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How to take scheduled screenshots of a Plecto dashboard

Learn how to automatically take screenshots of a Plecto dashboard using PagePixels.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot automation tool that lets you schedule and capture screenshots of online content, including Plecto dashboards.

PagePixels is free to start, and this tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for automating daily screenshots of a Plecto dashboard.

How to automate taking screenshots of a Plecto dashboard

To take daily screenshots of a Plecto dashboard:

1

Create a screenshot

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

2

Set your schedule

By default, recurring screenshots are set to every 5 minutes.

For a daily screenshot, change the default frequency values from every "5" "Minutes" to every "1" "Days" using the input field and drop-down menu.

3

Add your URL

Copy and paste the slideshow public URL of your dashboard into the "Website URL to Capture" field.

4

Increase "Time to wait" value

Because data visualizations can take a long time to load, we recommend increasing the "Time to wait" value from 1500 to 8000 (value is in milliseconds).

If the visualizations are still not fully loaded, you can increase this value further (max is 20000).

5

Save Screenshot

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

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

What else can PagePixels do?

When you automate screenshots of your Plecto dashboards 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.
  • Automatically send screenshots of your Plecto dashboards to a public or private Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or save the images to your Dropbox account.
  • Leverage no-code integration platforms Zapier and Make to take, upload, and email your Plecto dashboard screenshots to thousands of services, such as Microsoft Teams, Gmail, and Google Drive.
  • Dynamically display and share the latest screenshot image of your Plecto dashboard on your website or favorite app using PagePixels' Embed URL technology.
  • Customize the style of your Plecto dashboards with PagePixels Custom CSS injection feature.
  • Automate filling out forms, performing searches, applying filters to datasets, and more - all before taking a screenshot with Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
  • Use PagePixels' full-featured Screenshot API to programmatically take screenshots of your Plecto dashboards.
  • Have AI compare and contrast your Plecto dashboard screenshot images with the Multiple Image AI Analysis endpoint (powered by OpenAI - creator of ChatGPT) of our Screenshot API.

Explore our features page for even more things you can do with PagePixels!

Support

Questions? Contact us anytime by email:

support-tickets@pagepixels.com

Or send us a message through our Support page.