Website Screenshot API

Pixel-perfect website screenshots with one POST

Full-page or viewport PNG and JPEG, retina scaling, any viewport from phone to 4K, and print-ready PDFs. Cookie banners are dismissed for you. Pages that fail to load are never billed.

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  • Real Chromium rendering
  • Up to 5 URLs per request
  • ~3 s for a simple page in our tests

Capture any public URL

Each result includes a fileUrl: a signed download link that works without your key while the file is retained (7 days). Download and store what you need.

  • format: png, jpeg or pdf
  • fullPage, viewportWidth 320–3840, viewportHeight 240–2160, deviceScaleFactor 1–3
  • waitForSelector and delaySec (up to 10 s) for late-rendering pages
curl https://siftwright.com/v1/screenshot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIFTWRIGHT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com", "format": "png", "fullPage": true, "deviceScaleFactor": 2}'

What you get back

Real output for example.com (signature shortened).

FieldWhat it is
fileUrlSigned link to the PNG, JPEG or PDF
sizeBytesFile size
durationMsTime spent capturing the page
status"ok" or the error (timeout, DNS, HTTP 4xx/5xx); only ok is billed
[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "status": "ok",
    "format": "png",
    "fileUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/0X8wj07Im15iPdSCI/records/capture-1790638755542-iqbgdq.png?signature=…",
    "sizeBytes": 19887,
    "durationMs": 327
  }
]

What people build with it

Link previews and thumbnails

Generate preview images for bookmarks, directories and CMS entries.

Visual monitoring

Capture pages on a schedule and diff them to spot layout or content changes.

Archiving and compliance

Keep dated visual records of pages, ads or terms as they appeared.

QA across viewports

Check responsive layouts at phone, tablet and desktop widths in one batch.

Social cards and reports

Drop captures into slide decks, PDFs and client reports.

Agent vision

Let a multimodal model look at a page the way a person does.

Pricing

Each page that captures successfully counts as one result, whether it's a PNG, a JPEG or a PDF. Timeouts, DNS errors and 4xx/5xx pages are free.

See all plans and the calculator →

OptionPrice
Starter plan$29/mo for 10,000 results ($2.90/1k)
Pro plan$99/mo for 50,000 results ($1.98/1k)
Business plan$299/mo for 250,000 results ($1.20/1k)
Enterprise plan$999/mo for 1,500,000 results ($0.67/1k)
Pay-per-event on Apify$1.50 per 1,000 captures, no subscription

Frequently asked questions

Can I pass raw HTML instead of a URL?

Not yet. The API renders URLs. If your HTML isn't public, serve it from a short-lived URL (for example a signed object-storage link) and capture that. See the HTML to PDF page for the pattern.

How long are files kept?

Files are stored for 7 days and the fileUrl works without your API key during that time. Download anything you want to keep.

Does it block ads or handle logins?

It dismisses common cookie-consent banners on a best-effort basis. It doesn't do ad blocking, and it doesn't log in to sites: it captures what a logged-out visitor sees.

Can I capture mobile layouts?

Yes. Set viewportWidth (for example 390) and viewportHeight, and deviceScaleFactor 2 or 3 for sharp retina output.

What about very long pages?

fullPage: true captures the whole scrollable page. Pages that lazy-load content may need delaySec or waitForSelector.

Start capturing pages in minutes

Plans from $29/month with 10,000 successful results. Failed requests never count. Cancel anytime from the billing portal.

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