# Website Screenshot — Full Page or Viewport PNG (`hipersoft/url-screenshot`) Actor

Capture full-page or viewport screenshots of any URL as PNG or JPEG, at any device size. For monitoring, previews, thumbnails and automation workflows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/url-screenshot.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.002 / screenshot captured

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Website Screenshot — Full Page or Viewport PNG/JPEG

**Capture full-page or viewport screenshots of any URL** — as PNG or JPEG, at any device size, including retina. For monitoring, link previews, thumbnails, visual QA and automation workflows in n8n, Make or Zapier.

### What it does

- Screenshots a list of URLs, **full page** or just the **viewport**.
- Custom **viewport size**, **device scale (retina)** and **PNG/JPEG** with quality.
- Waits for the page to settle (`networkidle`) before capturing.

### Use cases

- **Monitoring** — snapshot pages on a schedule to spot visual changes.
- **Previews / thumbnails** — generate share images for links.
- **Automation** — the screenshot step in an n8n/Make workflow.

### Input

```json
{ "urls": ["https://apify.com"], "fullPage": true, "width": 1366, "height": 900, "format": "png" }
```

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `urls` | array | Pages to capture. |
| `fullPage` | boolean | Whole page vs viewport. |
| `width` / `height` | integer | Viewport size. |
| `deviceScaleFactor` | integer | 1 normal, 2 retina. |
| `format` | string | `png` or `jpeg`. |
| `quality` | integer | JPEG quality. |
| `waitUntil` | string | load / domcontentloaded / networkidle. |

### Output

```json
{ "url": "https://apify.com", "width": 1366, "height": 900, "fullPage": true, "imageUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../records/screenshot-0001.png", "ok": true }
```

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `url` | string (URL) | The page captured. |
| `width` | integer | Viewport width. |
| `height` | integer | Viewport height. |
| `imageUrl` | string (URL) | Link to the screenshot. |

### FAQ

**Full page or just the fold?** Set `fullPage` — true captures the entire scrollable page.

**Can I use it in n8n?** Yes — run it from the Apify node, or via [integrations](https://apify.com/integrations) and the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2).

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation.

# Actor input Schema

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

Pages to screenshot. One image per URL.

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

Capture the entire scrollable page (vs just the viewport).

## `width` (type: `integer`):

Browser width in pixels.

## `height` (type: `integer`):

Browser height in pixels.

## `deviceScaleFactor` (type: `integer`):

1 = normal, 2 = retina/hi-DPI.

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

Screenshot format.

## `quality` (type: `integer`):

1–100 (JPEG only).

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

When to consider the page ready before capturing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://example.com",
    "https://example.com/pricing"
  ],
  "fullPage": true,
  "width": 1366,
  "height": 900,
  "deviceScaleFactor": 1,
  "format": "png",
  "quality": 80,
  "waitUntil": "networkidle"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results as dataset items.

# 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://apify.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/url-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://apify.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/url-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://apify.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/url-screenshot --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/url-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/XTCMNdMNiGox3KluW/builds/Zhx7Zt9HMgWQqhHpu/openapi.json