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The Screenshot API for developers and AI agents

One API call, pixel-perfect screenshot in under 800ms. Structured JSON that any AI agent can parse. From $0.004 per capture.

URL

GET /v1/screenshot?url=linear.app&block_ads=true&block_cookie_banners=true

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linear.app

Enter a URL and hit Capture to try it

< 1s

Avg. response

99.9%

Uptime SLA

From $2.49

Per 1k API calls

100 free

Monthly API calls

Used by developers and AI agents to render thousands of screenshots every day

Sub-second rendering

Edge-optimized infrastructure. Most screenshots render in under 800ms. No cold starts.

Full-page capture

Entire pages, specific elements, or viewport clips. Device presets, dark mode, retina up to 3x.

Built for AI agents

Simple API that any AI agent can call. Structured JSON responses, predictable errors, and tool-use ready endpoints.

Block distractions

Auto-remove ads, cookie banners, and popups. 50,000+ blocking rules built in.

PDF generation

Any URL to PDF. Configurable format, margins, headers, footers. Print-quality output.

Custom rendering

Inject CSS/JS, hide elements, set wait strategies, execute JavaScript before capture.

AI-native

The API your agents use to see the web

Built from day one for AI agents and vision models. Not retrofitted — designed.

Structured JSON responses

Every response includes typed metadata — dimensions, file size, render time, cache status. No binary parsing needed.

Tool-use ready

Works with Claude tool_use, OpenAI function calling, and any agent framework. OpenAPI spec included for auto-discovery.

Predictable error codes

Consistent error schema with machine-readable codes. Agents handle failures gracefully without string-matching.

Batch + async for pipelines

Queue up to 100 URLs in one call. Webhooks fire per-URL. Built for data pipelines and web research agents.

AGENT TOOL USE

// Define as a tool for any AI agent
tools: [{
  name: "screenshot",
  description: "Capture a screenshot of any URL",
  input_schema: {
    url: { type: "string" },
    format: { type: "string", enum: ["png", "webp"] }
  }
}]

// Agent calls → structured response back
{ screenshot_url: "https://cdn.ssdev.io/...",
  width: 1280, height: 800,
  render_time_ms: 640 }

AGENT CLI

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Integration

API. SDK. CLI.

REST APIGET / POST

curl "https://api.screenshotdev.com/v1/screenshot
  ?url=example.com
  ?format=webp
  ?block_ads=true"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_..."
  -o screenshot.webp

Node.js SDKTypeScript

import { ScreenshotDev } from "@screenshotdev/sdk"

const ssdev = new ScreenshotDev("sk_...")

const img = await ssdev.screenshot({
  url: "example.com",
  format: "webp"
})

CLInpx

# Install globally
npm i -g @screenshotdev/cli

# Take a screenshot
ssdev screenshot example.com

# Or use npx
npx @screenshotdev/cli screenshot example.com

Simple as an img tag

No SDK required. Just put a URL in your HTML and get a live screenshot.

HTML

<img
  src="https://api.screenshotdev.com/v1/screenshot
    ?url=https://example.com
    &width=1280
    &format=webp
    &block_ads=true
    &access_key=ak_live_..."
  alt="Screenshot"
/>