Sahifa Screenshots API

Screenshots of a URL or HTML, ScreenshotOne compatible

Operations 2

GET /take Screenshot of a URL or HTML (ScreenshotOne compatible) #
POST /take Screenshot with a JSON body #

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OpenAPI Specification

sahifa-screenshots-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Sahifa Screenshots API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: HTML to PDF and screenshot API hosted in Saudi Arabia
  description: HTML to PDF and screenshot API hosted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  termsOfService: https://sahifa.dev/en/terms
  contact:
    name: Sahifa support
    email: support@sahifa.dev
    url: https://sahifa.dev/en/contact
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://sahifa.dev/en/terms
  x-provider: Yimello LLC (United Arab Emirates)
  x-data-residency:
    country: SA
    region: me-jeddah-1
    storage: none
    frameworks:
    - SAMA Cyber Security Framework
    - Saudi PDPL
    dpa: https://sahifa.dev/en/dpa
    details: https://sahifa.dev/en/data-residency
  x-pricing: https://sahifa.dev/en/pricing
  x-changelog: https://sahifa.dev/en/docs/changelog
  x-status: https://stats.uptimerobot.com/5fFpK4UvT9
servers:
- url: https://api.sahifa.dev
  description: Production, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (me-jeddah-1)
security:
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Screenshots
  description: Screenshots of a URL or HTML, ScreenshotOne compatible
  externalDocs:
    url: https://sahifa.dev/en/docs/screenshot
paths:
  /take:
    get:
      operationId: takeScreenshot
      tags:
      - Screenshots
      summary: Screenshot of a URL or HTML (ScreenshotOne compatible)
      description: 'Captures a public URL or an HTML document and returns the image (or PDF). Nothing is stored. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
      security:
      - apiKeyHeader: []
      - accessKey: []
      x-idempotent: true
      parameters:
      - name: url
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Public http(s) address to capture. Send exactly one of url and html.
        description: Public http(s) address to capture. Send exactly one of url and html.
        example: https://example.com
      - name: html
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          description: HTML document to capture.
        description: HTML document to capture.
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - png
          - jpeg
          - jpg
          - webp
          - pdf
          default: png
        description: ''
        example: png
      - name: image_quality
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          description: For jpeg and webp.
        description: For jpeg and webp.
      - name: omit_background
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
      - name: full_page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
        example: true
      - name: viewport_width
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1280
          maximum: 10000
        description: ''
      - name: viewport_height
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 720
          maximum: 10000
        description: ''
      - name: device_scale_factor
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          default: 1
          minimum: 0.1
          maximum: 4
        description: ''
      - name: selector
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          description: CSS selector of one element to capture; 404 if nothing matches.
        description: CSS selector of one element to capture; 404 if nothing matches.
      - name: clip_x
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: ''
      - name: clip_y
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: ''
      - name: clip_width
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: ''
      - name: clip_height
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: ''
      - name: dark_mode
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
      - name: reduced_motion
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
      - name: user_agent
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ''
      - name: authorization
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          description: Authorization header sent to the page.
        description: Authorization header sent to the page.
      - name: headers
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Name=value pairs.
        description: Name=value pairs.
      - name: cookies
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: name=value pairs.
        description: name=value pairs.
      - name: delay
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 30
          description: Seconds.
        description: Seconds.
      - name: timeout
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          description: Seconds; capped at 30.
        description: Seconds; capped at 30.
      - name: wait_until
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - load
          - domcontentloaded
          - networkidle
          - commit
          default: load
        description: ''
      - name: wait_for_selector
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ''
      - name: response_type
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - by_format
          - json
          default: by_format
        description: ''
      - name: cache
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          description: Accepted and ignored.
        description: Accepted and ignored.
      - name: block_ads
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
      - name: block_trackers
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
      - name: block_cookie_banners
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
      - name: block_chats
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: ''
      - name: hide_selectors
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: ''
      - name: block_requests
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: URL patterns, * as wildcard.
        description: URL patterns, * as wildcard.
      - name: block_resources
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - image
            - font
            - media
            - script
            - stylesheet
            - xhr
            - fetch
            - websocket
            - other
            - document
        description: ''
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Screenshot'
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Selector not found
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: source is required
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Invalid or missing API key
        '402':
          description: Monthly render allowance used up
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Monthly render allowance used up
        '408':
          description: 'Rendering timed out. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Rendering timed out
        '413':
          description: Request body over 10 MB
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Request body too large
        '429':
          description: 'Render queue full. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Render queue full, retry shortly
        '500':
          description: Rendering error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Rendering failed
        '503':
          description: 'Temporarily unavailable. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Service temporarily unavailable
    post:
      operationId: takeScreenshotPost
      tags:
      - Screenshots
      summary: Screenshot with a JSON body
      description: 'Same as GET /take, with the options in a JSON body; use it for long HTML. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
      security:
      - apiKeyHeader: []
      - accessKey: []
      x-idempotent: true
