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How to generate a Screenshot from any Website

Name: How to generate a Screenshot from any Website
Uploaded: 2026-04-23T21:04:16+00:00
Duration: 7 min 43 s

browserless

Learn how to take a website screenshot in code using two Browserless methods: the /screenshot REST API for a single POST-to-PNG flow, and Puppeteer on Browsers as a Service for full programmatic control. This video walks through a demo of each one and shows when to pick which.

What you'll learn:

1) Why page.screenshot returns blank images on modern websites

2) How to take a full-page screenshot with a single API call using /screenshot

3) How to render HTML directly into a screenshot without a URL

4) How to connect Puppeteer to Browserless BaaS and call page.screenshot

5) How to capture a single element on the page using a CSS selector

6) When to use the REST Screenshot API vs Puppeteer for your screenshot workflow

Check out Browserless: https://www.browserless.io/?utm_source=youtube

Additional Links:

- Screenshot API docs: https://docs.browserless.io/rest-apis/screenshot-api

- Browsers as a Service quickstart: https://docs.browserless.io/baas/start

- Blog on PDF and screenshot generation: https://www.browserless.io/blog/how-browserless-makes-pdf-generation-and-screenshots-simple-with-api-endpoints