Photography — entry 001 of 25
Screenshotlayer
Screenshotlayer (an APILayer product) is a REST API that renders any public URL into a PNG, JPEG, GIF, or WebP screenshot, with parameters for viewport size, full-page capture, and retina/2x scaling. A live GET against api.screenshotlayer.com/api/capture with a bogus access_key returns a 101 invalid_access_key JSON error rather than serving anonymously, proving every call requires a real key passed as the access_key query parameter — auth is corrected from "None" to "API Key". That same probe carried Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * even on the error response, resolving the stored "unknown" cors to "yes". screenshotlayer.com/pricing lists a Free plan alongside paid Basic/Professional/Business tiers billed annually — freemium.
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/screenshotlayer/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/screenshotlayer.svg" alt="Scored 81 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.