# URL Screenshot API — Full Page, PDF & Mobile (`qualifyops/url-screenshot-pro`) Actor

Capture any URL as PNG, JPEG or PDF with a screenshot API built for automation. Full-page screenshots, mobile and desktop viewports, retina output, lazy-load scrolling, cookie-banner dismissal, and CSS element capture. Pay only for successful captures; errors and timeouts are free.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/qualifyops/url-screenshot-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [QualifyOps](https://apify.com/qualifyops) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 9 total users, 8 monthly users, 77.5% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 screenshot captureds

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

## Screenshot URL API — Full-Page, PDF & Device Screenshots

Turn any URL into a **PNG, JPEG, or PDF** — reliably. Built to fix the things that
break other screenshot tools: cut-off pages, cookie banners covering the content,
missing lazy-loaded images, and no PDF option.

### What you get

- **One public image link per URL** in the output table — hotlink it, download it, pipe it into your app.
- **Full-page capture** that auto-scrolls first, so lazy-loaded images and infinite feeds actually render.
- **Cookie / consent banners dismissed automatically** before the shot (the #1 reason screenshots look wrong).
- **PNG, JPEG, and PDF** output.
- **Device & retina sizing** — set viewport width/height and 1x/2x/3x pixel density (mobile or desktop).
- **Single-element screenshots** via a CSS selector (`#hero`, `.pricing-table`).
- **Failures are free** — a timeout or dead URL emits an error row and is **never charged**.

### Pricing

**Pay per successful screenshot.** You are charged only for images actually captured.
Timeouts and errors cost nothing.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `urls` | One or more page URLs (each → one image/PDF). |
| `format` | `png`, `jpeg`, or `pdf`. |
| `fullPage` | Capture the whole scrollable page (default on). |
| `dismissCookieBanners` | Auto-accept common cookie/consent popups (default on). |
| `selector` | Optional CSS selector to shoot one element. |
| `viewportWidth` / `viewportHeight` | Browser size — `390` mobile, `1920` desktop. |
| `deviceScaleFactor` | `1` normal, `2` retina, `3` for 3x. |
| `waitUntil` / `delayMs` | When to capture; extra settle time for animations/fonts. |
| `jpegQuality` | 1–100 (JPEG only). |
| `timeoutSecs` | Per-URL timeout. |

### Output

One dataset row per URL:

```json
{
  "url": "https://stripe.com",
  "status": "ok",
  "format": "png",
  "title": "Stripe | Financial Infrastructure...",
  "bytes": 842113,
  "consentDismissed": true,
  "fileKey": "0001-https-stripe-com.png",
  "screenshotUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<id>/records/0001-https-stripe-com.png",
  "capturedAt": "2026-07-07T..."
}
```

### Use it from code or an agent

Call it via the Apify API / MCP, pass a list of URLs, read `screenshotUrl` from each
output row. Ideal for monitoring, thumbnails, archiving, visual diffs, and agent
tools that need to "see" a page.

# Actor input Schema

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

One or more web page URLs. Each produces one image (or PDF) with a public link in the output.

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

png (lossless), jpeg (smaller), or pdf (full document).

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

Capture the entire scrollable page (auto-scrolls to trigger lazy-loaded images). Off = just the viewport.

## `dismissCookieBanners` (type: `boolean`):

Auto-click common cookie/consent 'Accept' buttons before capture so they don't cover the page.

## `selector` (type: `string`):

CSS selector to screenshot a single element instead of the page (e.g. '#hero', '.pricing-table').

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

Browser width. Use 390 for mobile, 1920 for desktop.

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

Browser height (ignored dimension-wise when Full page is on).

## `deviceScaleFactor` (type: `integer`):

1 = normal, 2 = retina/2x, 3 = 3x. Higher = sharper, larger files.

## `waitUntil` (type: `string`):

When to consider the page loaded before capture.

## `delayMs` (type: `integer`):

Additional wait after load — useful for animations/fonts settling.

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

1–100, only used when format is JPEG.

## `timeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Give up on a URL after this many seconds (emits a free error row).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://news.ycombinator.com",
    "https://stripe.com"
  ],
  "format": "png",
  "fullPage": true,
  "dismissCookieBanners": true,
  "viewportWidth": 1920,
  "viewportHeight": 1080,
  "deviceScaleFactor": 1,
  "waitUntil": "networkidle",
  "delayMs": 500,
  "jpegQuality": 85,
  "timeoutSecs": 60
}
```

# 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://news.ycombinator.com",
        "https://stripe.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("qualifyops/url-screenshot-pro").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://news.ycombinator.com",
        "https://stripe.com",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("qualifyops/url-screenshot-pro").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://news.ycombinator.com",
    "https://stripe.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call qualifyops/url-screenshot-pro --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/m7ir378i36ALdaKCy/builds/P5LB0RvAKjOOnUfEX/openapi.json