Screenshot & HTML file from Url

From $1 per 1 000 URLs — capture a full-page screenshot and the complete HTML source in a single run. No watermark. REST API ready.

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What it does

Open each URL in a real browser, wait for the page to fully load, then save two complementary outputs to Apify storage:

Visual capture — screenshot or PDF

Option	Details
Formats	PNG · JPEG · PDF
Full-page	Captures the entire scrollable page, not just the viewport
Custom viewport	Set width × height in pixels
JPEG quality	Adjustable from 30 to 100 %

Page archive — HTML source

When Save HTML source is enabled, the actor also saves the full page HTML as a .html file. All relative links (stylesheets, images, fonts, scripts) are automatically resolved against the original URL, so the file opens and renders correctly in any browser with no extra setup.

Both outputs are linked in the same dataset row. Use screenshots only, HTML only, or both together.

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Capture controls

Option	Details
Lazy-load scroll	Scrolls to the bottom before capture to trigger deferred content
CSS hiding	Suppresses cookie banners, chat widgets, or any CSS selector before the shot
Delay before capture	Extra wait time after load for animations or late-rendered content
Wait-until	Choose between page load, DOM ready, or full network idle
Retries	Automatic retry on failure — configurable per URL
Concurrency	Run multiple captures in parallel

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Best use cases

• Visual regression testing — compare pages before and after a deploy
• Competitive monitoring — daily snapshots of competitor landing pages
• Content archiving — preserve pages as timestamped PNG, PDF & HTML records
• Lead enrichment — attach a screenshot and raw HTML to each prospect's profile
• Reporting & documentation — auto-generate visual proof for QA or client reports
• Data extraction pipelines — feed the saved HTML into a downstream scraper
• Thumbnail generation — batch-produce previews for link directories or dashboards

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Quick start

1. Click Try for free (or call the API).
2. Paste one or more URLs into the Page URLs field.
3. Choose PNG, JPEG, or PDF as the output format.
4. Toggle Save HTML source on if you also want the HTML file.
5. Click Start — results appear in the Dataset and Key-Value Store tabs within seconds.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
urls	array	—	One or more URLs to capture
format	png / jpeg / pdf	png	Output file format
fullPage	boolean	true	Capture the entire page height
saveHtml	boolean	false	Also save the page HTML source as a .html file
viewportWidth	integer	1280	Viewport width in px
viewportHeight	integer	720	Viewport height in px
jpegQuality	integer	90	JPEG quality (30–100 %)
waitUntil	load / domcontentloaded / networkidle	load	When navigation is considered complete
delayBeforeScreenshotMs	integer	0	Extra wait after page load (ms)
scrollToBottom	boolean	false	Scroll to trigger lazy content before capture
delayAfterScrollMs	integer	1000	Wait after scroll (ms)
selectorsToHide	string	—	CSS selectors to hide before capture (one per line)
navigationTimeoutSecs	integer	60	Max time to load each page (s)
maxRequestRetries	integer	1	Retries on failure
maxConcurrency	integer	1	Parallel captures
proxyConfiguration	object	disabled	Optional proxy (Apify Proxy or custom URLs)

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Output

Dataset (one row per URL)

Field	Description
ok	true if the capture succeeded
url	Final URL after redirects
title	Page <title>
statusCode	HTTP status code
screenshotUrl	Direct download link for the screenshot or PDF
htmlUrl	Download link for the HTML source (when saveHtml is enabled)
format	png, jpeg, or pdf
viewportWidth / viewportHeight	Viewport used
fullPage	Whether full-page mode was active
capturedAt	ISO timestamp
durationMs	Capture duration in ms
errorMessage	Error detail if ok is false

Key-Value Store

Files are stored with a deterministic key derived from the URL. The screenshotUrl and htmlUrl columns in the dataset link directly to each file.

If a URL fails after all retries the actor still writes a dataset row with ok: false and an errorMessage, so you never lose track of what failed.

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Tips

Hiding cookie banners Use selectorsToHide to remove overlays before capture:

#cookie-banner
.gdpr-overlay
[data-cookienotice]

Full-page vs. viewport-only Set fullPage: false to capture only what is visible without scrolling — useful for above-the-fold thumbnails.

Slow or JS-heavy pages Switch waitUntil to networkidle and add 1 000–3 000 ms to delayBeforeScreenshotMs.

Lazy-loaded images Enable scrollToBottom and raise delayAfterScrollMs to 2 000–5 000 ms.

Feeding HTML into a scraper Enable saveHtml, grab the htmlUrl from the dataset, and parse the downloaded file downstream — no need to re-fetch the page.

Scaling to thousands of URLs Increase maxConcurrency (up to 5) and consider enabling Apify Proxy to avoid rate-limits.

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Proxy settings

Proxies are disabled by default. Enable the Proxies section to:

• Use Apify Proxy (residential or datacenter)
• Supply your own proxy URLs

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Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
Blank or all-white screenshot	Increase delayBeforeScreenshotMs or switch waitUntil to networkidle
Cookie overlay visible	Add the overlay selector to selectorsToHide
Lazy images missing	Enable scrollToBottom
Timeout error	Increase navigationTimeoutSecs or add a proxy
PDF is viewport-only	PDF format ignores fullPage; adjust viewportWidth and viewportHeight
HTML file looks broken	Make sure you are opening the .html file via a browser (not a text editor); all styles load from the live site

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Keywords

website screenshot api · capture webpage · screenshot url · full page screenshot · webpage to pdf · save html page · html archiver · batch screenshot · visual monitoring · website thumbnail · web page archiving