ScreenshotAPIs – pay-as-you-go screenshot/PDF API, no subscription

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Screenshot API — Turn any URL into screenshots and PDFs

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Pay only for what you render.<br>Screenshots & PDFs from any URL.

One API for screenshots and PDFs. Buy credits once , use them<br>whenever — credits never expire. Or pick a monthly plan. No subscription required.

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Add screenshots and PDFs to any app in minutes.

cURL<br>Python<br>Node.js<br>Go

# Screenshot a URL → PNG<br>curl -X POST https://screenshotapis.org/v1/screenshot \<br>-H "X-Api-Key: sk_live_your_key" \<br>-H "Content-Type: application/json" \<br>-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "format": "png"}' \<br>--output screenshot.png

# Render HTML → PDF<br>curl -X POST https://screenshotapis.org/v1/pdf \<br>-H "X-Api-Key: sk_live_your_key" \<br>-H "Content-Type: application/json" \<br>-d '{"html": "Hello", "format": "A4"}' \<br>--output document.pdf

# pip install screenshotapis<br>from screenshotapis import Client

client = Client("sk_live_your_key")

# Screenshot<br>png = client.screenshot("https://example.com")<br>with open("screenshot.png", "wb") as f:<br>f.write(png)

# PDF<br>pdf = client.pdf(html="Invoice #42")<br>with open("invoice.pdf", "wb") as f:<br>f.write(pdf)

// npm install screenshotapis<br>import Client from "screenshotapis";<br>import fs from "fs";

const client = new Client("sk_live_your_key");

// Screenshot<br>const png = await client.screenshot({ url: "https://example.com" });<br>fs.writeFileSync("screenshot.png", Buffer.from(png));

// PDF<br>const pdf = await client.pdf({ html: "Invoice #42" });<br>fs.writeFileSync("invoice.pdf", Buffer.from(pdf));

package main

import (<br>"bytes"; "io"; "net/http"; "os"

func main() {<br>body := []byte(`{"url":"https://example.com","format":"png"}`)<br>req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",<br>"https://screenshotapis.org/v1/screenshot",<br>bytes.NewReader(body))<br>req.Header.Set("X-Api-Key", "sk_live_your_key")<br>req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)<br>data, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)<br>os.WriteFile("screenshot.png", data, 0644)

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Screenshots

PNG, JPEG, or WebP. Full-page or viewport. Retina-quality. Perfect for link thumbnails and visual regression.

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A4, Letter, Legal, Tabloid. Custom margins and headers. Great for invoices and report generation.

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OG image generation

Pass a CSS selector to capture just one element. Render dynamic social cards from your own HTML.

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URL or raw HTML

Render any public URL or inject your own HTML directly — no hosting required.

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Ad & cookie blocking

Block ads, trackers, and cookie banners for clean captures. One flag, 40+ ad networks blocked.

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CSS & JS injection

Inject custom CSS or JavaScript before capture. Hide elements, change styles, run setup code.

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Powered by Playwright + Chromium. Sub-second renders. Custom wait strategies and user agents.

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Webhook callbacks

Get results async. Add a webhook_url and we POST the render result when it's ready. HMAC-signed.

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