Screenshot & Web Rendering API
POST /api/v1/capture. Bearer key. Same fields as Studio — including format mp4 for a 5–15s scroll preview. Full documentation lives on Docs. This page is the API landing.
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer $ANEARST_KEY. Keys are hashed at rest. Never embed a live key in public JavaScript.
Request
curl -X POST '$ORIGIN/api/v1/capture' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $ANEARST_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com",
"device": "desktop",
"width": 1440,
"height": 900,
"scale": 1,
"mode": "viewport",
"format": "png",
"dark_mode": false,
"block_ads": true,
"block_cookies": true,
"hide_chats": true,
"disable_animations": true,
"js_enabled": true,
"delay_ms": 400,
"wait_until": "networkidle"
}'Response
{
"capture": {
"id": "cap_…",
"file_url": "https://…/api/v1/files/cap_….png",
"credits": 1
},
"report": {
"status": 200,
"durationMs": 1820,
"waitStrategy": "networkidle"
}
}Error
{
"error": "That URL is not allowed.",
"hint": "Use a public http or https URL. Local and private networks are blocked."
}Rate limits and credits match the live capture route. See Docs for plan limits, monitoring, and visual regression.