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Screenshot API

A screenshot of any public web page, rendered in real Chrome with JavaScript. Viewport or full page, JPEG or PNG, returned as a hosted image URL (kept 7 days) or inline base64. Respects robots.txt by default.

GEThttps://api.gridlode.com/v1/url/screenshot
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
urlrequiredstringPublic http(s) URL to capture.
full_pagebooleanCapture the whole page height (capped at 16,000 px).
Default: false
widthintegerViewport width in pixels.
Default: 1280
heightintegerViewport height in pixels.
Default: 800
formatstringImage format.
Default: "jpeg"
One of: jpeg, png
qualityintegerJPEG quality.
Default: 80
wait_msintegerExtra wait after load, for animations and lazy content.
Default: 1000
deliverystringHosted image URL (kept 7 days) or inline base64.
Default: "url"
One of: url, base64
respect_robotsbooleanRefuse URLs disallowed by the site's robots.txt.
Default: true
max_ageintegerAccept a cached answer up to this many seconds old, billed at 50%. Default 0 (always fresh).

Response fields

    Code

    curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/url/screenshot?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2F&delivery=base64&width=800&height=600" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"
    2 credits per request
    One credit is $0.001 on the smallest pack, from $0.0003 on enterprise plans.
    Half price for cached data
    Cached for up to 1 h. Pass max_age to use it.
    Failed requests are free
    Blocks, timeouts and target errors never cost credits.

    Market reference: TabAPI Screenshot 1 credit · ScreenshotOne/Urlbox $3-10 per 1k.

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    How much does the Screenshot API cost?

    2 credits per request. One credit costs $0.001 on the smallest pack and as little as $0.0003 on enterprise plans. Cached answers cost half and failed calls are free.

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