OG & social images
Render a 1200×630 card per post from an HTML template — title, author, avatar baked in at request time.
Convert raw HTML and CSS into a pixel-perfect PNG, JPEG or PDF with one API call — render on hosted Chromium, no headless browser to run yourself.
curl "https://screenshotink.com/v1/capture" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…" \
--data-urlencode html="<h1>Hello</h1>" \
-d format=png{ "image_url": "…/a3f9c2.png" }Send the HTML you already have — inline styles, web fonts, flexbox, grid, SVG — and get back a rendered image. No layout surprises: it's real Chromium, the same engine your users run.
Render a 1200×630 card per post from an HTML template — title, author, avatar baked in at request time.
Convert an invoice or receipt template into a PNG or PDF for attachments, exports and order confirmations.
Generate a personalised certificate or completion badge from a styled HTML template, named and dated per user.
Render an SVG or canvas chart wrapped in HTML into a flat image for dashboards, digests and PDF reports.
Put the raw markup in the html parameter and pick a format. Same request shape in every language.
curl "https://screenshotink.com/v1/capture" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…" \
--data-urlencode html="<h1 style='font:48px sans-serif'>Hello</h1>" \
-d width=1200 -d height=630 -d format=pngconst html = `<h1 style="font:48px sans-serif">Hello</h1>`;
const res = await fetch("https://screenshotink.com/v1/capture", {
method: "POST",
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${key}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ html, width: 1200, height: 630, format: "png" })
});
const { image_url } = await res.json();import requests
html = '<h1 style="font:48px sans-serif">Hello</h1>'
shot = requests.post("https://screenshotink.com/v1/capture",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {key}"},
json={"html": html, "width": 1200, "height": 630, "format": "png"}
).json()
print(shot["image_url"])$ch = curl_init('https://screenshotink.com/v1/capture');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_POST => true,
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Authorization: Bearer ' . $key, 'Content-Type: application/json'],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'html' => '<h1>Hello</h1>',
'width' => 1200, 'height' => 630, 'format' => 'png',
]),
]);
$shot = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
echo $shot['image_url'];Generating link previews from a layout? See generating Open Graph images. Every parameter — sizing, format, quality, full-page — is listed in the request parameters reference.
The same engine captures a live URL too — drop one in and watch it render, stamped and ready.
Your capture renders here — stamped and ready.
Pouring ink… rendering page
Capture failed
Check the URL and try again.
HTML-to-image isn't a separate product — it's the same /v1/capture endpoint you'd use for a URL. Pass html instead of url and everything else — sizing, format, quality — works the same way.
Identical requests are cached for 24 hours, so re-rendering the same template is free. Start with a free key — 100 captures a month, no card — and plans begin at $9/mo when you need more.
curl "https://screenshotink.com/v1/capture" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…" \
--data-urlencode html="<article>…</article>" \
-d format=pdf{ "image_url": "…/c71b08.pdf" }POST your markup in the html parameter to /v1/capture and get back a PNG, JPEG or PDF rendered on real Chromium. No headless browser to run yourself.
Yes — inline or linked CSS, Google Fonts and @font-face all render. The page loads exactly as Chromium would render it.
Set an exact width and height (e.g. 1200×630 for an Open Graph image) or let it auto-size, and choose PNG, JPEG or PDF.
A free API key includes 100 captures a month with no card. Paid plans start at $9/mo for 2,000 captures.