Guides
The guides show how to finish one task with the RenderScreenshot API. The parameter and endpoint pages tell you what each option does. A guide tells you which options to combine, in what order, and how to check the result.
Guides by job
Find the job you need to do, then open the guide for it:
- Capture. Full pages, single elements, mobile devices and HTML you send in the request. Reference: capture parameters and viewport.
- Wait. Single-page apps, lazy images and web fonts that load after the first paint. Reference: wait parameters.
- Block. Cookie banners, ads, chat widgets and trackers. Reference: blocking.
- Authenticate. Pages behind a login, basic auth or custom headers. Reference: network parameters.
- Output. PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF and PDF, with size and quality trade-offs. Reference: output options and PDF.
- Deliver. Cache URLs, your own storage and webhooks. Reference: caching, storage and webhooks.
- Scale. Batch jobs, rate limits and retries. Reference: batch endpoint and rate limits.
Before you start
If you have not made a request yet, read the quick start first. If a capture looks wrong, the troubleshooting page lists the common causes.