📸 Bulk Website Screenshot Capture — Full-Page & Viewport PNG/JPEG

Take high-resolution screenshots of any number of URLs in bulk. Perfect for competitive analysis, visual QA, design inspiration, website archiving, and pre-purchase audits. Capture full-page scrolling screenshots or viewport-only snapshots in PNG or JPEG format with customizable viewport sizes including mobile and tablet device profiles.

🔥 Why This Screenshot Tool?

Most screenshot tools handle one URL at a time. This actor processes hundreds of URLs in a single run — just paste your list and get back a structured dataset with screenshot URLs, page titles, file sizes, and capture timestamps. Every screenshot is saved to Apify's key-value store and accessible via a permanent public URL.

Key differentiators:

• Headless Chromium via Playwright — renders JavaScript-heavy SPAs, lazy-loaded images, and dynamic content exactly as a real browser would
• Full-page scrolling capture — the entire scrollable page, not just the visible viewport
• Three device profiles built-in — Desktop (1920×1080), Mobile (iPhone 15, 390×844), Tablet (iPad Pro, 1024×1366)
• Cookie banner auto-dismiss — automatically clicks "Accept" on cookie consent popups before capturing
• Lazy-load triggering — scrolls through the page to activate lazy images and infinite-scroll content
• Smart resource blocking — blocks fonts and media files to speed up capture without affecting visual quality

📊 What You Get

Each screenshot is stored in key-value storage and a dataset row is pushed with:

Field	Description
url	The original URL captured
screenshotUrl	Permanent public URL to download the screenshot
pageTitle	The page's <title> tag
viewportWidth	Width used for capture
viewportHeight	Height used for capture
fullPage	Whether full-page scrolling was used
format	Image format (png or jpeg)
fileSize	Size of the screenshot in bytes
capturedAt	ISO 8601 timestamp

🎯 Use Cases

Competitive Analysis & Design Inspiration

Marketing teams and designers use this to capture competitors' landing pages, pricing pages, and product screenshots. Export a folder of 50 competitor homepages in 5 minutes.

Visual Regression Testing & QA

QA engineers run the actor weekly on a list of production URLs and compare screenshots side-by-side to catch visual regressions before customers do. Combine with the Website Change Monitor actor for text-based monitoring.

Website Archiving & Compliance

Legal and compliance teams archive web pages as PNGs for regulatory filings, trademark disputes, or historical record. Full-page screenshots capture the entire page — no more "the footer was cut off."

Pre-Purchase Website Audits

Digital agencies capture client websites before a redesign project starts. Document the "before" state with timestamped, pixel-perfect screenshots.

Portfolio & Showcase Creation

Freelancers and agencies capture their work for portfolios. Screenshot client sites before they change or disappear.

⚙️ Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	—	List of URLs to capture (required)
deviceProfile	enum	desktop	desktop / mobile / tablet / custom
viewportWidth	integer	1920	Custom viewport width (if device=custom)
viewportHeight	integer	1080	Custom viewport height (if device=custom)
fullPage	boolean	true	Capture full scrollable page or just viewport
format	enum	png	png (lossless) / jpeg (smaller files)
quality	integer	80	JPEG quality (1–100), ignored for PNG
waitForTimeout	integer	3000	Extra wait time in ms for dynamic content
maxScreenshots	integer	100	Cap total screenshots per run
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Proxy settings for geo-restricted content

🚀 Performance Tips

• Use maxScreenshots to control costs — each screenshot consumes ~1–5 MB of storage
• Increase waitForTimeout (5000–8000ms) for heavy JavaScript apps like dashboards
• Set format: "jpeg" with quality: 60 for smaller file sizes when lossless quality isn't critical
• Max concurrency of 3–5 is optimal — higher values may trigger rate limiting
• Residential proxies help when capturing geo-restricted or bot-protected pages

💰 Pricing

Pay per event — you only pay for the compute resources used during the screenshot capture run. No monthly subscription fees. Each URL costs approximately 2–8 compute units depending on page complexity, with full-page captures consuming more due to scrolling and rendering time.

📦 Output Format

Screenshots are stored in Apify's key-value store as PNG or JPEG files. The dataset provides a machine-readable manifest with direct download URLs. Download individual screenshots via the public URL or export the entire dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS.

Example dataset row:

{
  "url": "https://apify.com",
  "screenshotUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/xxx/records/screenshot_1.png",
  "pageTitle": "Apify — Web Scraping & Automation Platform",
  "viewportWidth": 1920,
  "viewportHeight": 1080,
  "fullPage": true,
  "format": "png",
  "fileSize": 1240523,
  "capturedAt": "2026-06-30T12:00:00.000Z"
}

🔗 Integration Ideas

• Make + Google Drive: Auto-save screenshots to Google Drive folders organized by date
• Zapier + Slack: Get Slack notifications when a competitor's homepage changes visually
• n8n + Airtable: Build a visual monitoring database with screenshot history
• Apify Scheduler: Run daily/weekly on a fixed URL list and build a historical archive

❓ FAQ

Q: Does it capture behind-login pages? A: Not out of the box. The actor captures publicly accessible URLs. For authenticated pages, you'd need to pass session cookies.

Q: How long does each screenshot take? A: Typically 5–15 seconds per URL depending on page complexity, network speed, and the waitForTimeout setting.

Q: Are screenshots stored permanently? A: Screenshots remain in Apify's key-value store as long as your account is active. You can also download and archive them externally.

Q: Can I capture specific elements instead of the full page? A: This actor captures the full page or viewport. For element-level screenshots, consider using a custom Playwright script.

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How do I take full-page screenshots of a list of URLs in bulk?

Paste your URL list into Start URLs, keep Full Page on, and the actor captures each entire scrollable page as a PNG or JPEG, returning permanent download URLs.

Can I capture mobile screenshots of a website?

Yes. Set Device Profile to mobile to render with an iPhone 15 viewport and user-agent, or tablet for iPad Pro, so you can screenshot the responsive mobile layout.

📝 Changelog

2026-07-01

• Maintenance pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data and confirmed successful runs within the 5-minute quality window on the default input.
• Sharpened Store metadata (SEO title & description) and expanded the FAQ with high-intent, long-tail questions for easier discovery in Google and Apify Store search.
• Added ready-to-run example tasks that cover common real-world use cases.