This library allows you to define a social platform by URI.
The library accepts http/https protocol (also mobile application protocols like android-app://). So all these URIs will detected as facebook
- http://m.facebook.com/
- android-app://com.facebook.lite/
- https://lm.facebook.com/
This module is designed to be used using either browserify or Node.js it's released in the public npm registry and can be installed using:
npm install social-network-detector
Use the getNetworksList method to get a list of all supported platforms
var socialNetworkDetector = require('./src/social-network-detector');
socialNetworkDetector.getNetworksList();
/*
* Will return a similar array
* [
* 'facebook', 'twitter', 'linkedin', 'reddit', 'vkontakte', 'pinterest', 'tumblr', 'telegram',
* 'snapchat', 'slack', 'youtube', 'whatsapp', 'wechat', 'instagram', 'qq', 'tiktok', 'medium',
* 'quora', 'weibo', 'twitch', 'discord', 'anchor', 'angellist', 'behance', 'clubhouse', 'devdotto',
* 'dribbble', 'github', 'onlyfans', 'producthunt', 'spotify', 'substack', 'wikipedia',
* ]
*/
Here are some examples of the library in action
var socialNetworkDetector = require('social-network-detector');
socialNetworkDetector.detect('https://staticxx.facebook.com/platform/'); // facebook
socialNetworkDetector.detect('android-app://com.linkedin.android'); // linkedin
socialNetworkDetector.detect('https://twitter.com/abyandaniel/status/1371762841066348544?s=20'); // twitter
socialNetworkDetector.detect('https://google.com/'); // null, since this is not a social platform
socialNetworkDetector.detect('https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/'); // null, since this is not a social platform
socialNetworkDetector.detect('https://t.co/Jyx44u722z?amp=1'); // twitter
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