# Favicon Fetcher API — Get Any Site's Icon as Data URI (`eliai/favicon-to-data-uri`) Actor
Favicon fetcher API. Input: a website URL (url). Output: JSON with the favicon as a base64 dataUri, a hosted PNG/ICO file URL, content type, and size. Built for link lists, bookmark tools, and agent UIs. $0.01 per icon fetched.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/eliai/favicon-to-data-uri.md
- **Developed by:** [Anthony Snider](https://apify.com/eliai) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
$10.00 / 1,000 icon fetcheds
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):
```bash
pip install apify-client
```
In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):
````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash
In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).
If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).
For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).
# README
## Favicon Fetcher & Data URI
Fetch any website's favicon and get it back as a base64 **data URI** plus a **hosted PNG/ICO** — ready to drop into link lists, bookmarks, dashboards, and agent UIs.
**Live on the Apify Store — run it instantly or call it as an agent tool via [Apify MCP](https://mcp.apify.com).**
### What you get
- Smart discovery: parses `` / `apple-touch-icon`, reads the **web manifest** icons, and falls back to `/favicon.ico`.
- **Best-size selection** — pick a preferred edge size and it returns the closest available icon.
- **Data URI** (`data:image/png;base64,...`) you can inline anywhere — no second request needed.
- A **hosted file URL** on Apify storage (stable, CDN-served).
- Format + dimensions detected from the raw bytes (PNG / ICO / GIF / SVG / WEBP / JPEG).
- Bulk mode: pass many domains, one item per site, resilient per-item (one bad URL never fails the run).
### Input
```json
{
"urls": ["https://github.com", "stripe.com", "https://news.ycombinator.com"],
"size": 64,
"maxUrls": 25
}
````
Or a single site:
```json
{ "url": "google.com" }
```
| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | A single URL or bare domain. |
| `urls` | array | A list of URLs / domains to process in one run. |
| `size` | integer | Preferred icon edge length in px (default `64`). |
| `maxUrls` | integer | Cap on sites per run (default `25`, max `100`). |
### Output
One dataset item per site:
```json
{
"url": "https://github.com",
"iconUrl": "https://github.com/apple-touch-icon.png",
"dataUri": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA...",
"fileUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores//records/favicon-github.com-ab12cd34ef.png",
"contentType": "image/png",
"bytes": 5829,
"width": 180,
"height": 180
}
```
Failed sites still produce an item: `{ "url": "...", "error": "..." }`.
### Pricing
Pay-per-event: **$0.01 per favicon fetched** (`icon-fetched`).
# Actor input Schema
## `url` (type: `string`):
A single website URL or bare domain to fetch the favicon for (e.g. https://github.com or google.com).
## `urls` (type: `array`):
A list of website URLs or bare domains to fetch favicons for in one run.
## `size` (type: `integer`):
Preferred icon edge length in pixels. The closest available declared size is chosen when multiple icons exist.
## `maxUrls` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of sites to process in a single run.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"url": "https://github.com",
"urls": [
"https://github.com",
"stripe.com",
"https://news.ycombinator.com"
],
"size": 64,
"maxUrls": 25
}
```
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"url": "https://github.com",
"urls": [
"https://github.com",
"stripe.com",
"https://news.ycombinator.com"
]
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("eliai/favicon-to-data-uri").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"url": "https://github.com",
"urls": [
"https://github.com",
"stripe.com",
"https://news.ycombinator.com",
],
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("eliai/favicon-to-data-uri").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"url": "https://github.com",
"urls": [
"https://github.com",
"stripe.com",
"https://news.ycombinator.com"
]
}' |
apify call eliai/favicon-to-data-uri --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=eliai/favicon-to-data-uri",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Favicon Fetcher API — Get Any Site's Icon as Data URI",
"description": "Favicon fetcher API. Input: a website URL (url). Output: JSON with the favicon as a base64 dataUri, a hosted PNG/ICO file URL, content type, and size. Built for link lists, bookmark tools, and agent UIs. $0.01 per icon fetched.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "rOK1hRsELYAehPjD2"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/eliai~favicon-to-data-uri/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-eliai-favicon-to-data-uri",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/eliai~favicon-to-data-uri/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-eliai-favicon-to-data-uri",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/eliai~favicon-to-data-uri/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-eliai-favicon-to-data-uri",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"title": "Website URL or domain",
"type": "string",
"description": "A single website URL or bare domain to fetch the favicon for (e.g. https://github.com or google.com)."
},
"urls": {
"title": "Multiple URLs / domains",
"type": "array",
"description": "A list of website URLs or bare domains to fetch favicons for in one run.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"size": {
"title": "Preferred icon size (px)",
"minimum": 16,
"maximum": 512,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Preferred icon edge length in pixels. The closest available declared size is chosen when multiple icons exist.",
"default": 64
},
"maxUrls": {
"title": "Max URLs",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of sites to process in a single run.",
"default": 25
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```