# Full page screenshot (`practicaltools/apify-screenshot`) Actor This Apify actor takes full-page screenshots of web pages with support for lazy loading content and provides temporary download URLs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/practicaltools/apify-screenshot.md - **Developed by:** [Practical Tools](https://apify.com/practicaltools) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 52 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: 1.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $50.00 / 1,000 successfully captured screenshots This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## Web Screenshot Crawler - Apify Actor This Apify actor takes full-page screenshots of web pages with support for lazy loading content and provides temporary download URLs. ### Features - **Full-page screenshots**: Captures the entire page content - **Lazy loading support**: Automatically scrolls through the page to trigger lazy-loaded content - **Stealth browsing**: Uses Apify's built-in stealth capabilities - **Proxy support**: Optional proxy configuration for requests - **Temporary URLs**: Provides temporary download URLs that expire after 5 minutes - **Configurable inputs**: Customize URL and CSS selector - **Error handling**: Robust error handling with detailed logging - **Pay-per-success**: Only charges when screenshots are successfully generated ### Pricing This actor uses a **pay-per-success** model: - ✅ **Charged only on success**: You're only charged when a screenshot is successfully generated - ❌ **No charge on failure**: Failed runs (errors, timeouts, etc.) are not charged - 💰 **Cost-effective**: Pay only for what you get ### Input Parameters - **url** (required): The URL of the web page to screenshot - **selector** (optional): CSS selector to wait for before taking the screenshot. Leave empty to skip waiting and take screenshot immediately after page load. - **proxyConfiguration** (optional): Proxy configuration to use for the requests. Leave empty for no proxy. ### Output The actor returns: 1. **Dataset**: JSON data with temporary download URL, metadata, and screenshot info 2. **Temporary Screenshot**: Stored temporarily in key-value store with auto-expiration ### API Response Example ```json { "url": "https://dribbble.com/shots/26219895-Volio-Crypto-Banking-website", "screenshot": { "downloadUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/{STORE_ID}/records/temp_screenshot_1751639090941.png", "filename": "temp_screenshot_1751639090941.png", "format": "png", "size": 2731255, "expiresNote": "This URL will expire automatically after 5 minutes", "runId": "abc123" }, "timestamp": "2025-07-04T14:24:50.946Z", "status": "success" } ```` ### Usage #### Getting the Screenshot 1. **Run the actor** via API or Apify Console 2. **Get the dataset** from the actor run 3. **Download the screenshot** using the `downloadUrl` from the response 4. **URL expires** automatically when the actor run is deleted #### API Access ```javascript // Get the dataset const dataset = await apifyClient.dataset('your-dataset-id').listItems(); const result = dataset.items[0]; // Download the screenshot const response = await fetch(result.screenshot.downloadUrl); const imageBuffer = await response.buffer(); ``` ### Temporary Storage - Screenshots are stored temporarily in the key-value store - URLs expire automatically after 5 minutes - No permanent storage costs - Perfect for API integrations and temporary screenshot needs # Actor input Schema ## `url` (type: `string`): The URL of the web page to take a screenshot of ## `selector` (type: `string`): CSS selector to wait for before taking the screenshot. Leave empty to skip waiting for any specific element. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy to use for the requests. Leave empty for no proxy. ## Actor input object example ```json { "url": "https://example.com/", "selector": "", "proxyConfiguration": {} } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "url": "https://example.com/", "selector": "", "proxyConfiguration": {} }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("practicaltools/apify-screenshot").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "url": "https://example.com/", "selector": "", "proxyConfiguration": {}, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("practicaltools/apify-screenshot").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 '{ "url": "https://example.com/", "selector": "", "proxyConfiguration": {} }' | apify call practicaltools/apify-screenshot --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=practicaltools/apify-screenshot", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Full page screenshot", "description": "This Apify actor takes full-page screenshots of web pages with support for lazy loading content and provides temporary download URLs.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "QUgJyyW2v8d3Kyrct" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/practicaltools~apify-screenshot/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-practicaltools-apify-screenshot", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/practicaltools~apify-screenshot/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-practicaltools-apify-screenshot", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/practicaltools~apify-screenshot/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-practicaltools-apify-screenshot", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "title": "URL to crawl", "type": "string", "description": "The URL of the web page to take a screenshot of", "default": "https://example.com/" }, "selector": { "title": "CSS Selector to wait for (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "CSS selector to wait for before taking the screenshot. Leave empty to skip waiting for any specific element.", "default": "" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy to use for the requests. Leave empty for no proxy.", "default": {} } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```