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Official Python SDK for SnapRender Screenshot API

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snaprender

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Official Python SDK for the SnapRender Screenshot API — capture pixel-perfect screenshots of any webpage with a single API call.

500 free screenshots/month — Get your API key

Features

  • Multiple output formats — PNG, JPEG, WebP, and PDF
  • Device emulation — iPhone, iPad, Pixel, and more presets
  • Dark mode — Capture pages with prefers-color-scheme: dark
  • Ad blocking — Remove ads automatically before capture
  • Cookie banner removal — Clean screenshots without consent popups
  • Smart caching — Configurable CDN cache with TTL control
  • Full-page captures — Screenshot the entire scrollable page

Install

pip install snaprender

Quick Start

from snaprender import SnapRender

snap = SnapRender(api_key="sk_live_...")

# Capture a screenshot
image = snap.capture("https://example.com")
with open("screenshot.png", "wb") as f:
    f.write(image)

# Capture with options
jpg = snap.capture(
    "https://example.com",
    format="jpeg",
    width=1920,
    height=1080,
    full_page=True,
    dark_mode=True,
    quality=95,
)

# Check cache status
info = snap.info("https://example.com")
print(info["cached"])      # True/False
print(info["expires_at"])  # ISO date string (when cached)

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

Context Manager

with SnapRender(api_key="sk_live_...") as snap:
    image = snap.capture("https://example.com")

API

SnapRender(api_key, base_url="https://app.snap-render.com", timeout=60.0)

snap.capture(url, **options) -> bytes

Option Type Default Description
url str URL to capture (required)
format str "png" "png", "jpeg", "webp", or "pdf"
width int 1280 Viewport width
height int 800 Viewport height
full_page bool False Capture full scrollable page
quality int 90 JPEG/WebP quality (1-100)
delay int 0 Wait ms after page load
dark_mode bool False Emulate dark mode
block_ads bool True Block ad networks
block_cookie_banners bool True Remove cookie banners
device str Device preset ("iphone_14", "iphone_15_pro", "pixel_7", "ipad_pro", "macbook_pro")
hide_selectors str Comma-separated CSS selectors to hide
click_selector str CSS selector to click before capture
user_agent str Custom user agent string
cache bool True Use cache
cache_ttl int 86400 Cache TTL in seconds
response_type str "json" returns metadata + base64 data URI

snap.info(url) -> dict

Check if a screenshot is cached without capturing. Returns { url, cached, cache_key, cached_at, expires_at, content_type }.

snap.usage() -> dict

Get current month's usage.

snap.usage_daily(days=30) -> dict

Get daily usage breakdown (default 30 days).

LangChain Integration

Use SnapRender as a LangChain tool for AI agents:

import os
from langchain_core.tools import tool
from snaprender import SnapRender

client = SnapRender(api_key=os.environ["SNAPRENDER_API_KEY"])

@tool
def take_screenshot(url: str, format: str = "png", dark_mode: bool = False) -> str:
    """Capture a screenshot of any website URL. Returns base64 data URI."""
    result = client.capture(
        url, format=format, dark_mode=dark_mode, response_type="json"
    )
    return result["image"]

Works with LangGraph, CrewAI, and any framework that supports LangChain tools.

Error Handling

from snaprender import SnapRender, SnapRenderError

snap = SnapRender(api_key="sk_live_...")

try:
    snap.capture("https://example.com")
except SnapRenderError as e:
    print(e.code)    # "QUOTA_EXCEEDED"
    print(e.status)  # 429
    print(e)         # "Monthly quota exceeded"

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MIT

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