# Website Screenshot & PDF — Full Page, Banner Blocking (`lizaraco/website-screenshot-pdf`) Actor

Capture pixel-perfect website screenshots (full-page, custom viewport, JPEG/PNG) or render URLs and raw HTML to PDF — invoices, reports, archives. Cookie-banner blocking, batch input, pay per render.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lizaraco/website-screenshot-pdf.md
- **Developed by:** [Shawn Downs](https://apify.com/lizaraco) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, AI
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 renders

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Website Screenshot & PDF — Full Page, Banner Blocking

Pixel-perfect **website screenshots** and **URL/HTML → PDF** rendering in one actor. Batch
a list of URLs, get files back with public download links — no subscription, no server to
run, pay per render. Built for automations, monitoring, archiving, and **AI agents**.

### Take full-page screenshots of any website

`mode: "screenshot"` captures the entire scroll height (or a fixed viewport) at 2×
device-scale for crisp retina output. PNG or JPEG with quality control, custom viewport
sizes for desktop/mobile framing, optional dark-mode emulation, and an extra-wait knob for
lazy-loading pages. Common **cookie/consent banners are auto-accepted and hidden** before
capture — no more GDPR popups in your screenshots.

### Convert web pages or raw HTML to PDF

`mode: "pdf"` prints any URL to paginated PDF (A4/Letter/Legal/A3, backgrounds on) — or
renders a **raw HTML string** you pass directly: invoices, reports, receipts, and
statements generated by your app or your agent, returned as a downloadable PDF in one
call.

### Output

Each render is saved to the run's key-value store and the dataset row gives you a
**public URL** plus metadata: `input, mode, key, url, bytes, title, rendered_at`. Failed
pages come back as error rows — the run itself never fails, and you only pay for
successful renders.

### Why this actor

- Full-page that actually works (banner blocking + lazy-load wait), retina-sharp output.
- One actor for both screenshots and PDFs — one integration for all your rendering.
- Never-fail batch runs with per-URL error rows.
- Pay-per-render pricing that undercuts screenshot-API subscriptions.

### Use with AI agents

MCP-friendly: agents call it to see a page, archive evidence, or emit a PDF report, and
get a stable file URL back in JSON.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to render. Each rendered page is billed as one render event.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Pages to capture.

## `rawHtml` (type: `string`):

Alternatively render this HTML string directly (invoices, reports). Used when 'urls' is empty.

## `fullPage` (type: `boolean`):

Screenshot mode: capture the entire scroll height, not just the viewport.

## `viewportWidth` (type: `integer`):

Browser viewport width in px.

## `viewportHeight` (type: `integer`):

Browser viewport height in px (screenshot without fullPage).

## `format` (type: `string`):

Screenshot mode image format.

## `jpegQuality` (type: `integer`):

Screenshot mode, jpeg only.

## `pdfFormat` (type: `string`):

PDF mode paper size.

## `blockCookieBanners` (type: `boolean`):

Auto-accept/hide common consent banners before capturing.

## `waitSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Wait after page load before capturing (lazy content, fonts, charts).

## `darkMode` (type: `boolean`):

Emulate prefers-color-scheme: dark.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "screenshot",
  "urls": [
    "https://example.com"
  ],
  "fullPage": true,
  "viewportWidth": 1280,
  "viewportHeight": 800,
  "format": "png",
  "jpegQuality": 80,
  "pdfFormat": "A4",
  "blockCookieBanners": true,
  "waitSeconds": 1,
  "darkMode": false
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://example.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lizaraco/website-screenshot-pdf").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "urls": ["https://example.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lizaraco/website-screenshot-pdf").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://example.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call lizaraco/website-screenshot-pdf --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lizaraco/website-screenshot-pdf",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hgb8gJZiUNlzOgbYk/builds/I5Qs3k3dWd2OWqNEN/openapi.json