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SnapAPI: An API that turns any webpage into an image

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Give AI Agents a pair of eyes to see the web.

SnapAPI (https://snapapi.top/) is an MCP-native web screenshot and content extraction service. Send an HTTP request with a target URL and capture options, and get back a PNG, JPEG, WebP image, or PDF file — or optionally a temporary download link. No need to maintain your own browser cluster; a single call completes a full-page rendered screenshot.

What it can do

Web screenshots. Powered by real rendering with Playwright/Chromium, it fully executes JavaScript and accurately captures SPAs and lazy-loaded pages. It supports full-page long screenshots, element-specific screenshots, custom viewports and Retina resolutions, dark mode simulation, and automatic hiding of cookie popups, with an average response time under 2 seconds.

Content extraction. A second endpoint extracts webpage body content into clean Markdown and structured article data, ready for RAG, search engine indexing, and AI Agent context input — no more writing parsing rules for messy HTML.

Built for agents. Native support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets Claude, Cursor, and various autonomous Agents call the screenshot tool directly without glue code. It also works with any language or framework that can make HTTP requests.

Monitoring and archiving. Built-in scheduled screenshots, batch tasks, visual diffs, and page monitoring: retain pixel-level page snapshots on a schedule for auditing, review, and compliance archiving; automatically track page changes over time to catch visual regressions before users do. It also supports recording the entire page scroll process as a video.

Quick start

curl -X POST https://snapapi.top/v1/screenshot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com", "fullPage": true, "format": "webp"}' \
  --output capture.webp
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Results are returned directly as a file stream by default; if storage parameters are passed, a time-limited signed link is returned, suitable for frontend display and asynchronous processing. Files are stored in isolated internal object storage, and links automatically expire.

Typical use cases: enabling AI Agents to "see" webpages, automated visual regression testing, compliance evidence archiving, large-scale collection of JS-rendered pages, and supplying body content for RAG pipelines.

Start for free. See https://snapapi.top/ for documentation and API keys.

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