Screenshot guides

Guides on taking website screenshots with Puppeteer and Playwright, full-page captures in every browser, and choosing a screenshot API.

Tutorial · Node.js

Puppeteer screenshots: full page, elements and mobile

Puppeteer screenshot guide for Node.js: full page with lazy images, elements, formats, retina, mobile and dark mode, production use, and the API option.

Tutorial · Node.js & Python

Playwright screenshots in Node.js and Python

Playwright screenshot guide for Node.js and Python: full page with lazy images, elements, mobile devices, dark mode, visual tests, and when an API is simpler.

Moving off a self-run browser or another service: Puppeteer alternative, Playwright alternative, Selenium alternative, URL2PNG alternative.

Screenshot API

Take screenshots from your code

screenshotbase renders any website in a real browser and returns the image: full page or viewport, any device size, retina, from 117 countries (paid plans), with cookie banners and ads hidden.

/v1/take documentation Screenshot API All documentation

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GET https://api.screenshotbase.com/v1/take?url=https://example.com&full_page=true

# Response: the image (PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF or GIF)
curl -G "https://api.screenshotbase.com/v1/take" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://example.com" \
  -d viewport_width=1280 -d viewport_height=800 \
  -d full_page=true -d format=png \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY" \
  -o screenshot.png