Full Page Screenshot Actor

This Apify actor captures full-page screenshots of websites. It automatically scrolls to trigger lazy-loaded content and provides temporary download URLs for the images.

Key Features

• Full-Page Capture: Takes a screenshot of the entire webpage, not just the viewport.
• Lazy Loading Support: Scrolls the page to ensure dynamic or lazy-loaded content (like images) is captured.
• Stealth Browsing: Uses Apify's built-in stealth to help avoid detection.
• Pay-Per-Success Pricing: You are only charged when a screenshot is successfully generated. Failed runs (errors, timeouts) are not charged.
• Temporary Storage: Screenshots are stored with auto-expiring URLs (5 minutes), avoiding permanent storage costs.
• Configurable: Optional proxy support and the ability to wait for a specific CSS selector.

Input Parameters

Configure the actor with these inputs:

• url (Required): The URL of the web page to screenshot.
• selector (Optional): A CSS selector. The actor will wait for this element to appear before taking the screenshot. Leave empty to capture immediately after page load.
• proxyConfiguration (Optional): Proxy configuration for the request. Leave empty for no proxy.

Output

The actor returns a dataset containing a JSON object for each screenshot. The main items are:

• screenshot.downloadUrl: A temporary URL to download the PNG file. This URL expires 5 minutes after the actor run finishes.
• screenshot.filename & screenshot.size: The generated filename and file size.
• url: The source URL that was captured.
• status: The result status (e.g., "success").
• timestamp: When the screenshot was taken.

Example API Response

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "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"
}

How to Use

Basic Workflow

1. Run the actor via the Apify Console or API.
2. Fetch the dataset from the completed run.
3. Download the screenshot using the temporary downloadUrl from the dataset item.
4. The URL will expire automatically when the actor run is deleted (after ~5 minutes).

API Access Example

To download the screenshot programmatically after a run:

// Get the dataset results
const dataset = await apifyClient.dataset('your-dataset-id').listItems();
const result = dataset.items[0];

// Download the image using the temporary URL
const response = await fetch(result.screenshot.downloadUrl);
const imageBuffer = await response.buffer();
// Save or process imageBuffer

Notes on Storage

Screenshots are stored temporarily in the run's key-value store. This is ideal for API integrations where you process or transfer the image immediately, as it incurs no long-term storage fees. Remember to download the file before the URL expires.