Open Graph metadata

og:audio

Provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the Open Graph object.

Code examples

Good example
<meta property="og:audio" content="https://example.com/birdsong.mp3">
An absolute, public URL to the audio file.
Good example
<meta property="og:audio" content="https://example.com/podcast/episode1.ogg">
Another valid audio URL. Playback support still depends on the consumer.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:audio" content="file:///home/user/birdsong.mp3">
A local file URL cannot be fetched from the web.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:audio" content="/audio/birdsong.mp3">
Use an absolute URL so consumers do not have to resolve a relative path.

Recommendations

  • 01
    Use a Public URL
    The consumer fetching your metadata must also be able to fetch the audio without signing in.
  • 02
    Describe the File
    Add og:audio:type after this property when you know the file’s MIME type.

Related documentation

Related meta tags

og:audio

property

Provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the Open Graph object.

<meta property="og:audio" content="https://example.com/birdsong.mp3">
An absolute, public URL to the audio file.

Provides an alternate HTTPS URL for the audio declared by the preceding og:audio property.

<meta property="og:audio:secure_url" content="https://example.com/music/song.mp3">
A valid HTTPS alternate for the audio resource.

Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property.

<meta property="og:audio:type" content="audio/mpeg">
The registered media type for MP3 audio.

og:audio:url

property

An alias of og:audio. It provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the object.

<meta property="og:audio:url" content="https://example.com/audio.mp3">
An absolute URL to the audio file.

Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object.

<meta property="og:description" content="A practical guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants in low-light rooms.">
Explains the subject in one specific sentence.