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                  description: Public http(s) address to capture. Send exactly one of url and html.
                html:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML document to capture.
                format:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - png
                  - jpeg
                  - jpg
                  - webp
                  - pdf
                  default: png
                image_quality:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 1
                  maximum: 100
                  description: For jpeg and webp.
                omit_background:
                  type: boolean
                full_page:
                  type: boolean
                viewport_width:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1280
                  maximum: 10000
                viewport_height:
                  type: integer
                  default: 720
                  maximum: 10000
                device_scale_factor:
                  type: number
                  default: 1
                  minimum: 0.1
                  maximum: 4
                selector:
                  type: string
                  description: CSS selector of one element to capture; 404 if nothing matches.
                clip_x:
                  type: integer
                clip_y:
                  type: integer
                clip_width:
                  type: integer
                clip_height:
                  type: integer
                dark_mode:
                  type: boolean
                reduced_motion:
                  type: boolean
                user_agent:
                  type: string
                authorization:
                  type: string
                  description: Authorization header sent to the page.
                headers:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Name=value pairs.
                cookies:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: name=value pairs.
                delay:
                  type: number
                  minimum: 0
                  maximum: 30
                  description: Seconds.
                timeout:
                  type: number
                  minimum: 1
                  maximum: 100
                  description: Seconds; capped at 30.
                wait_until:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - load
                  - domcontentloaded
                  - networkidle
                  - commit
                  default: load
                wait_for_selector:
                  type: string
                response_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - by_format
                  - json
                  default: by_format
                cache:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Accepted and ignored.
                block_ads:
                  type: boolean
                block_trackers:
                  type: boolean
                block_cookie_banners:
                  type: boolean
                block_chats:
                  type: boolean
                hide_selectors:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                block_requests:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: URL patterns, * as wildcard.
                block_resources:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - image
                    - font
                    - media
                    - script
                    - stylesheet
                    - xhr
                    - fetch
                    - websocket
                    - other
                    - document
            examples:
              url:
                summary: Full-page PNG of a web page, cookie banners hidden
                value:
                  url: https://example.com
                  format: png
                  viewport_width: 1280
                  viewport_height: 720
                  full_page: true
                  block_cookie_banners: true
              html:
                summary: HTML to JPEG, JSON response
                value:
                  html: <h1 dir="rtl">مرحبًا</h1>
                  format: jpeg
                  image_quality: 85
                  response_type: json
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Screenshot'
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Selector not found
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: source is required
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Invalid or missing API key
        '402':
          description: Monthly render allowance used up
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Monthly render allowance used up
        '408':
          description: 'Rendering timed out. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Rendering timed out
        '413':
          description: Request body over 10 MB
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Request body too large
        '429':
          description: 'Render queue full. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Render queue full, retry shortly
        '500':
          description: Rendering error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Rendering failed
        '503':
          description: 'Temporarily unavailable. Retrying is safe: a render has no side effects and nothing is stored, so a repeated request never creates a duplicate. Retry 408, 429 and 503 with an increasing wait (for example 2, 4 and 8 seconds); do not retry other 4xx errors.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Service temporarily unavailable
components:
  responses:
    Screenshot:
      description: The image or PDF, or JSON when response_type=json
      headers:
        X-Response-Duration:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Render time in milliseconds
        X-Quota-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Monthly render allowance of the key
        X-Quota-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Renders left this month before this request
        X-Quota-Daily-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: 'Sandbox keys only: daily render allowance'
        X-Quota-Daily-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: 'Sandbox keys only: renders left today'
      content:
        image/png:
          schema:
            type: string
            format: binary
        image/jpeg:
          schema:
            type: string
            format: binary
        image/webp:
          schema:
            type: string
            format: binary
        application/pdf:
          schema:
            type: string
            format: binary
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              success:
                type: boolean
              content_type:
                type: string
              data:
                type: string
                contentEncoding: base64
              size:
                type: integer
          example:
            success: true
            content_type: image/png
            data: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA...
            size: 48211
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
      - success
      - error
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          const: false
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable reason
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: Your API key, from https://sahifa.dev/en/account. Works on every endpoint.
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'PDFShift compatibility, /v3/convert/pdf only: user ''api'', password = your API key.'
    accessKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: access_key
      description: ScreenshotOne compatibility, /take only.
externalDocs:
  description: Documentation
  url: https://sahifa.dev/en/docs
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Sahifa
  source: https://sahifa.dev/docs/openapi.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)