format=png&timeout=40&ak=demo

Open directly in any browser, webhook, or low-code workflow.

curl

curl GET

curl "https://api.dataczar.app/web/page-icon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsample.png&size=20&format=png&timeout=40&ak=demo"

Swap ak=demo with your Dataczar API key.

curl

curl POST

curl -X POST "https://api.dataczar.app/web/page-icon?ak=demo" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "url": "https://example.com/sample.png",
  "html": "<p>Example</p>",
  "size": 30,
  "format": "png",
  "timeout": 50,
  "dryrun": true
}'

Send JSON payloads from back-end jobs, queues, or workers.

Parameters

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
url	string	Site to inspect.
size	integer	Output size in pixels (default 256).
format	string	png, jpg, webp, etc. Defaults to png.
timeout	number	Fetch timeout in seconds.
dryrun	boolean	Return a JSON summary instead of an icon.

All helper calls accept your Dataczar key via the ak query parameter. Need one? Create or copy a key on Dataczar Connect and drop it into each request.

Responses

Status 200

Icon image response.

Examples

Test Contracts

[
  {
    "name": "generated_fallback",
    "method": "POST",
    "body": {
      "url": "https://example.com/icon",
      "html": "<html><title>Example</title></html>",
      "size": 128
    },
    "expect": {
      "status_code": 200
    }
  }
]

API key

HTTP method

Query parameters

url optionalsize optionalformat optionaltimeout optionaldryrun optional

Body parameters

We'll send these as JSON for POST/PUT/PATCH requests and as query params for GET.

url optionalhtml optionalsize optionalformat optionaltimeout optionaldryrun optional

Equivalent curl

Grab your Dataczar API key

Every helper runs with the same simple API key. Sign in (or create a free Dataczar account) at Dataczar Connect to issue keys in seconds, then drop the key into any `ak=` parameter and start shipping.

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Tip: reuse the same key across these helpers, or rotate keys per project from the Connect dashboard.