Authentication

Every request must include a valid API key. Find yours in the Dashboard → API Keys section.

Option 1: Authorization header (recommended)

Pass your key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. This keeps the key out of server logs and browser history.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Option 2: Query parameter

Append access_key=YOUR_API_KEY to the request URL. Convenient for quick testing but avoid in production as keys can appear in logs.

https://screenshotcore.com/api/v1/screenshot?access_key=YOUR_KEY&url=https://example.com

Note: The API key must be in the header or query string — passing it inside a JSON or form body is not supported. All other capture parameters can be passed in any format.

Requests with a missing or invalid key receive 401 Unauthorized.

Code Examples

# Option 1: Bearer token header (recommended)
curl "https://screenshotcore.com/api/v1/screenshot?url=https://example.com" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --output screenshot.png

# Option 2: Query parameter
curl "https://screenshotcore.com/api/v1/screenshot?access_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://example.com" \
  --output screenshot.png

Option 1: Authorization header (recommended)

Option 2: Query parameter

Code Examples

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