Website Screenshot API: URL to PNG or JPEG, Full Page

Get a screenshot of any public web page from its URL. Give a list of links, pick full page or viewport, width and height, PNG or JPEG, and get one flat result row per page plus the image in the run's key-value store with a public link. No browser to run, no proxies to manage.

What does Website Screenshot API do?

It opens each public page in a real browser, waits for it to load, and saves an image of it. Use it for page archives, visual change checks, link previews, reports, QA evidence and thumbnails. Run it from the Apify Console, on a schedule, or through the Apify API.

What do you get?

Per page: the image link and key, width, height, size in bytes, format, whether it was a full-page shot, and an error code if the page failed. The platform exports the rows as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.

How to take screenshots in 5 steps

1. Open the actor and paste your page URLs (the example https://example.com works as it is).
2. Choose Full page if you want the whole scrolling page.
3. Set width and height, and PNG or JPEG.
4. Press Start.
5. Open the Results table and click the image, or download the dataset.

Input

{
  "urls": ["https://example.com"],
  "fullPage": false,
  "width": 1280,
  "height": 800,
  "format": "png"
}

Field	Notes
urls	Public http(s) pages, up to 100 per run. Duplicates are removed. Private, internal and IP-address hosts are refused.
fullPage	Default off. On: the whole page, cut at 10,000 px (heightCapped says so).
width, height	Viewport in CSS px: 320 to 1920 wide, 200 to 1600 high. Default 1280 x 800.
format, quality	png (default) or jpeg; JPEG quality 1 to 100, default 80.
delayMs	Extra wait after the page has loaded, 0 to 5000 ms, for late content.
darkMode	Ask for the dark colour scheme, for sites that support it.

Output sample

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "status": "captured",
  "imageUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<store-id>/records/001-example-com.png",
  "imageKey": "001-example-com.png",
  "width": 1280,
  "height": 800,
  "bytes": 17534,
  "format": "png",
  "fullPage": false,
  "heightCapped": false,
  "errorCode": null,
  "error": null
}

status is captured, failed or invalid_input. On a failed row the image fields are empty, errorCode is a short code (for example blocked_target for a private or internal address, invalid_url, timeout, output_too_large for an image over 8 MB) and error says why. Failed and invalid pages are not charged.

Use it from Google Sheets or a no-code tool

1. Put one web page address per row in a sheet column, copy the column and paste it into the input.
2. Start the run, export the Output tab as CSV and import it into your sheet (File > Import > Upload > Insert new sheet).
3. Each row's imageUrl links to the screenshot; bring it next to each address with XLOOKUP on the url column, or show it in the cell with =IMAGE(...).

Apify also connects actors to Make, Zapier and n8n, so an automation can capture pages on a schedule and save the images to cloud storage.

Use it from Claude, Cursor or another MCP client

Add Apify's MCP server with this actor as a tool: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tanod/website-screenshot. Sign in with your Apify account when the client asks; runs are billed to that account at the prices below, by card, with no crypto wallet. Your assistant can then call it in a chat or agent loop.

Pricing: how much will it cost?

Pay per event, with no subscription:

Event	Price
Screenshot taken (screenshot-taken)	$5 per 1,000 ($0.005 each; $0.004 on Gold and higher Apify plans)
Actor start	Apify's default start fee

Only captured screenshots are charged. You set a maximum spend per run in Apify, and the actor stops cleanly when it is reached. 100 screenshots cost $0.50 plus the start fee.

FAQ

Can I use it through the API? Yes. Every Apify actor has an API: start a run, then read the dataset items. See the API tab of this page for ready-made code in JavaScript, Python and cURL.

Can an AI agent use it (MCP)? Yes. Apify's MCP server exposes actors as tools, so an agent can call this actor with a list of URLs and read the image links from the dataset.

Can an AI agent pay for it without an Apify account? Yes. It runs with limited permissions, so an AI agent can buy a prepaid Apify token with USDC over x402 (Base or Solana; at least USD 1, valid 14 days) and run it. See Apify's x402 docs.

Is it legal? It captures only public pages that anyone can open. There are no logins, no cookies and no private networks. You are responsible for how you use the images and for respecting the terms of the sites you capture; ask a lawyer if you are unsure. Private, internal and IP-address hosts are refused.

Which formats are supported? PNG and JPEG. WebP and PDF output are not offered.

It is not working. What now? Check the row's errorCode and error. Pages that block automated browsers, need a login, or take very long to load can fail; failed pages are free. Try a longer delayMs, or open an issue on the Issues tab and include the URL and run link.

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