Learn how to capture automatic screenshots of websites and upload the screenshot images to Google Drive in your Zapier automations with the PagePixels Screenshots Zapier app.
Using the PagePixels Screenshots Zapier app, you can automatically take screenshots and send the images to thousands of services, including Google Drive.
PagePixels and Zapier are free to try, and this tutorial demonstrates how to take daily screenshots of a web page and save the images to a Google Drive folder.
Zapier automation (Zap) we'll create in this tutorial:
What you'll need for this tutorial:
To capture daily screenshots of a web page and upload the images to Google Drive using Zapier:
Create a new Zap
Click "Create", then select "Zap" from the list of options.
Set up your Schedule Trigger app event
Click the Trigger button.
Click Zapier's Schedule app.
Select the Every Day app event.
Configure your desired schedule and click the Continue button.
Click Test trigger.
Click Continue with selected record to finish setting up your Trigger app event.
Set up PagePixels Take Screenshot of a Web Page Action app event
Search and select the PagePixels Screenshots app.
Select the Take a Screenshot of a Web Page Action event.
Choose or connect your PagePixels account.
Click the Continue button.
Add the URL for the page you want to capture into the Website URL field.
Configure your screenshot to your needs. For instance, to allow more time for the web page to load, you can set the Wait Time to Capture Screenshot field to 8000 ms.
Click Continue.
Click Test step. .
Preview the test response.
Upload the screenshot to Google Drive
Click the plus Add Step button.
Search for and select the Google Drive app.
Search and select the Upload file action event.
Choose or connect your Google Drive account.
Click Continue.
To upload your screenshot, click the plus button in the File field and select the Direct Link item from PagePixels.
Finish configuring your file upload. Click Continue.
Click Test Step.
Click Publish to activate your Zap automation.
EXAMPLE RESULT
Your Zapier screenshot automation is now active and will automatically capture screenshots with PagePixels and upload the images to your Google Drive on the schedule you set.
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