Google favicon API endpoints. Customize favicon retrieval by changing domain and size parameters.

Google Favicon API Cheat Sheet

Fetch a website’s favicon easily using Google’s public endpoints:

Basic Endpoint

https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=DOMAIN

• DOMAIN: The domain name (e.g., stackoverflow.com)
• Returns: The default favicon (PNG, usually 16px)

Custom Size Endpoint

https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=DOMAIN&sz=SIZE

• sz (optional): Requested PNG size. Accepts values like 16, 32, 64, 128 (default: 16px)
• Example:

  https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=twitter.com&sz=64
  

Fetch Favicon by Site URL

You can provide the full site URL, not just the domain:

https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=https://www.notion.so

Advanced: S2 Static Favicon Endpoint

For specific integrations, Google uses a slightly different endpoint in its services:

https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=SIZE&domain_url=SITE_URL

• domain_url: Full website address
• Example:

  https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=32&domain_url=https://github.com
  

Notes

• The favicon returned is always in PNG format.
• If the domain does not have a favicon, Google may return a blank or fallback icon.
• These endpoints are not officially documented by Google, but are widely used in browser extensions, apps, and web tools.
• Reliable for most public sites, but results may vary for uncommon domains.

Quick Usage Examples

// 16x16 PNG favicon for Stack Overflow
https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=stackoverflow.com

// 128x128 PNG favicon for Notion
https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=notion.so&sz=128

// 32x32 PNG favicon for GitHub (using domain_url)
https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=32&domain_url=https://github.com

Feel free to copy and use these endpoints in web projects, browser extensions, and scripts!