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.

Screenshot data via REST API

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.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "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.

Request
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.

401 Unauthorized Missing or invalid api_key query parameter
Sign up at abstractapi.com, get your free API key, and pass it as the api_key parameter in every request.
Blank or partial screenshot The target website uses lazy loading or requires user interaction
Add delay=1000 to wait 1 second after page load. Use full_page=true to capture the complete page.
429 Rate limit exceeded Sending more requests than your plan allows
The free plan is limited to 100 requests/month and 1 request/second. Add delays between requests or upgrade your plan.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS YES
Category Development
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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