---
title: "Deno"
description: "Generate dynamic OG images and on-demand graphics in Deno with the Imejis.io API. A secure Deno.serve handler that keeps your API key server-side and returns a cached image."
url: "https://www.imejis.io/apis/deno"
published: "2026-07-27"
---
# Deno
## Deno
Generate a unique OG image for every page, or any on-demand graphic, from a single Imejis template. The pattern below uses a `Deno.serve` handler as a thin proxy: your API key stays on the server, and the browser (and social crawlers) only ever see your own URL.
Set two environment variables first: `IMEJIS_API_KEY` (from your dashboard) and `IMEJIS_DESIGN_ID` (any design's ID).
```bash title=".env"
IMEJIS_API_KEY=your_api_key
IMEJIS_DESIGN_ID=your_design_id
```
### 1. A handler that renders the image
This handler takes a `title` query param, POSTs it to Imejis as a `component.property` override, and returns the finished image. Reading the key with `Deno.env.get` keeps it server-side, so it never reaches the client.
```typescript showLineNumbers title="server.ts"
Deno.serve(async (req) => {
const url = new URL(req.url)
if (url.pathname !== "/og") return new Response("Not found", { status: 404 })
const title = url.searchParams.get("title") ?? "Untitled"
const res = await fetch(
`https://render.imejis.io/v1/${Deno.env.get("IMEJIS_DESIGN_ID")}`,
{
method: "POST",
headers: {
"dma-api-key": Deno.env.get("IMEJIS_API_KEY")!,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({ "headline.text": title }),
}
)
return new Response(res.body, {
headers: {
"Content-Type": "image/jpeg",
// Renders are deterministic, so cache aggressively at the edge/CDN.
"Cache-Control": "public, immutable, no-transform, max-age=31536000",
},
})
})
```
Run it with `deno run --allow-net --allow-env server.ts`.
### 2. Point your metadata at it
Reference the handler from your HTML ``, passing each page's real data. Social platforms fetch `/og?title=…` from your own domain, no key exposed.
```html showLineNumbers title="Page head"
```
**Override any field.** Each dynamic component exposes keys like `headline.text`, `title.color`, or `image.image`. Send only the ones you want to change. A design's overridable fields are listed in its Share / API panel.