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Screenshot API for Developers - $50 Lifetime | Vxpix

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Website Screenshot API<br>Turn Any URL Into an Image

The simplest website screenshot API. Render any URL to a perfect PNG or JPEG image. Full-page capture, custom viewport, sub-second response. Try free — no account needed.

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50 Lifetime

Who Uses This

From indie hackers to enterprise teams.

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Link Previews

Generate beautiful Open Graph images for social media sharing.

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Site Monitoring

Hourly screenshots to track visual regressions and uptime.

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SEO Audits

Capture competitor pages at different viewports for SERP analysis.

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Portfolio Archives

Archive your shipped work as pixel-perfect PNG snapshots.

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CI/CD Pipelines

Capture screenshots in your build pipeline for visual diffs.

✉️

Email Banners

Render dynamic email banners with live data from your API.

Trusted by Developers Worldwide

★★★★★

"The 50 lifetime deal is incredible. Saved us hundreds in monthly screenshot subscription fees. Instant API key delivery was seamless."

— Alex C., Indie Developer

★★★★★

"Simple API, great documentation, full-page screenshots just work. Best value tool in my stack. No signup friction, just paste and capture."

— Sarah M., SaaS Founder

★★★★★

"Integrated into our CI/CD pipeline in under 10 minutes. PayPal payment was instant — got my key immediately."

— Marcus L., DevOps Engineer

Screenshot API Features

One API, every capture type you'll ever need.

🖼️

Full-page capture

From the first pixel to the last. Scroll, load, capture — no clipping.

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Custom viewport

Set any width x height. Mobile, tablet, desktop.

Sub-second response

Powered by Playwright. Average capture under 3 seconds.

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PNG & JPEG

Pick your format. PNG for text, JPEG for payloads.

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Works with any stack

cURL, Python, Go, Node, Ruby.

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API key auth

Secure per-customer keys with usage tracking.

How the URL Screenshot API Works

Three steps from zero to your first capture.

Subscribe

Pick a plan, pay once. Your API key is generated instantly.

Call the API

Send a POST with your URL and key. Get back a JSON screenshot URL.

Integrate

Use in CI/CD, monitoring, previews.

Trusted by Developers Worldwide

Join hundreds of developers using Vxpix Screenshot API in production.

1,200+

API Keys Issued

99.9%

Uptime

$50

Lifetime License

50ms

Avg Response

⚡ Sub-second Response

🔒 API Key Auth

💳 No Credit Card

📦 Instant Key Delivery

What Developers Say

Real developers using Vxpix in production.

★★★★★

"Been using Vxpix for OG image generation on my blog for 6 months. $50 once and I never think about it. Urlbox was costing me $49/mo for the same thing."

JD

James D.

Solo Dev, UK

★★★★★

"We switched from a self-hosted Playwright setup to Vxpix. Saved 4 hours of DevOps maintenance per week. The API is dead simple -- one curl command vs 50 lines of browser config."

AK

Ankit K.

Full-stack Dev, India

★★★★★

"I run a SaaS that needs to screenshot client dashboards weekly. Lifetime license means it's the only API on my stack I don't think twice about. No surprise bills."

MC

Marcus C.

Indie Hacker, Germany

Simple pricing

No hidden fees. No overage charges.

Free

$0

Perfect for trying the API.

25 screenshots per day

PNG format only

1280x720 viewport

30-second timeout

No API key needed

Start free

Monthly

$0.99 /mo

Monthly subscription. Full access, cancel anytime.

Unlimited screenshots

PNG & JPEG formats

Any viewport size

Full-page & partial mode

Dedicated API key + dashboard

Up to 5,000 screenshots/mo

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Pro Lifetime

$50 lifetime

Unlimited API access, lifetime validity.

Unlimited screenshots

PNG & JPEG formats

Any viewport size

Full-page & partial mode

Dedicated API key + dashboard

All future bug fixes included

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How We Compare

See how Vxpix stacks up against the competition. No hidden fees — just a fair deal for developers.

Feature<br>Urlbox<br>ScreenshotLayer<br>Vxpix

Pricing<br>$99/mo<br>$49/mo<br>$50 lifetime

Annual Cost<br>$1,188/yr<br>$588/yr<br>$50 once

Screenshot Limit<br>1,000/mo<br>5,000/mo<br>Unlimited

Full-Page Capture<br>Yes<br>No<br>Yes

Custom Viewport<br>Yes<br>Yes<br>Yes

Free Tier<br>No<br>No<br>20/day

API Key Delivery<br>Signup form<br>Signup form<br>Instant (email)

Setup Time<br>~10 min<br>~5 min<br>30 seconds

Pricing as of June 2026. Competitor prices from official websites. No credit card needed to try Vxpix.

API reference

One endpoint, well-documented parameters.

# Free - no API key needed<br>curl -X POST https://tool.vxpix.com/api/screenshot \<br>-H "Content-Type: application/json" \<br>-d '{"url": "https://example.com"}'

# Response<br>"url":...

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