Website Screenshot & URL to PDF API (Bulk, Full Page)

Capture full-page website screenshots and convert any URL to PDF, in bulk, from a list of URLs. Formats are PNG, JPEG, WebP and PDF. The Actor opens each page in headless Chromium, writes the files to the default key-value store, and returns one dataset row per URL × format with a public file URL.

A failure on one URL becomes an error row. The run continues and finishes successfully.

What you get

• Screenshots in PNG, JPEG, or WebP, plus print-style PDFs
• Full-page or viewport captures, or a single CSS element
• Device presets: desktop 1920×1080, laptop 1366×768, iPhone 390×844, iPad 820×1180
• Cookie-banner heuristic (CSS/JS only — no paid consent service)
• Optional lazy-load scroll and optional tracker blocking
• Works on the Apify FREE plan with proxy left off. Apify Proxy is used only if you enable it.

Input

Field	What it does
urls	List of page URLs. Default and prefill: https://example.com, https://docs.apify.com.
startUrls	Optional Crawlee-style list ({ "url": "..." }). Merged with urls.
outputs	One or more of png, jpeg, webp, pdf. Default: png and pdf.
fullPage	Capture the full scrollable page for images. Default: true.
devicePreset	desktop, laptop, iphone, ipad, or custom.
viewportWidth / viewportHeight	Override the preset, or set size when devicePreset is custom.
waitUntil	load, domcontentloaded, or networkidle.
delayMs	Extra wait after load, banners, and scroll.
selector	CSS selector to screenshot one element (images only).
hideCookieBanners	Hide or click common consent banners.
scrollToLoad	Scroll the page so lazy images can load.
blockTrackers	Abort common analytics and ad-pixel hosts.
imageQuality	JPEG/WebP quality, 1–100. PNG ignores this.
pdfFormat	A4 or Letter.
landscape	Landscape PDF.
printBackground	Include CSS backgrounds in the PDF.
timeoutSecs	Navigation timeout per URL. Timed-out navigations are retried once.
maxConcurrency	Parallel pages. Keep at 1–2 on 1024 MB.
proxyConfiguration	Defaults to no proxy. Enable Apify Proxy only if you need it.

Every input field has a description in the Actor console.

Example

{
    "urls": ["https://example.com", "https://docs.apify.com"],
    "outputs": ["png", "pdf"],
    "fullPage": true,
    "devicePreset": "desktop",
    "hideCookieBanners": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}

iPhone screenshot of one element:

{
    "urls": ["https://example.com"],
    "outputs": ["png"],
    "devicePreset": "iphone",
    "selector": "h1",
    "fullPage": false
}

Sample output

One dataset row per URL × format:

{
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "finalUrl": "https://example.com/",
    "statusCode": 200,
    "title": "Example Domain",
    "format": "png",
    "fileKey": "capture-0001-example.com.png",
    "fileUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<STORE_ID>/records/capture-0001-example.com.png",
    "previewUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<STORE_ID>/records/capture-0001-example.com.png",
    "width": 1920,
    "height": 1080,
    "pageCount": null,
    "fileSizeBytes": 48210,
    "loadTimeMs": 1842,
    "capturedAt": "2026-10-31T17:10:00.000Z",
    "status": "ok",
    "error": null
}

Error rows keep the same shape. File fields are null, status is "error", and error holds the message. Those rows are not charged.

The Output tab has an Overview view and an Errors view.

Pricing

Pay-per-event. Apify platform usage (compute) is included in the event prices, so you pay only for the events below. Error rows are free.

Event	When it fires	Price
run-start	Once when the run begins	$0.0001
screenshot	Each successful PNG, JPEG, or WebP	$0.002
pdf	Each successful PDF	$0.003

Set a maximum total charge on the run if you want a hard cap. The Actor stops new paid captures when that cap is reached.

Typical cost for the default input (two URLs × PNG + PDF): one run-start, two screenshots, two PDFs — $0.0101 in total, platform usage included.

Limitations

• Cookie-banner hiding is a heuristic. Some consent dialogs, especially those inside closed shadow roots or custom iframes, will remain.
• Sites that block datacenter IPs or detect headless Chromium may return a challenge page. Enabling Apify Proxy can help on paid plans; it is off by default so FREE-plan runs work.
• Very long full-page screenshots use more memory and produce large files. Prefer a selector or a viewport capture for endless feeds.
• Login walls, CAPTCHA, and bot-management interstitials are not solved.
• networkidle can time out on pages that keep sockets open. Prefer load unless you need the extra wait.
• WebP is encoded from a PNG capture. Quality is controlled by imageQuality.
• The Actor memory range is 1024–2048 MB. High maxConcurrency on huge pages can run out of memory.

FAQ

Does this work on the Apify FREE plan?
Yes, with proxy left disabled (the default). Do not turn on Apify Proxy unless your account can use it.

What happens if one URL fails?
That URL × format is stored as an error row. Other URLs keep going. The run status stays succeeded.

How do I download the file?
Use fileUrl on the dataset row, or open the record key (fileKey) in the run’s default key-value store.

Can I capture only one element?
Set selector to a CSS selector. Image formats use that element. PDF still prints the full document.

Why is my screenshot blank or missing images?
Increase delayMs, turn on scrollToLoad, or switch waitUntil to networkidle. Some images never load without a logged-in session.

Will tracker blocking change the page?
It can, if the layout depends on those scripts. Leave blockTrackers off unless you want the speed tradeoff.

How is time measured?
Each row’s loadTimeMs is the time to produce that file after the page is ready. The log also prints per-capture durations.

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Local development

Requires Python 3.10+ and Playwright Chromium.

pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
playwright install chromium
pytest

To run the Actor locally (writes to a local storage folder):

$python -m src

Without Apify input, the same defaults as the Store form are used: example.com and docs.apify.com as PNG + PDF, full page.

This Actor does not deploy itself. Publish it from your Apify account when you are ready.