Introduction

Url2Image is a screenshot service with a small ecosystem around it, built by developers for developers. Send it a web address and it opens the page in a real browser, captures it as a PNG and hosts the image on a global CDN, so you get a link you can use anywhere. Everything around turning a URL into an image is handled for you: the browser, the waiting, the cleanup, the storage and the bandwidth.

FeaturesLink to this section

• JavaScript SDK

  Install @url2image/sdk, call one function and get your image back. Made for existing Node.js projects.

• REST API

  One JSON request from any language or platform, with the same answer every time.

• File storage

  Every capture is hosted for you with a permanent link and unlimited bandwidth.

• Customization

  19 options for the viewport, device, timing, theme, headers and your own code.

• Clean captures

  Cookie banners, consent popups and chat widgets are cleared before every shot, with nothing to set up.

• Simple dashboard

  Preview every capture, see its status, keep the full history and manage your account.

• Support every day

  The team answers questions and issues by email, any day of the week, at support@azwedo.com.

• 99.9% uptime

  A service you can build on, and the credits of any capture that fails come back on their own.

How a capture worksLink to this section

Every request runs the same steps, and the whole job is capped at two minutes. If anything fails along the way, the credits go back to your account.

1. 1

   A fresh browser opens

   A new Chromium tab starts with your viewport, color scheme, user agent, locale and headers.
2. 2

   The page loads

   It loads until the step you choose with takeScreenshotWhen, with up to one minute to get there.
3. 3

   Lazy content wakes up

   The page is scrolled from top to bottom so lazy images load, every video shows a frame, and broken videos are swapped for their poster.
4. 4

   The page is cleaned up

   Cookie banners, consent popups and chat widgets are hidden, full screen overlays are removed and scrolling is unlocked.
5. 5

   Your touches are applied

   Your script and styles run, the extra wait passes, and late banners are cleared once more.
6. 6

   The image is captured and hosted

   A PNG of the viewport or the full page is uploaded to the CDN and sent back as a link and as base64.

Next stepsLink to this section

• Getting started

  Get your token and take your first screenshot.

• Capture options

  Every setting, its default and an example.