Capture full page screenshots or viewport screenshots of any website with a single API call. Automatically blocks ads, cookie banners, and popups. Export as PNG, JPG, WebP, or PDF. Works with Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, and Java - integrate in minutes.
Global enterprises rely on ScreenshotAPI to capture, monitor, and document webpages with precision and reliability. Capture pixel-perfect screenshots of any website via a single API call. Used by 10,000+ developers worldwide.
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Self-hosting Puppeteer sounds simple - until you're debugging Chrome zombie processes at 3 AM. ScreenshotAPI gives you a fully managed Chromium rendering infrastructure so your team ships features instead of babysitting browsers.
The hidden cost of self-hosted Puppeteer
| Criteria | Self-hosted | ScreenshotAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure cost | High (servers + DevOps) | Included |
| Setup time | Days–weeks | < 5 minutes |
| Scaling | Manual orchestration | Automatic |
| JS rendering | Manual configuration | Built-in |
| Ad/cookie blocking | Custom rules required | 20,000+ rules built-in |
| Maintenance | Ongoing (your team) | Zero |
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');
// Launch browser (manage memory, crashes, zombie procs)
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
headless: 'new',
args: [
'--no-sandbox',
'--disable-setuid-sandbox',
'--disable-dev-shm-usage' // avoid OOM in Docker,
'--disable-gpu',
'--single-process'
],
});
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.setViewport({ width: 1280, height: 800 });
// Block ads manually (maintain your own rule list)
await page.setRequestInterception(true);
page.on('request', (req) => {
if (req.resourceType() === 'image' || ... ) {
req.abort();
} else {
req.continue();
}
});
// Handle lazy-load (custom scroll logic per site)
await page.evaluate(async () => {
await new Promise((resolve) => {
let totalHeight = 0;
const timer = setInterval(() => {
window.scrollBy(0, 100);
totalHeight += 100;
if (totalHeight >= document.body.scrollHeight) {
clearInterval(timer);
resolve();
}
}, 100);
});
});
await page.screenshot({ path: 'screenshot.png', fullPage: true });
await browser.close(); // hope it doesn't zombie// No browser to install. No cluster to manage.
// Lazy-load, ad-blocking, and full-page: automatic.
const screenshot = await fetch(
`https://shot.screenshotapi.net/screenshot
?token=YOUR_API_KEY
&url=https://example.com
&full_page=true
&block_ads=true
&no_cookie_banners=true
&lazy_load=true
&output=image`
);Powerful screenshot API designed for developers to capture high quality website screenshots, full page screenshots, and automated screenshots at scale. Easily convert webpages to images or PDFs with reliable, fast, and scalable screenshot automation.
Convert any URL to a high-quality full page screenshot or viewport snapshot instantly. ScreenshotAPI automatically blocks ads, cookie banners, and trackers for a clean, distraction-free result. Supports authentication, custom devices, dark mode, and dynamic content rendering - built for developers and businesses who need fast, automated website screenshots at scale.
Turn any live URL into a clean, shareable PDF with a single API call. ScreenshotAPI preserves layouts, fonts, and dynamic content while automatically removing ads, cookie banners, and tracking scripts. Perfect for archiving, compliance reports, invoice generation, and automated PDF workflows.
Set up automated website screenshots on any schedule using cron expressions (hourly, daily, or weekly). ScreenshotAPI captures full page snapshots automatically, making it easy to monitor visual changes, track content updates, and maintain uptime records over time. Ideal for QA teams, developers, and businesses who need reliable, hands-free screenshot automation.
Capture the entire page of any webpage as a scrolling video in MP4, GIF, or WebM format. ScreenshotAPI automatically scrolls to the bottom of the page - capturing every section, including dynamically loaded and infinite scroll content. Perfect for documentation, visual audits, and full page content monitoring without missing a single element.
Screenshot hundreds or thousands of websites in one go with our Bulk Screenshot API. Simply upload a list of URLs (CSV or JSON) and ScreenshotAPI processes them automatically - generating clean, ad-free, uniform screenshots at scale. Ideal for large-scale website monitoring, SEO audits, competitive analysis, and automated reporting workflows.
Combine powerful visuals with structured data extraction using the Website Scraping feature. Capture screenshots and extract key information - such as titles, metadata, prices, or text content. Ideal for research, analytics, and competitive intelligence, it delivers clean HTML or website content.
Every capture runs inside a full, isolated Chromium instance the same rendering engine as Google Chrome. No simplified parsers, no HTML-to-image converters. The modern web executes JavaScript; so does ScreenshotAPI.
Chromium
Rendering engine
20K+
Ad-blocking rules
75+
API parameters
99.9%
Uptime SLA
React, Vue, Angular, Next.js apps rendered correctly. ScreenshotAPI waits for scripts to execute, components to hydrate, and async data to load before capturing. No blank pages, no missing content.
lazy_load=trueFull page screenshots automatically scroll through the entire page before taking the screenshot triggering lazy-loaded images, off-screen elements, and infinite-scroll sections. Nothing is clipped.
full_page=trueOur built-in blocking engine eliminates ads, GDPR consent banners, cookie pop-ups, chat widgets, and tracking scripts before capture. Clean screenshots, every time, zero manual selector config.
block_ads=true&no_cookie_banners=trueUse the delay parameter for animation-heavy pages, wait_for_selector to hold until a specific DOM element appears, or networkidle to wait for all async requests to settle before capture.
delay=2000Capture at any viewport (desktop, tablet, mobile). Set exact width/height, pixel density (retina 2×), user agent, dark mode, language, and geolocation. One API, every screen size.
retina=true&dark_mode=trueScreenshot pages behind login walls by injecting session cookies or custom headers directly into the request. Capture authenticated dashboards, paywalled content, and internal tools.
cookies=session_id=abc123See how ScreenshotAPI fits web archiving, testing, scheduled screenshots, PDF generation, and more.
