# Website Screenshot API — Bulk Full-Page Screenshots (`factpipe/website-screenshot`) Actor

Capture full-page or viewport screenshots of any list of URLs in bulk. Desktop or mobile, PNG or JPEG, cookie banners hidden. No browser to manage. $2 per 1,000 screenshots.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/factpipe/website-screenshot.md
- **Developed by:** [Neo B](https://apify.com/factpipe) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 screenshot takens

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Website Screenshot API — Bulk Full-Page Screenshots of Any URL

Capture **full-page or viewport screenshots of any list of URLs in bulk** — desktop or mobile, PNG or JPEG — and get one clean JSON record per page with the stored image URL, dimensions, file size and status. Cookie/consent banners are hidden automatically before capture.

This Actor runs headless Chrome itself: **no screenshot API key, no rate limits, no browser to host** — feed it a URL list and get back deterministic, storable images plus a flat dataset.

### Quick start

1. Click **Start** with the two prefilled URLs (`https://example.com`, `https://www.wikipedia.org`). It usually finishes in well under two minutes.
2. You get two full-page desktop PNG screenshots, each stored in the run's key-value store with a direct download URL, plus a dataset row per page.
3. That first run costs $0.004, well within Apify's free monthly credit. Then swap in your own URL list or schedule it.

### What you get

```json
{
  "url": "https://example.com/",
  "final_url": "https://example.com/",
  "status_code": 200,
  "ok": true,
  "error": null,
  "screenshot_key": "0f2c9a1b8e7d4c3f6a5b2e1d0c9b8a7f6e5d4c3b.png",
  "screenshot_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/abcXYZ123/records/0f2c9a1b8e7d4c3f6a5b2e1d0c9b8a7f6e5d4c3b.png",
  "width": 1280,
  "height": 936,
  "bytes": 41823,
  "format": "png",
  "page_title": "Example Domain",
  "taken_at": "2026-09-18T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source_url": "https://example.com/",
  "fetched_at": "2026-09-18T12:00:00.100Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Visual QA**: screenshot every page in a release checklist before and after a deploy and diff them.
- **Uptime & change monitoring**: schedule daily captures of key pages and alert when the layout changes unexpectedly.
- **Archiving & compliance**: keep a dated visual record of pages you need to prove existed in a given state.
- **SEO & marketing reports**: drop full-page screenshots straight into client reports next to Lighthouse and link-check results.
- **Thumbnails & previews**: generate link-preview or directory-listing thumbnails for a list of sites at once.

### Input

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `urls` | string\[], required | Pages to screenshot; `example.com` works too. Duplicates removed automatically. |
| `fullPage` | boolean | Capture the whole scrollable page, not just the viewport (default `true`) |
| `viewportWidth` / `viewportHeight` | integer | Desktop viewport size (default 1280x800); ignored on mobile |
| `device` | `desktop` | `mobile` | Mobile emulates 390x844 at 3x pixel density with a mobile user agent |
| `format` | `png` | `jpeg` | Output image format (default `png`) |
| `jpegQuality` | integer | JPEG compression quality 1-100 (default 80); ignored for PNG |
| `waitUntil` | `load` | `domcontentloaded` | `networkidle2` | Navigation completion signal (default `networkidle2`) |
| `delayMs` | integer | Extra wait before capture, up to 10,000ms, for slow content |
| `hideCookieBanners` | boolean | Hide common cookie/consent banners with CSS before capture (default `true`) |
| `timeoutSecs` | integer | Per-page load timeout in seconds (default 30); one automatic retry on timeout |

### Pricing (pay per event)

| Event | Price | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| `screenshot-taken` | **$2.00 per 1,000** ($0.002 each) | One screenshot successfully captured and stored. Invalid URLs, timeouts and failed navigations are never charged. |

Example: screenshotting 1,000 URLs costs **$2.00**. No start fee. You only pay for delivered images.

### factpipe Website Audit Toolkit

Bulk technical checks for agencies, SEO teams and deliverability owners, all pay-per-result. Feed a list of sites in, get one flat row per page or domain out.

| Workflow | Actor | What it does | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website audit | [Lighthouse Auditor](https://apify.com/factpipe/lighthouse-auditor) | Lighthouse scores and Core Web Vitals for many pages, mobile or desktop | $10/1k |
| Website audit | [Broken Link Checker](https://apify.com/factpipe/broken-link-checker) | Crawl a site and flag every broken internal/external link, image and asset | $1.50/1k |
| Website audit | [Sitemap URL Extractor & 404 Checker](https://apify.com/factpipe/sitemap-url-extractor) | Extract every URL from XML sitemaps and flag 404s and broken entries | $0.30/1k |
| Website audit | **Website Screenshot** (this Actor) | Bulk full-page or viewport screenshots, desktop or mobile | $2/1k |
