How to take screenshots of your Mastodon profile page

Learn how to automate taking screenshots of your Mastodon page with PagePixels.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot tool for automating the process of taking recurring screenshots of web pages, including screenshots of Mastodon.

PagePixels is free to start, and this tutorial demonstrates how to capture a Mastodon profile page on a once per day schedule.

Example

Before you start, you'll need:

The quickest way to start capturing a Mastodon profile page is to use the screenshot template below:

Screenshot template

Take automatic screenshots of a Mastodon profile page

Or if you prefer to set up the screenshot automation from scratch, step-by-step instructions are available in the next section.

To take daily scheduled screenshots of your Mastodon profile page:

1

Create a screenshot

Log in to your PagePixels account, and click the +Create Screenshot button.

2

Set your schedule

By default, scheduled screenshots are taken every 5 minutes.

For a daily screenshot, update the fields to: 1 Days

3

Add URL

Copy and paste your Mastodon profile page link into the Website URL to Capture field.

4

Increase Wait Time

To give the page more time to load, change the Time to wait value to: 8000

You can increase the value further if needed. Max is 20000 (unless you have the 5-minute Timeout Addon).

5

Save Screenshot

Click the green Save Screenshot button (top-right).

Your screenshot automation is officially set, and your first Mastodon screenshot will be taken shortly.

When you automate screenshots with PagePixels, you can also:

Schedule screenshots by time interval, days of the week, time of day, and time zone using PagePixels' built-in scheduling system.
Run a series of user browser actions on a web page before taking a screenshot, such as filling out a form and clicking buttons, with Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
Send scheduled screenshots to a public or private Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or save your screenshot images to your Dropbox account.
Connect PagePixels to no-code integration platforms Zapier and Make.com to automatically send, save, and email screenshots to thousands of services.
Take and have AI process your screenshot images with the AI Analysis Screenshot feature.
Compare and contrast multiple screenshots and other images with AI using the Multiple Image AI Analysis feature.
Capture screenshots from different locations around the world with PagePixels Real Location Screenshots feature.
Convert data from third-party APIs, HTML emails, and other HTML content into screenshots using the Custom HTML Screenshots feature.
Take automatic screenshots of an entire web page with the Full Page option.
Screenshot only a specific element on a web page with CSS Selector Screenshot capabilities.
Use the PagePixels Screenshot API to integrate screenshot automation into your web applications.
Automate structured data extraction and AI-powered text analysis for your marketing, sales, and lead generation needs with PagePixels' Domain Research feature.

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