Explore All FeaturesEasily connect and integrate with any programming language of your choice. ScreenshotAPI is designed for flexibility, ensuring smooth setup, faster development, and hassle-free compatibility across different tech stacks.
ScreenshotAPI powers automated workflows across every industry from CI/CD pipelines to compliance archiving, AI agents to no-code marketing tools.
Track SERP ranking pages, competitor pricing, and content changes automatically. Schedule daily screenshots of any URL and get a timestamped visual archive. No browser required.
Integrate screenshot capture directly into your deployment pipeline. Capture before/after renders on every commit and compare across viewport breakpoints automatically.
Capture tamper-evident, timestamped full-page screenshots of web content. Store directly to your private S3, Google Cloud, or Wasabi bucket - full data ownership.
Generate dynamic og:image assets for every blog post, product page, and user profile at publish time. Links with custom previews get 2–3 times more clicks on social.
Capture product pages from dozens of competitors on a weekly schedule. Combined with extract_text, each capture returns structured price data alongside the visual screenshot.
Monitor critical webpages for visual updates, layout changes, broken UI sections, or unexpected content modifications. Capture scheduled screenshots automatically and maintain a reliable visual history.
Trigger screenshots from any event in your existing workflows - form submissions, Slack alerts, CRM updates, or scheduled jobs, without writing a single line of code.
Build a time-stamped visual archive of any website. Document brand evolution, track regulatory page updates, or preserve historical records of live web content.
Don’t see your use case? Browse the full API reference - 75+ parameters cover virtually any workflow.
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Use ScreenshotAPI by sending a request with the target URL and your API key. The API will render the page and return a screenshot automatically.
Yes, the service is designed to generate high quality, presentation ready screenshots. By adjusting the quality parameter (from 0 to 100), you can produce sharp, high-resolution images that are ideal for client presentations, reports, and marketing materials.
ScreenshotAPI is purpose-built for agencies requiring programmatic screenshot automation. It provides a developer friendly REST API, supports scheduled automated captures via cron expressions, integrates with Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, and Java, and allows private cloud storage to S3, Google Cloud, or Wasabi making it a complete automated screenshot solution for agency workflows.
Yes. Unlike standard screenshot services that store captures only in their own public buckets, ScreenshotAPI supports direct integration with Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Wasabi - including private buckets. This means your captured screenshots go directly into your own secure cloud storage, giving you full ownership and control over your data.
ScreenshotAPI's scheduled screenshot feature lets you automate full page screenshot captures of any competitor URL on a daily or weekly basis using cron expressions. By capturing timestamped website snapshots consistently, you can visually track SERP ranking pages, layout changes, and content updates without manually checking their websites.
Scrolling Screenshot feature automatically scrolls to the bottom of any webpage and records the full page screen capture as an MP4, GIF, or WebM file. This is the most reliable method to screenshot entire webpages including dynamically loaded content and infinite-scroll pages - via a single API call.
ScreenshotAPI's Bulk Screenshot API is built exactly for this. Upload a list of URLs and the API processes all of them automatically - generating clean, ad-free, uniform screenshots at scale. Marketing teams use it for campaign documentation, competitor audits, and visual reporting workflows without writing complex automation scripts. Our service provides 75+ advanced features for bulk operations, going far beyond plain screenshots with capabilities like customizable rendering, data extraction, and flexible output options.
Yes. ScreenshotAPI includes an extract_text parameter that, when enabled, returns a text file alongside every screenshot containing the complete readable content of the captured webpage. This makes it easy to extract titles, metadata, body copy, and pricing data from any website.
To increase screenshot quality, enable the Retina option to capture at 2x pixel density. It produce high resolution website screenshots with crisp text, sharp edges, and accurate color rendering.
Yes. Using the Scheduled Screenshot feature, you can set automated captures at any frequency (hourly, daily, or weekly) to monitor competitor pages, industry landing pages, or pricing pages for visual changes over time. Combined with the extract_text parameter, each capture also returns the full text content of the page, enabling both visual and data driven trend tracking.
Converting HTML to PDF can be achieved via the use of the Custom HTML parameter. This enables direct insertion of the HTML code into the API for rendering. This is especially important for situations in which one wants to convert HTML that does not exist on a public web URL.
Shorter HTML codes can be sent using the GET method while longer ones should be sent using the POST method since there are limits on the number of characters that can be sent using GET requests.
If you want full webpage content into the PDF without cutting anything off, simply leave the page format undefined in your API request and the tool will generate a single continuous-page PDF sized exactly to the full length of the webpage - nothing trimmed, nothing cropped.
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