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getsnap

Official Python SDK for getSnap.dev — Screenshot & PDF API.

Zero dependencies. Uses only Python's standard library (urllib).

Installation

pip install getsnap

Quick Start

from getsnap import GetSnap

snap = GetSnap("sk_live_YOUR_KEY")

# Take a screenshot
result = snap.screenshot(url="https://github.com", format="png")
print(result["url"])  # CDN URL to your screenshot

Features

  • Zero external dependencies (uses urllib)
  • Python 3.8+
  • Screenshot capture (URL or HTML)
  • Binary response (raw image bytes)
  • Batch capture (up to 100 URLs)
  • Usage tracking
  • All API parameters supported: lazy_load, wait_for_selector, hide_selectors, remove_selectors, extract_text, extract_html, click_selector, scroll_to_selector, and more

API

GetSnap(api_key, base_url=None)

Create a client instance.

  • api_key — Your getSnap.dev key (starts with sk_live_ or sk_test_)
  • base_url — Custom base URL (default: https://api.getsnap.dev)

snap.screenshot(**kwargs)

Take a screenshot. Returns a dict with url, cached, request_id, and optionally extracted_text/extracted_html.

result = snap.screenshot(
    url="https://example.com",
    format="png",
    full_page=True,
    remove_popups=True,
    lazy_load=True,
    extract_text=True,
)
print(result["url"])
print(result["extracted_text"])

snap.screenshot_binary(**kwargs)

Get raw image/PDF bytes.

data = snap.screenshot_binary(url="https://example.com", format="webp", quality=90)
with open("screenshot.webp", "wb") as f:
    f.write(data)

snap.batch(urls, **kwargs)

Capture multiple URLs in one request.

result = snap.batch(
    urls=["https://github.com", "https://stripe.com", "https://vercel.com"],
    format="png",
    remove_popups=True,
)

print(f"{result['succeeded']}/{result['count']} captured")
for r in result["results"]:
    print(f"{r['source_url']} -> {r['url']}")

snap.usage()

Check current usage and quota.

usage = snap.usage()
print(f"{usage['used']}/{usage['limit']} ({usage['plan']})")

snap.status(request_id)

Check status of an async (webhook) request.

status = snap.status("req_abc123")

Error Handling

from getsnap import GetSnap, GetSnapError

snap = GetSnap("sk_live_YOUR_KEY")

try:
    snap.screenshot(url="https://example.com", format="png")
except GetSnapError as e:
    print(e.status, e.error, str(e))
    # 402, "quota_exceeded", "Monthly limit reached..."

License

MIT

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