Screenshot API error ยท HTTP 422

Page too large for markdown

page_too_large

With format=markdown, the page has too much HTML, or its conversion needs too much memory.

How to recognize it

The API answers with status 422 and a JSON body with the message, for example:

HTTP/1.1 422
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "message": "The page is too large to convert to markdown."
}

How to fix it

  1. Take a screenshot or PDF of the page instead.
  2. Convert a smaller page, for example a single article instead of an archive.

Billing

Not billed: a request answered with this error does not count against your quota.

Every response carries an X-Request-Id header. If this page does not explain the error, write to support@screenshotbase.com with that id. All statuses: status codes.

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