diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5cc5fa3..3b268bd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-material-extensions/link-preview",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d38f59..3c5cc9f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-material-extensions/link-preview",
   "description": "Angular open source UI library to preview web links",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/angular-material-extensions/link-preview",
   "author": {
     "name": "Anthony Nahas",
diff --git a/src/module/directives/mat-link-preview.directive.ts b/src/module/directives/mat-link-preview.directive.ts
index e86a30e..6cf0001 100644
--- a/src/module/directives/mat-link-preview.directive.ts
+++ b/src/module/directives/mat-link-preview.directive.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import {Directive, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
-import {fromEvent} from 'rxjs';
-import {debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {Directive, ElementRef, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
 import {Link, NgxLinkifyjsService} from 'ngx-linkifyjs';
 import {MatLinkPreviewService} from '../../module/service/mat-link-preview.service';
 
@@ -8,31 +6,21 @@ import {MatLinkPreviewService} from '../../module/service/mat-link-preview.servi
   selector: '[matLinkPreview]',
   exportAs: '[matLinkPreview]',
 })
-export class MatLinkPreviewDirective implements OnInit {
+export class MatLinkPreviewDirective implements OnInit  {
 
   constructor(public linkifyService: NgxLinkifyjsService,
-              public linkPreviewService: MatLinkPreviewService) {
+              public linkPreviewService: MatLinkPreviewService,
+              private _elemRef: ElementRef) {
   }
 
-  ngOnInit(): void {
-    this._init();
-  }
-
-  private _init() {
-    fromEvent(document, 'input')
-      .pipe(
-        debounceTime(2000),
-        distinctUntilChanged(),
-        map(event => {
-          const data = event.target['value'];
-          const links: Link[] = this.linkifyService.find(data);
-          console.log('data: ', data);
-          console.log('links: ', links);
-          // event.target['value'] = this.linkifyService.linkify(data);
-          return links;
-        })).subscribe((links) => {
-      this.linkPreviewService.onLinkFound.emit(links);
-    });
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this._elemRef.nativeElement.oninput = (inputEvent: any) => {
+      setTimeout( () => {
+        const data = inputEvent.target.value;
+        const links: Link[] = this.linkifyService.find(data);
+        this.linkPreviewService.onLinkFound.emit(links);
+      }, 2000)
+    };
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/module/service/link-preview.service.spec.ts b/src/module/service/link-preview.service.spec.ts
index f5be72f..c416f39 100644
--- a/src/module/service/link-preview.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/module/service/link-preview.service.spec.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('MatLinkPreviewService', () => {
 
         return req.url === 'https://api.linkpreview.net/'
           && req.method === 'GET'
-          && params.get('key') === '5b54e80a65c77848ceaa4630331e8384950e09d392365'
+          && params.get('key') === ''
           && params.get('q') === 'github.com';
       }, `Get link info from api`);
     })));
diff --git a/src/module/service/mat-link-preview.service.ts b/src/module/service/mat-link-preview.service.ts
index c4048bc..0e1371e 100644
--- a/src/module/service/mat-link-preview.service.ts
+++ b/src/module/service/mat-link-preview.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {LinkPreview} from '../..';
 @Injectable()
 export class MatLinkPreviewService {
 
-  private _accessKey = '5b54e80a65c77848ceaa4630331e8384950e09d392365';
+  private _accessKey = '';
   private _apiURL = 'https://api.linkpreview.net/';
 
   onLinkFound: EventEmitter<Array<Link>> = new EventEmitter<Array<Link>>();
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ export class MatLinkPreviewService {
     this.onLinkFound.subscribe((links: Array<Link>) => this.links = links);
   }
 
+  setAccessKey(accessKey: string) {
+    this._accessKey = accessKey;
+  }
+
   fetchLink(url: string): Observable<LinkPreview> {
-    console.log('fetching the following link: ', url);
-    const params = new HttpParams()
-      .append('key', this._accessKey)
-      .append('q', url);
+    const body = { key: this._accessKey, q: url };
 
-    return this.http.get(this._apiURL, {params: params}).pipe(map(value => value as LinkPreview));
+    return this.http.post(this._apiURL, body).pipe(map(value => value as LinkPreview));
   }
 }