WebLense

There is a cascade of URL-To-Image APIs out there. Most of them are pricey, overly-complicated, non-opensource and you don’t have control of the image files. WebLense takes care of this. WebLense is a self-hosted Url-To-Image API.

How To Use WebLense

Updated on January 30th, 2018

Using WebLense is incredibly simple.

or

or

git clone https://github.com/clarkhacks/WebLense.git
cd WebLense
npm install && npm start

API

Use Lense endpoint for API calls.

GET	Required	Function
url	Yes	URL To Capture
width	No	End Width
height	No	End Height
delay	No	Delay Screenshot
json	No	Return Json

Examples

Web

https://projectid.herokuapp.com/lense?url=https://clarkhacks.com/blog&width=1920&height=720

jQuery

$.get('https://projectid.glitch.me/lense',
{ url: 'https://clarkhacks.com' },
function(data) {
    ...

Out of Space?

Glitch Projects are allowed 128mb of space. The WebLense app takes up ~40mb with captured images taking up the rest.

Options

• Clear sites Folder
• Host WebLense somewhere else.

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