diff --git a/src/routes/api/apps/preview/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/apps/preview/+server.ts
index 5fce609..45530f2 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/apps/preview/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/apps/preview/+server.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,37 @@ const previewSchema = z.object({
 
 const PREVIEW_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
 
+/**
+ * Block requests to private/reserved IP ranges to prevent SSRF.
+ */
+function isPrivateOrReservedHost(hostname: string): boolean {
+	if (
+		hostname === 'localhost' ||
+		hostname === '127.0.0.1' ||
+		hostname === '::1' ||
+		hostname === '0.0.0.0'
+	) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	const ipv4Match = hostname.match(/^(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})$/);
+	if (ipv4Match) {
+		const [, a, b] = ipv4Match.map(Number);
+		if (a === 10) return true;
+		if (a === 172 && b >= 16 && b <= 31) return true;
+		if (a === 192 && b === 168) return true;
+		if (a === 127) return true;
+		if (a === 169 && b === 254) return true;
+		if (a === 0) return true;
+	}
+
+	if (hostname.startsWith('fe80:') || hostname.startsWith('fc') || hostname.startsWith('fd')) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract the page title from HTML content.
  */
@@ -71,6 +102,21 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 
 	const { url } = parsed.data;
 
+	// SSRF protection: block private/reserved IPs and non-http(s) schemes
+	try {
+		const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
+		if (parsedUrl.protocol !== 'http:' && parsedUrl.protocol !== 'https:') {
+			return json(error('Only http and https URLs are allowed'), { status: 400 });
+		}
+		if (isPrivateOrReservedHost(parsedUrl.hostname)) {
+			return json(error('URLs pointing to private or reserved IP ranges are not allowed'), {
+				status: 400
+			});
+		}
+	} catch {
+		return json(error('Invalid URL'), { status: 400 });
+	}
+
 	try {
 		// HEAD request for status and timing
 		const startTime = Date.now();