Quickstart

1. Create an account

2. Create an API key

From the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a new key. The plaintext value is shown exactly once — copy it before navigating away. If you lose it, revoke it and create a new one. Keys look like sk_live_... and are sent in the X-API-Key header on every request. See Authentication for details.

3. Capture a screenshot

curl -X POST https://api.scrnshot.site/v1/screenshots \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_live_9f2b1c7a4e6d8f0a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "format": "png"
  }'

const response = await fetch("https://api.scrnshot.site/v1/screenshots", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-API-Key": process.env.SCRNSHOT_API_KEY,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    url: "https://example.com",
    format: "png",
  }),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.image_url);

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.scrnshot.site/v1/screenshots",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["SCRNSHOT_API_KEY"]},
    json={"url": "https://example.com", "format": "png"},
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data["image_url"])

A successful capture returns 201 with the hosted image URL:

{
  "id": 4821,
  "image_url": "https://cdn.scrnshot.site/a1b2c3d4.png",
  "cached": false,
  "expires_at": "2026-08-19T12:00:00Z",
  "quota": {
    "used": 1,
    "limit": 100
  }
}

id is only present when the capture is backed by a listable/deletable record — see Screenshot options for which plans that applies to.

Next steps

Screenshot options — every parameter, with defaults and plan availability.
Caching & fresh — how results are cached and when they count against quota.
Plans & limits — the full tier comparison.

Getting Started

Guides

API Reference

1. Create an account

2. Create an API key

3. Capture a screenshot

Next steps

​1. Create an account

​2. Create an API key

​3. Capture a screenshot

​Next steps

1. Create an account

2. Create an API key

3. Capture a screenshot

Next steps