diff --git a/scripts/tags/lib/link.js b/scripts/tags/lib/link.js
index 7299b88..7788d35 100644
--- a/scripts/tags/lib/link.js
+++ b/scripts/tags/lib/link.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ module.exports = ctx => function(args) {
   if (args.url == null) {
     return '';
   }
+  const url = full_url_for(args.url)
   args.api = ctx.theme.config.tag_plugins.linkcard.api
   if (args.api) {
-    args.api = args.api.replace('${href}', args.url)
+    args.api = args.api.replace('${href}', url)
   }
   var autofill = []
   if (!args.title) {