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BrandQL MVP Launch

When Clearbit announced they were sunsetting their logo API, I decided to build a replacement. Here's the first release.

BrandQL is live. A modern logo API built as a direct alternative to Clearbit's sunsetting logo service.

What is BrandQL

When Clearbit announced the deprecation of their logo API, I needed a replacement for my own SaaS products. Instead of just finding an alternative, I built one — with improvements I always wished Clearbit had.

What's included in v0.1

  • Domain-based logo fetching: Enter a domain, get the best logo available
  • Just-in-time scraping: If a logo isn't cached, BrandQL fetches it on-demand from the live site
  • Quality scoring: Multiple sources are discovered and ranked automatically — favicons, OG images, apple-touch-icons, and more
  • Admin overrides: Manual controls for reviewing and adjusting logo selections

Simple usage

<img src="https://api.brandql.com/logo/github.com" alt="GitHub logo" />

Drop it into any img tag. It just works.

What's next

  • Public API with CDN delivery
  • Expanded scraper with more source types
  • Image processing and normalization
  • User accounts and API key management

This is just the beginning. Built by a solo developer who relies on it daily. Try it out and let me know what you think.