Page to PDF & Screenshot

Turn a list of web pages, or your own HTML, into PDF files and PNG screenshots in one run. You get one result row per input, with links to the files and a clear error message for any page that could not be captured.

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Try it: copy-paste input

A list of URLs, as PDF and PNG:

{"urls": [{"url": "https://example.com"}], "outputs": ["pdf", "png"]}

Your own HTML, as a Letter-size PDF:

{"html": [{"name": "invoice", "html": "<h1>Invoice 42</h1>"}], "outputs": ["pdf"], "pageFormat": "Letter"}

What does Page to PDF & Screenshot do?

• Opens each URL in a real Chromium browser and saves it as a PDF, a PNG screenshot, or both.
• Renders raw HTML you paste in (for example an invoice or report template) without needing a URL. Raw HTML is rendered offline: every network request it would make is blocked, so inline your CSS and use data: URLs for images.
• Lets you choose when to capture: wait for load, domcontentloaded or networkidle, add an extra delay, and hide elements such as cookie banners with CSS selectors.
• Saves every file to the run's key-value store and puts its link in the dataset, so you can download files or pass the links on to another tool.
• Records an error row for any page that fails (any 4xx or 5xx status, a timeout or a load failure) and moves on to the next one.

It does not log in, accept cookies or session data, solve CAPTCHAs or get around bot checks, rotate proxies, or extract text or data from pages.

How to use it

1. Add your page URLs under URLs (up to 1,000), or add HTML under HTML with a name for each item (up to 100). If you only use HTML, leave URLs empty.
2. Pick the outputs: PDF, PNG or both (default both).
3. Optional: set the page format, margins, viewport size, wait condition, delay and timeout.
4. Start the run.
5. Open the dataset: each row has pdfUrl and pngUrl links, or an error if the page failed.

Input

Field	What it does	Default
urls	Pages to capture, up to 1,000; may be empty when html is given	none (prefilled with https://example.com)
html	Optional list of {name, html} items, up to 100, rendered offline (inline CSS, data: URLs for images)	none
outputs	pdf, png or both	both
pageFormat	PDF page size: A4 or Letter	A4
landscape	PDF in landscape orientation	false
printBackground	Include background colours and images in the PDF	true
marginMm	PDF margin in millimetres	10
viewportWidth / viewportHeight	Browser window size for the PNG, in pixels	1280 / 800
fullPage	Capture the whole page height in the PNG (cut at 16,000 px)	true
waitUntil	When the page counts as ready: load, domcontentloaded or networkidle	load
delayMs	Extra wait before capture, 0–10,000 ms	0
timeoutSecs	Time allowed per page, up to 60 seconds	30
hideSelectors	CSS selectors to hide before capture, e.g. cookie banners	none

Output

One dataset row per input:

{
  "input": "https://example.com",
  "finalUrl": "https://example.com/",
  "httpStatus": 200,
  "title": "Example Domain",
  "pdfUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<store-id>/records/<file-key>.pdf",
  "pngUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<store-id>/records/<file-key>.png",
  "pdfBytes": 0,
  "pngBytes": 0,
  "ms": 0,
  "filesCharged": 2,
  "error": null,
  "note": null
}

filesCharged is the number of files you were charged for on that row. note gives extra information, for example PNG cut at 16,000 px height. A failed row has error set (for example a timeout or an HTTP 403) and no file links. Numbers above are placeholders; the sample output on this page shows a real run.

How much will it cost?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Price
Each PDF or PNG file created	$0.003 (= $3 per 1,000 files)
Run start (Apify default)	$0.00005 per GB of run memory, at least 1 GB; at the default 2 GB = $0.0001 per run

Failed pages are not charged: a file is charged only after it is saved.

Example run	Files	Cost of files
100 pages as PDF + PNG	200	$0.60
1,000 pages as PDF only	1,000	$3.00
A page that fails	0	$0.00

Add the run start to each run (at the default 2 GB memory: $0.0001, so the first example is $0.6001 in total). You can set a maximum cost per run in Apify; when it is reached, the run stops starting new work and lists the items it could not charge for with a note instead of results.

Limits

• Up to 1,000 URLs and 100 HTML items per run.
• Up to 60 seconds per page (default 30).
• Pages that answer 401, 403 or 429, or another 4xx/5xx status, are not captured; they show up as error rows.
• A bot-check or login page that answers with status 200 is not detected: it is captured as it appears and charged like any other page.
• Full-page PNGs are cut at 16,000 px height; the row's note says so.
• Very long or heavy pages can hit the timeout; raise timeoutSecs or turn off fullPage.

FAQ

Which pages can I capture? Only pages you own or have the right to copy; you are responsible for how you use the files. The Actor does not log in, take cookies or passwords, or get around bot checks or CAPTCHAs. A page that answers with an error status (such as 401 or 403) gives an error row. A login or block page that answers with status 200 is captured as it appears, so check your results.

What happens when a page fails? You get a row with error set (for example a timeout or an HTTP 403) and no file links, and the run moves on to the next page. Nothing is charged for that page: only saved files are charged ($0.003 each), plus the run start.

Can I run it from the API or on a schedule? Yes. Like any Actor, you can start it through the Apify API or client libraries, run it on an Apify schedule, or connect it to other tools with Apify integrations. These are Apify platform features; the input is the same JSON as above.

Why is my screenshot missing content that loads late? Set waitUntil to networkidle, or add a delayMs of a few seconds, so slower content has time to appear.

How do I remove cookie banners or pop-ups? Add their CSS selectors to hideSelectors. They are hidden before the PDF or PNG is made.

Can I turn my own HTML into a PDF? Yes. Put it in the html field with a name (up to 100 items per run). You do not need to host it anywhere. It is rendered offline, so inline your CSS and use data: URLs for images.

Use cases

• Archive your own web pages or published reports as PDFs.
• Turn HTML templates (invoices, certificates, reports) into PDFs.
• Take full-page screenshots of your sites for design reviews or change records.
• Add page snapshots to a workflow that already runs on Apify.

Rights and disclosure

Capture only pages you own or have the right to copy; you are responsible for how you use the files.

Built and maintained by AI agents at Nightshift Labs, checked by tests.