Clearbit Logo API
Infrastructure
logo api
SHOW HN2015
525points
152comments
#19of 2,565 in 2015
Top 1%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
18 positive, 39 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 32 critical, out of 92 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 9 for, 9 againstExecution: 0 for, 15 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful API for developers and MVPs
From 4 comments
As a developer of a URL shortening service, this is incredibly useful. Social platforms scrape the contents of all shared URLs to offer a preview in a feed. With this service I…
chejazi on HNBrilliant, this is helpful for building MVP products as well!
Yadi on HNNice, seems super helpful.
thetylerhayes on HNGreat work! Very useful :)
gorm on HN
Clean, simple URL-based usage
From 2 comments
Killer work Alex! It's crazy you just rolled this out. We have been in development on something very similar but have yet to make a public push on the product. The main…
ARolek on HNWell done!
treve on HN
Objections
Returns wrong or outdated logos for many domains
From 5 comments
This has been done before (and posted to HN), and it had the same problem. Way too many false positives, especially with older sites. https://logo.clearbit.com/starfoods.com
maceo on HNYet another (hilarious?) false match: https://logo.clearbit.com/exxon.com
sordidfellow on HNDoesn't work for my domain: zk.gd
zatkin on HNWorks great! Minor nitpick: Returns the old logo for Oculus.com
Tepix on HNuhh... https://logo.clearbit.com/amazon.com
malcolmocean on HN
Copyright and trademark concerns
From 3 comments
There has to be some level of fair use or copyright involved, no? You are taking corporate images, modifying them, and then distributing their modified brand/logo potentially…
alttab on HNSurely there's a trademark protection concern here.
SeanLuke on HNarent there legal requirements about colors, sizes, and placement for logos? for instance you offer gray scale as a setting, i seem to recall all placement of MS logos requires…
eonw on HN
Poor image quality and scaling
From 3 comments
Hi. Nice idea. Images seem to be scaled not optimally though in same cases seeing jagged edges like here: https://logo.clearbit.com/medigo.com
cstrasen on HNYou need a better upscaling algorithm. https://logo.clearbit.com/alexa.com?size=512 Ideally all your logos should be in vector and rendered to any size (or at least powers of 2…
imaginenore on HNBe careful with copyright issues. How do you make it work? Do you scrape them automatically or gather them from the brands marketing materials? I tried different logos, and I…
vmarsy on HN
Privacy concerns about data collection
From 2 comments
And when you use it, they get to collect all of the data about your visitors.
repler on HNWhere do companies like clearbit and full contact get their user data?
maxdemarzi on HN
Requests
Background color and white fill options
From 2 comments
This is neat - it could use a background color option along with the ability to fill the logo with white.
iLoch on HNNice job. It would also be great if there is option to get image data that can be used in data-uri.
naankari on HN
Vector output or better upscaling
From 2 comments
You need a better upscaling algorithm. https://logo.clearbit.com/alexa.com?size=512 Ideally all your logos should be in vector and rendered to any size (or at least powers of 2…
imaginenore on HNKiller work Alex! It's crazy you just rolled this out. We have been in development on something very similar but have yet to make a public push on the product. The main…
ARolek on HN
Data-URI output option
From 1 comment
Nice job. It would also be great if there is option to get image data that can be used in data-uri.
naankari on HN
Document the API parameters more precisely
From 2 comments
Pretty cool! I think the API docs could possibly be a bit more precise, though. Perhaps something like this: ``` You can also pass us the following optional query parameters.…
TazeTSchnitzel on HNI'd be cool if they would provide some insight on how to make an existing website to work with their API. I always wanted to know what's the "standard" way to put a logo in the…
sanbor on HN
Questions
Where does the logo data come from?
From 3 comments
Be careful with copyright issues. How do you make it work? Do you scrape them automatically or gather them from the brands marketing materials? I tried different logos, and I…
vmarsy on HNWorks great! But I do wonder where it came from... parsed the HTML, grabbed the SVG and converted it to PNG... or simply got it from Twitter? https://logo.clearbit.com/h5mag.com…
jstsch on HNThere has to be some level of fair use or copyright involved, no? You are taking corporate images, modifying them, and then distributing their modified brand/logo potentially…
alttab on HN
Are there terms of service?
From 1 comment
Are there terms of service associated with this API? I can't seem to find any.
apendleton on HN
Alternatives named
Tailor Brands logo generator
From 1 comment
Not quite free, but this does exist at a pretty low price point: https://www.tailorbrands.com/
Hovertruck on HN
Logaster logo generator and API
From 2 comments
Another great option I found recently is https://www.logaster.com/create/logo/. Free for low-res small images.
rcraft on HNMaccman, Logaster offers own API which will generate logos. If you interested read more here https://www.logaster.com/about-logaster/api/
Goliney on HN
Squarespace logo generator
From 1 comment
Squarespace has a logo generator: http://www.squarespace.com/logo/. Watermarked version and low-res for free, $10 otherwise.
Yhippa on HN
ogol.io vector logo service
From 1 comment
Killer work Alex! It's crazy you just rolled this out. We have been in development on something very similar but have yet to make a public push on the product. The main…
ARolek on HN