Overview
AbstractAPI's Website Screenshot API lets developers programmatically capture full-page or viewport screenshots of any website URL and receive the image directly in the response. It handles headless browser rendering so you don't need to set up Puppeteer or Selenium. A free plan is available with 100 screenshots per month.
Beginner Tip
The API returns the screenshot image directly in the response body (not a URL), so save the binary response to a file. In curl, use the -o flag to write the output to a .png file.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"id": "Dwu85P9SOIk",
"urls": {
"full": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...",
"regular": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...?w=1080",
"thumb": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...?w=200"
},
"width": 4000,
"height": 3000,
"user": {
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "johndoe"
}
} Field Reference
response body Raw PNG or JPEG image data of the captured screenshot returned as the response body. Content-Type MIME type of the returned image (e.g., image/png). X-Quota-Remaining Number of API calls remaining in your current billing period. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://www.abstractapi.com/website-screenshot-api";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.
Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
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Technical Specifications
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