Generate live web screenshots, PDFs, and AI screenshot summaries from one secure REST API built for developer automation.
POST /api/v1/screenshot
{
"url": "https://example.com",
"format": "webp",
"fullPage": true,
"aiVision": true,
"webhookUrl": "https://app.example/hook"
}API surface
Create a screenshot, poll status, download the asset, list recent jobs, and read usage from a small, predictable endpoint set.
Create a screenshot job. Returns 202 for queued jobs, 200 for cache hits or sync captures.
Read job status and metadata for one screenshot owned by the API key user.
Create or return the public temporary download URL for a completed screenshot.
List recent screenshots for the authenticated user.
Read monthly usage, quota, remaining captures, and daily breakdown.
Use cases
The same screenshot API handles visual monitoring, QA snapshots, report generation, customer records, and AI screenshot analysis.
Capture landing pages, docs, storefronts, and product screens with reproducible browser rendering.
Run recurring captures for monitoring, compliance evidence, QA reviews, and change tracking.
Embed fresh screenshots inside CRMs, CMS workflows, automation tools, and customer reports.
Prompt vision models to describe layouts, extract visible pricing, summarize pages, or classify states.
Workflow
Submit, validate, render, and deliver finished screenshot assets through a queue-friendly automation flow.
Send a URL with viewport, device, output format, banner blocking, and AI screenshot options.
DNS and network checks protect the browser before a website screenshot job begins.
A pooled Chromium worker captures the page as an image or PDF with repeatable settings.
Poll for status or receive a webhook, then use the returned download URL in your app.
Production ready
From one-off website screenshots to recurring site screenshot API jobs, the stack keeps capture, storage, and AI processing predictable.
FAQ
Common answers for teams comparing a website screenshot API, screen capture API, or AI screenshot workflow provider.
A website screenshot API lets you send a URL and receive a rendered image or PDF of the page. This service uses a real Chromium browser, so the result reflects client-side rendering, modern CSS, and JavaScript-driven layouts.
This screen capture API is built for developer automation. You control viewport size, output format, cookies, dark mode, banner handling, mobile presets, async delivery, and AI screenshot prompts from one request.
Yes. Enable AI vision prompts to capture a page and then request structured descriptions, extracted pricing, page summaries, or other visual analysis in the same workflow.
Yes. You can request full-page captures, custom desktop viewports, or mobile and tablet presets such as iPhone and iPad. The same web screenshot API supports PNG, JPG, WEBP, and PDF output.