Screenshot API v2.1

Free API to capture full-page website screenshots with WebP support, ad blocking, and custom JavaScript injection.

Live API: 51-68-119-197.sslip.io/tools/screenshot

Features

• WebP format - 49% smaller files than PNG
• Ad/tracker blocking - Blocks 25+ ad networks and tracking scripts
• Custom JavaScript - Inject JS before capture (dismiss popups, modify styles)
• Full-page capture - Scroll and capture entire page length
• Configurable viewport - Set width, height, and delay

Quick Start

# Basic screenshot (PNG)
curl "https://51-68-119-197.sslip.io/api/screenshot?url=https://example.com" -o screenshot.png

# WebP format (49% smaller)
curl "https://51-68-119-197.sslip.io/api/screenshot?url=https://example.com&format=webp" -o screenshot.webp

# Block ads and capture full page
curl "https://51-68-119-197.sslip.io/api/screenshot?url=https://news-site.com&block_ads=true&full_page=true" -o clean.png

# Inject JS to dismiss cookie banner before capture
curl "https://51-68-119-197.sslip.io/api/screenshot?url=https://example.com&js=document.querySelector('.cookie-banner')?.remove()" -o screenshot.png

# With API key for higher limits
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://51-68-119-197.sslip.io/api/screenshot?url=https://example.com&format=webp&block_ads=true" \
  -o screenshot.webp

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
url	string	required	URL to capture
full_page	boolean	false	Capture full scrollable page
width	integer	1280	Viewport width in pixels
height	integer	720	Viewport height in pixels
format	string	png	Output format: png, jpeg, or webp
delay	integer	0	Wait time in ms before capture (max 5000)
block_ads	boolean	false	Block ads and tracking scripts (25+ networks)
js	string	-	JavaScript to execute before capture

Rate Limits

Tier	Limit
No API key	10/day (2/min burst)
Free API key	5 requests/minute, 50/day

Get a free API key at 51-68-119-197.sslip.io/tools/screenshot.

Use Cases

• OG image generation - Create social media preview images
• Visual regression testing - Compare screenshots across deploys
• Clean screenshots - Remove ads, popups, and cookie banners before capture
• Web archiving - Save snapshots of web pages
• Monitoring - Track visual changes on competitor sites

GitHub Actions Example

name: Capture Screenshots
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 8 * * 1'  # Weekly on Monday

jobs:
  screenshot:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Capture clean homepage screenshot
        run: |
          curl -s "https://51-68-119-197.sslip.io/api/screenshot?url=https://your-site.com&full_page=true&block_ads=true&format=webp" \
            -o screenshots/homepage-$(date +%Y%m%d).webp
      - name: Commit screenshot
        run: |
          git config user.name "Screenshot Bot"
          git config user.email "bot@example.com"
          git add screenshots/
          git commit -m "Weekly screenshot $(date +%Y-%m-%d)" || true
          git push

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OpenAPI Spec

Available at: /openapi/screenshot

License

MIT