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Pixel-perfect website
screenshots via API

Capture any website in seconds. No browser management, no infrastructure headaches. Just a simple API call.

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Try it free, no signup required. 4 captures left.

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Built for product,
data & QA teams

01 / How it works

URL in, image out

ScreenshotRun opens any page in a real browser, waits for it to load, clears away cookie banners and pop-ups, and sends a pixel-perfect image back to your app. No headless Chrome servers to babysit.

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stripe.com AD PDF JPEG PNG 200 OK Say cheese, internet Your image Clean capture Real browser Your request

Real browser

Every page opens in real Chromium, so JavaScript, fonts and lazy content render like they do for your users.

Clean capture

Cookie banners, ads and chat widgets are blocked before the shot, so the page is clear.

Any format

PNG, JPEG, WebP or a print-ready PDF from the same endpoint, at any viewport size.

Fast & reliable

Most captures are ready in under 3 seconds, with 99.9% uptime behind every request.

02 / Formats

Get any page as an image,
a PDF, text or data.

Paste a link and pick the format: a screenshot for people, a PDF for documents, clean text for AI, or a map of every button and field for agents. Each one is a single request.

GET https://watchcron.com one browser session · 2.4 s
Screenshot of the watchcron.com home page

For people

Screenshot

GET /capture?url=…&format=png

A pixel-perfect image of the page, exactly as a visitor sees it.

  • Link previews and OG images
  • Archives and compliance records
  • Visual QA and reports
1 requestDocs →

See ScreenshotRun in action

Every capture lands in your dashboard with its size, format and render time, so you always know what your app is sending.

The ScreenshotRun dashboard: captures table with URL, format, size, render time and status Try it in the playground

99.9%

Uptime over the last 90 days

Status

<3s

Average capture time

Benchmarks

30+

API parameters to tune each shot

Docs

200

Free screenshots every month

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03 / Features

Turn any URL into the capture you need

One endpoint and a few parameters, from full pages and PDFs to clean, banner-free shots.

All 19 features
FullPageCapture.php

Full page screenshot

Capture the whole page top to bottom, not just the first screen. Lazy-loaded images and sections are scrolled into view before the shot is taken.

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$response = Http::withToken(config('services.screenshotrun.key'))    ->timeout(60)    ->get('https://api.screenshotrun.com/v1/screenshots/capture', [        'url'           => 'https://stripe.com',        'full_page'     => true,        'format'        => 'png',        'width'         => 1280,    ]);Storage::put('stripe-full.png', $response->body());

04 / Use cases

One API,
many jobs to do

Teams use ScreenshotRun anywhere they need a picture of a web page: inside their product, in tests, or behind the scenes.

All use cases

Link previews

Show a live preview of any URL your users paste into chats, comments or CMS fields.

Screenshots for AI agents

Let an agent see a page the way people do, then reason about what is on it.

Website thumbnails

Directories, portfolios and dashboards with an up-to-date image of every site.

Visual regression testing

Capture pages on every deploy and compare them to catch layout bugs early.

Change monitoring

Take scheduled shots of competitor or partner pages and see what changed.

Reports & archiving

Save pages as PDF or full-length images for audits, invoices and records.

05 / Integrations

Screenshots without writing code

Quickly render website screenshots with Zapier, Make, n8n and other popular no-code platforms of your choice. No code required, just connect your API key and go.

Live Zapier Zapier app Live n8n Community node Live Make Make.com module Live Google Sheets Spreadsheet add-on Live GitHub Actions Workflow action Live WordPress WordPress plugin

claude_desktop_config.json

{  "mcpServers": {    "screenshotrun": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "screenshotrun-mcp"],      "env": {        "SCREENSHOTRUN_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"      }    }  }}

Then ask"Screenshot stripe.com/pricing on an iPhone and check the layout"

06 / AI agents · MCP

Give your AI agent
eyes on the web

Text scraping misses layout, images and broken UI. Hand your agent a real screenshot and let a vision model look at the page itself.

A tool your agent can call

One HTTP request with a URL in, an image out. Plugs into any framework that supports tool calls.

Sized for vision models

Pick the viewport, device and format, so the image fits the model without extra resizing.

Clean pages, fewer wasted tokens

Cookie banners and pop-ups are removed before the shot, so the model sees the actual content.

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Tools your agent gets

npx -y screenshotrun-mcp · 3 tools

  • take_screenshot

    Capture any URL, HTML or Markdown with full control — viewport, device, format, dark mode, CSS/JS injection, element selection, stealth mode, PDF and more.

    • url
    • device
    • format
    • dark_mode
    • selector
    • 50+ params

  • extract_content

    New

    Extract page metadata from any URL — title, description, Open Graph tags, Twitter Card, favicon, HTTP status. Perfect for SEO audits and link previews.

