Share image broken, small or too large
High prioritySocial & AI search
The og:image doesn’t load, is smaller than 1200×600, or is over 5 MB, so shares show no image or a tiny thumbnail.
What triggers this issue
- Share image doesn’t load (error status or unreachable).
- Share image is small: under 1200×600 pixels.
- Share image is very large: over 5 MB.
Why it matters
Platforms only show a large preview card when the image is big enough; smaller images become a small thumbnail beside the text. A broken image URL means no image at all, and most platforms reject files over 5–8 MB.
How to fix it
- Use a 1200×630 PNG or JPEG under 1 MB at a public, absolute https:// URL.
- Make sure the image isn’t blocked by robots.txt, a login or hotlink protection.
- Re-scrape the URL in Facebook’s Sharing Debugger and LinkedIn’s Post Inspector after changing it.