# Website Screenshot API: Full-Page & Bulk (`mystique-lab/website-screenshot`) Actor

Full-page website screenshots in bulk: lazy images loaded, sticky headers fixed, many cookie banners hidden, emoji and Asian text rendered. PNG or JPEG plus optional PDF, device presets, element or crop. $5 per 1,000; +$0.01 per image over 8,000 px (PNG: 4,000 px). Failed pages are free.

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

from $5.00 / 1,000 screenshots

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: Full-Page & Bulk

Get the full scrolled page, not just the top of it (up to 8,000 px tall by default; raise `maxHeight` to 30,000 for longer pages). This actor scrolls each page to load lazy images, keeps sticky headers from repeating down the shot, hides many common cookie banners (some sites' own consent walls may still show), and renders emoji and Asian-language text properly. Send a list of URLs and it captures them in parallel, as PNG, JPEG or PDF, with options for width, height, device presets, a single element or a fixed crop. You pay $5 per 1,000 successful screenshots ($0.005 each), plus $0.01 for each very large image (taller than 8,000 px, or a PNG taller than 4,000 px). There's no start fee, and failed and fully blank pages are free. Only `urls` is required; every other setting has a sensible default.

![Demo: input, run log, dataset row, then the full-page output](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/cRIPJiTuB8saU3ee6/records/website-screenshot-demo.gif)

### What you get

- **Devices:** desktop (1920×1080), laptop (1366×768), tablet or mobile, or your own width and height.
- **Full page or visible area.** You can also capture just the top N pixels, or just one element by CSS selector (e.g. `#pricing`).
- **Formats:** JPEG (default) or PNG, plus an optional PDF of the page.
- **Clean shots:** many common cookie banners hidden, fixed headers and chat widgets fixed, or hide any elements you list. Dark mode is available.
- **Emoji and CJK fonts** render correctly (no empty boxes).
- **Speed:** one browser with parallel tabs. Short pages take a few seconds; long, image-heavy pages (10,000+ px tall) can take 1–2 minutes each at 2 GB memory.
- **Sizes:** mobile and tablet render at 2× pixel density; `maxHeight` is in output pixels and the width never exceeds the device width.
- **Hard time limit per URL** (2 × `timeoutSecs` + 30 s), so one stuck page can't hang your run.

![Visible area only vs full page, same scale](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/cRIPJiTuB8saU3ee6/records/website-screenshot-before-after-full-page.png)

### Input example

```json
{ "urls": ["https://apify.com", "stripe.com"], "device": "desktop", "fullPage": true, "format": "jpeg" }
```

### Output

**One dataset row per screenshot**, with:

- `screenshotUrl` (a direct image link);
- `title`, `status`, `pageHeight`, `truncated`, `bytes`, `ms`;
- `pdfUrl` if you asked for a PDF.

The images are stored in the run's key-value store.

**The `SUMMARY` record** lists any URLs that failed and why. They aren't charged.

### Pricing

**$0.005 per successful screenshot ($5 per 1,000).** There's no start fee, and failed and fully blank pages are free.

**Large captures: +$0.01 each, so $0.015 in total for that screenshot.** Charged when the saved image is taller than 8,000 px, or is a PNG taller than 4,000 px. This can happen when you raise `maxHeight`, pick PNG for a long page, set a tall `clipHeight`, or capture a tall element. The default (JPEG, full page cut at 8,000 px) never adds it. The row shows `largeCapture: true`.

Set "Maximum cost per run" to cap spend.

### Tips and limits

- **Very long pages** are cut at `maxHeight` (8,000 px by default; set it up to 30,000 for the true full page; images over 8,000 px add the $0.01 large-capture charge). The row shows `truncated: true`.
- **Pages behind logins, or that block automated browsers**, may fail. Those are free and listed in `SUMMARY`.
- **Not right?** Try `waitUntil: networkidle` or a longer `delayMs` for slow pages.
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# Actor input Schema

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

Pages to capture. 'example.com' works too.

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

Viewport size and device type.

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

Capture the whole page, scrolling first so lazy images load.

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

JPEG (default, smaller and faster) or PNG (lossless).

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

JPEG quality, 1–100.

## `pdf` (type: `boolean`):

Also save a PDF of each page.

## `selector` (type: `string`):

e.g. #pricing or .hero. Leave empty for the page.

## `clipHeight` (type: `integer`):

0 = off. E.g. 1500 to capture just the top of the page.

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

Overrides the device width.

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

Overrides the device height (visible-area screenshots).

## `maxHeight` (type: `integer`):

Very long pages are cut at this height (in output pixels). Default 8,000; raise it (up to 30,000) for the true full page. Images taller than 8,000 px, or PNGs taller than 4,000 px, add a $0.01 large-capture charge.

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

Hide common cookie/consent banners.

## `fixStickyHeaders` (type: `boolean`):

Stops fixed headers and chat widgets from repeating or covering content on full-page shots.

## `hideSelectors` (type: `array`):

CSS selectors to hide, e.g. .chat-widget

## `darkMode` (type: `boolean`):

Render with prefers-color-scheme: dark.

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

Which page event to wait for before capturing.

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

Extra wait after load, before the screenshot.

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

Give up on a page after this many seconds (free).

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

0 = automatic (about 1 tab per GB of memory). Higher values can time out on big pages.

## `debug` (type: `boolean`):

Log per-step timings for each page.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://apify.com",
    "https://news.ycombinator.com"
  ],
  "device": "desktop",
  "fullPage": true,
  "format": "jpeg",
  "quality": 80,
  "pdf": false,
  "clipHeight": 0,
  "maxHeight": 8000,
  "hideCookieBanners": true,
  "fixStickyHeaders": true,
  "darkMode": false,
  "waitUntil": "load",
  "delayMs": 1000,
  "timeoutSecs": 60,
  "concurrency": 0,
  "debug": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `screenshots` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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://apify.com",
        "https://news.ycombinator.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mystique-lab/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://apify.com",
        "https://news.ycombinator.com",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mystique-lab/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://apify.com",
    "https://news.ycombinator.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call mystique-lab/website-screenshot --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mystique-lab/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/bRJ4VZUbIgXiDyhkP/builds/fRgnvIbA9MYffIeOM/openapi.json