    • title
    • og:image
    • twitter:card

  • check_usage

    Monitor your quota in real time so batch workflows never hit a surprise rate limit.

    • used
    • limit
    • resets_at

07 / Compare

Running Puppeteer yourself vs ScreenshotRun

I run headless Chrome on my servers so you don't have to. Here is what that saves you.

Self-hosted Puppeteer
First screenshot Install Chromium, write launch, wait and scroll logic One GET request with your API key
Servers A VPS with enough RAM for headless Chrome Nothing to host or patch
Under load Browsers crash or leak memory, so you build a queue Requests are queued and scaled for you
Cookie banners & ads Write and maintain your own blocking rules block_cookies=true
Lazy-loaded pages Custom scroll scripts that break per site full_page=true scrolls everything in first
Maintenance Chrome updates break things every few months I keep the browsers updated for you
Cost when idle You pay for the server even with zero captures Free for 200 screenshots every month
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08 / Pricing

Simple, usage-based pricing

Start free with 200 screenshots every month. Upgrade or downgrade anytime, and pay only for successful requests.

Compare all 5 plans

Free

Get started with full screenshot capabilities.

$0free forever

200 screenshots / month

1 API key · 5 req/min

Get started for free

Starter

For small projects that need production-ready screenshots.

$9per month

3,000 screenshots / month

2 API keys · 15 req/min · $0.009 per extra

Upgrade to Starter

Pro

For growing businesses that need advanced customization.

$29per month

15,000 screenshots / month

5 API keys · 40 req/min · $0.006 per extra

Upgrade to Pro

Prices in USD, secure checkout via Paddle. Need more volume? Growth ($79) and Business ($119) go up to 100,000 screenshots a month.

09 / Blog

Latest from the blog

Guides and tutorials on capturing the web, written while building ScreenshotRun.

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How to Detect Login Forms on Any Website with an API

The form extraction API returns every form on a rendered page as structured JSON. Filter for password fields to detect login forms — one API...

Docker Headless Chrome WebGL: Why It Breaks and 3 Ways to Fix It

WebGL content renders as black rectangles in Docker because containers have no GPU. Three fixes: SwiftShader explicit opt-in, Mesa llvmpipe...

Puppeteer Screenshot Slow? 9 Fixes That Actually Work

Your Puppeteer screenshots take 5-7 seconds? Most of that time goes to Chrome startup, unnecessary network requests, and PNG encoding. These...

Puppeteer "Cannot Find Context with Specified Id" — Causes and Fixes

The error means Chrome invalidated an execution context ID while Puppeteer was still referencing it. This guide covers all five triggers, th...

10 / FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can't find what you need? Contact us or check the documentation.

Talk to the person who built it

Vitalii, founder of ScreenshotRun

Stuck on an integration or need a parameter that isn't there yet? Write to me directly.

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ScreenshotRun is a cloud-based service that lets you capture pixel-perfect screenshots of any website via a simple REST API. You send a request with the target URL and desired parameters (viewport size, format, full-page mode, etc.), and our servers render the page using an optimized Chromium engine and return the resulting image. The entire process typically takes under 5 seconds.

Yes! We offer a free plan that includes 200 screenshots per month — no credit card required. Simply create an account, grab your API key, and start capturing screenshots right away. If you need higher volume, you can upgrade to a paid plan at any time.

All plans support PNG, JPEG, and WebP image formats. PDF export is available on Starter plans and above. You can also customize viewport dimensions, enable retina (2x) resolution, choose between viewport-only or full-page scrolling capture, and emulate mobile, tablet, or desktop devices.

Yes. Cookie consent banner blocking is available on all plans, including Free. Ad and tracker blocking is available on Starter plans and above. Both options can be toggled on or off for each individual API request, giving you full control over the output.

Integration is straightforward — just make a single HTTP GET or POST request to our API endpoint with your API key and the target URL. We provide ready-to-use code examples for cURL, PHP, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, and Go. Check out our documentation for detailed guides and parameter references.

We maintain 99.9% uptime backed by a robust cloud infrastructure with automatic scaling. Our rendering servers are distributed across multiple regions to ensure fast and reliable screenshot delivery. Paid plans include priority processing for even faster response times.

Yes. You can pass custom HTTP headers (such as cookies or authorization tokens) with your API request. This allows you to capture screenshots of password-protected pages, admin dashboards, or any content behind a login wall.

We send a notification when you reach 80% of your monthly quota. On the Free plan, API requests return an error until the next billing cycle or until you upgrade. On paid plans, you can keep capturing beyond the limit at a small per-screenshot overage fee (see the pricing page for rates). Your existing screenshots and API key remain fully accessible either way.

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