Welcome!
Welcome to the official guide for the Alexa Site Thumbnail (AST) service.
The Alexa Site Thumbnail service provides users with thumbnail pictures of millions of websites. This guide explains how to get your software to work with the web service API.
Usage
There are two ways to get thumbnails onto your webpage.
By sample code
If you are using Java/JSP, C#/ASP, Perl, or PHP, you can simply use the sample code provided in the Resource Center. See the Getting Started Guide for more information about using the sample code.
By web service API
If you are a developer and you need more flexibility, you can write your own code to interface with the web service API. The AST web service API accepts SOAP or QUERY requests.
The rest of this guide explains how to use the AST web service API.
Tip:
Most users do not need to learn the web service API. The Getting Started Guide will most likely explain everything you need to know to use the AST service.
ReferenceLinks
Code samples, release notes, RSS feeds and more
WSDL file for the AlexaSiteThumbnail SOAP API
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