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webmention.io

Hosted endpoint for receiving Webmentions

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webmention.io is an open source Webmention receiver that lets personal websites accept and store cross-site comments, likes, and mentions from the IndieWeb. It can be self-hosted as a standalone service.

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Key features

  • Receive Webmentions on your site
  • Stores cross-site interactions
  • IndieWeb-compatible

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is webmention.io secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for webmention.io's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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