| Domain audit | [Email Security Checker](https://apify.com/factpipe/email-security-checker) | SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX audit for any list of domains | $3/1k |
| Domain audit | [DNS Records Lookup](https://apify.com/factpipe/dns-records-lookup) | Full DNS record set (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME) for any list of domains | $1.50/1k |

**Use it together:**

- **Client health report:** pair full-page screenshots here with [Lighthouse Auditor](https://apify.com/factpipe/lighthouse-auditor) scores and [Broken Link Checker](https://apify.com/factpipe/broken-link-checker) results for a single visual + technical audit deliverable.
- **Before/after evidence:** run this Actor before and after a fix flagged by [Broken Link Checker](https://apify.com/factpipe/broken-link-checker) to document the change.

### FAQ

**Does this click "Accept" on cookie banners?**
No. `hideCookieBanners` only injects CSS to hide common consent-banner elements (OneTrust, Cookiebot, Quantcast, Didomi and similar) so they don't clutter the screenshot. It never interacts with the page, so no consent is ever recorded on your behalf.

**Can it screenshot pages behind a login?**
No. This Actor loads each URL anonymously, the same way a logged-out visitor would. Pages that require authentication will be captured as their login or paywall screen.

**Will it work on JavaScript-heavy sites (React, Vue, infinite scroll)?**
Yes for standard client-side rendering — `waitUntil: networkidle2` (the default) waits for network activity to settle before capturing. For pages with delayed animations or lazy-loaded content, increase `delayMs` up to 10 seconds.

**What image formats are supported, and can I control file size?**
PNG (lossless, larger files) or JPEG (`jpegQuality` 1-100, smaller files). Both are stored in the run's key-value store with a stable `screenshot_key`; the dataset row gives you a direct download URL plus width, height and byte size.

**Am I charged when a page fails to load?**
No. Invalid URLs, DNS errors, navigation timeouts, HTTP errors and blocked requests are returned with an `error` code and are never charged.

**Can I call it from Python, JavaScript, Make, Zapier or an AI agent?**
Yes. Run it through the Apify API or official Python/JavaScript clients, connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or Google Sheets via Apify integrations, or expose it to AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

### Reliability

Deterministic headless Chrome capture, one automatic retry on navigation timeout, per-page timeouts, structured failure reporting, daily health checks.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Pages to screenshot. Domains without https:// are accepted. Duplicates are removed automatically.

## `fullPage` (type: `boolean`):

Capture the entire scrollable page instead of just the visible viewport.

## `viewportWidth` (type: `integer`):

Browser viewport width in pixels. Ignored when device is mobile.

## `viewportHeight` (type: `integer`):

Browser viewport height in pixels. Ignored when device is mobile.

## `device` (type: `string`):

Mobile emulates a mid-tier phone (390x844, deviceScaleFactor 3, mobile Chrome user agent) and ignores the viewport width/height fields.

## `format` (type: `string`):

Output image format stored in the key-value store.

## `jpegQuality` (type: `integer`):

Compression quality for JPEG output (1-100). Ignored for PNG.

## `waitUntil` (type: `string`):

Navigation completion signal before the screenshot is taken.

## `delayMs` (type: `integer`):

Extra wait after the page settles, useful for slow-loading animations or lazy content. Capped at 10 seconds.

## `hideCookieBanners` (type: `boolean`):

Inject CSS that hides common cookie/consent banner elements (OneTrust, Cookiebot, etc.) before the screenshot. Never clicks "accept".

## `timeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Max time to wait for a single page to load. One automatic retry on timeout.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://example.com",
    "https://www.wikipedia.org"
  ],
  "fullPage": true,
  "viewportWidth": 1280,
  "viewportHeight": 800,
  "device": "desktop",
  "format": "png",
  "jpegQuality": 80,
  "waitUntil": "networkidle2",
  "delayMs": 0,
  "hideCookieBanners": true,
  "timeoutSecs": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `resultsDatasetUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://example.com",
        "https://www.wikipedia.org"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("factpipe/website-screenshot").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "urls": [
        "https://example.com",
        "https://www.wikipedia.org",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("factpipe/website-screenshot").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://example.com",
    "https://www.wikipedia.org"
  ]
}' |
apify call factpipe/website-screenshot --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,factpipe/website-screenshot"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/c5dIrkAu5TJY7QEb2/builds/MoCKNxqTQwHoyzMHX/openapi.json