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May 7, 2025

Welcome to Screenshotly: Your Ultimate Webpage Capture Solution

Discover Screenshotly, the powerful and developer-friendly API service for effortlessly capturing high-quality, configurable webpage screenshots. Streamline your workflows, enhance your documentation, and automate your visual testing.

In the dynamic world of web development, visual confirmation and documentation are indispensable. Whether you're tracking UI changes, generating marketing materials, verifying responsive designs, or simply need a quick snapshot of a webpage, the process can often be cumbersome and time-consuming. Enter Screenshotly: the API-first service built to revolutionize how you capture the web.

What is Screenshotly?

Screenshotly is a robust, cloud-based service that provides developers with a powerful API to capture high-quality screenshots of any webpage. We handle the complexities of rendering, browser management, and image processing, so you can focus on integrating stunning visuals into your applications and workflows with minimal effort.

Our mission is to provide a seamless, reliable, and highly configurable screenshotting experience. From simple one-off captures to complex batch operations with advanced emulation, Screenshotly is designed to be your go-to solution.

Key Features at a Glance:

  • High-Quality Captures: Generate crisp, clear screenshots in various formats (PNG, JPEG, WebP) with adjustable quality settings.
  • Full Page & Viewport Specific: Capture the entire scrollable length of a page or specify exact viewport dimensions to target specific areas or device views.
  • Device Emulation: Test your responsive designs by emulating various devices, screen resolutions, user agents, and even touch capabilities.
  • Customizable Delays: Ensure all your content, including lazy-loaded images and animations, is fully rendered by setting custom delays before capture.
  • Batch Processing: Capture multiple URLs in a single API call, perfect for large-scale operations.
  • Easy Integration: With straightforward SDKs (like our JavaScript client) and a well-documented REST API, integrating Screenshotly into your existing projects is a breeze.
  • Developer-Friendly: Designed by developers, for developers. We prioritize clear documentation, responsive support, and a flexible API.
  • Scalable & Reliable: Built on robust cloud infrastructure, Screenshotly is ready to handle your screenshotting needs, from small projects to enterprise-level applications.

How Does It Work?

Integrating Screenshotly is typically a simple process:

  1. Sign Up & Get Your API Key: Register for a Screenshotly account to receive your unique API key.
  2. Install SDK (Optional): For ease of use, you can install one of our official client libraries (e.g., "npm install screenshotly").
  3. Make an API Request: Send a request to our API endpoint with the URL you want to capture and any desired options (like format, viewport size, delay, etc.).

Conceptual Example (JavaScript):

// Assuming you have the Screenshotly client library
// import screenshotly from 'screenshotly';

// Configure with your API key (typically done once in your application setup)
// screenshotly.config({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });

async function takeSnapshot(urlToCapture) {
  try {
    const options = {
      format: 'png',
      fullPage: true,
      delay: 2000 // Wait 2 seconds for the page to fully load
    };
    const image = await screenshotly.capture(urlToCapture, options);
    console.log('Screenshot successful! Image URL:', image.url);
    // You can now use the image.url or image.data (if returned directly)
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Screenshot failed:', error);
  }
}

// takeSnapshot('https://example.com');

Who is Screenshotly For?

  • Web Developers & Agencies: For UI testing, responsive design checks, and client presentations.
  • QA Engineers: To automate visual regression testing and bug reporting.
  • Marketers & Content Creators: To generate high-quality visuals for blog posts, social media, and marketing campaigns.
  • Product Managers: To track product evolution and document features.
  • Anyone needing to capture webpages programmatically!

Get Started with Screenshotly Today!

Ready to simplify your screenshotting workflow?

  1. Explore our Documentation to dive deeper into API endpoints, parameters, and advanced features.
  2. Check out our Pricing Plans to find the perfect fit for your needs.
  3. Sign up for a free trial or a plan and start capturing webpages in minutes!

We're excited to see what you build with Screenshotly. Say goodbye to manual screen grabs and hello to automated, high-quality webpage captures!


Have questions? Feel free to contact us or check out our FAQ section.

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Supported languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, HTML, CSS, JSON, Bash, and Markdown.