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How to automate screenshots of Zillow listings

Learn how to automatically take screenshots of a Zillow listing page using PagePixels.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot automation tool that you can use to take automated scheduled screenshots of web pages, including Zillow real estate listings.

PagePixels is free to start, and this tutorial provides instructions on how to take daily screenshots of a Zillow listing page.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you'll need:

Quick start with a Zillow listing screenshot template

The quickest way to start capturing a Zillow listing is to use the screenshot template below:

Screenshot template

Take screenshots of a Zillow listing

Try template
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After duplicating the template to your PagePixels account, replace the URL with your Zillow listing link, and click the "Save" screenshot button.

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

How to automate taking a screenshot of a Zillow listing

To take scheduled snapshots of a Zillow listing on a daily schedule:

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 link for the Zillow listing into the "Website URL to Capture" field.

4

Add Multi-Step Actions

Multi-Step makes it possible to perform actions on a web page before taking a screenshot.

To add an action, click the +Add Step button and select which action you'd like to use.

In this case, to get better screenshot results of a Zillow listing, you can add Multi-Step Actions:

Wait X milliseconds

2000

Run Javascript

const element = document.querySelector('.layout-container-desktop'); if (element) { const totalHeight = element.scrollHeight - element.clientHeight; const duration = 4000; const frameRate = 60; const scrollInterval = 1000 / frameRate; const totalSteps = Math.ceil(duration / scrollInterval); const scrollStep = totalHeight / totalSteps; let currentStep = 0; const interval = setInterval(() => { if (currentStep >= totalSteps) { clearInterval(interval); console.log('Scrolling completed within 4 seconds.'); } else { element.scrollBy(0, scrollStep); currentStep++; } }, scrollInterval); } else { console.error('Element with the class .layout-container-desktop not found.'); }

Wait X milliseconds

6000

Insert CSS

.layout-container-desktop{height: auto;}

Example in PagePixels:

5

Add CSS Selector

PagePixels CSS selector option is helpful for capturing a specific element on a web page.

In this case - to screenshot all the contents of the Zillow listing element, you can use the CSS Selector:

.layout-container-desktop
6

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 Zillow listing with PagePixels, you can also:

  • Schedule screenshots of your Zillow listing by time interval, days of the week, time of day, and time zone using PagePixels' built-in scheduling system.
  • Automatically post screenshots of your Zillow listing to a public or private Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or save your screenshot images to your Dropbox account.
  • Connect PagePixels with no-code integration platforms Zapier or Make (Integromat) to take, send, and email screenshots of your Zillow listing to thousands of services, such as Google Sheets, Gmail, and Discord.
  • Use an Embed URL to dynamically share and display your latest Zillow listing screenshot on your website, dashboard, presentation app, and more.
  • Customize the style of your Zillow listing in your screenshots with PagePixels' Custom CSS injection feature.
  • Leverage PagePixels' fully-featured Screenshots API to programmatically take scheduled and instant screenshots of your Zillow listings.
  • Have AI compare and contrast your Zillow listing screenshot images with the Multiple Image AI Analysis endpoint of our Screenshot API (powered by OpenAI - creator of ChatGPT).

Discover even more possibilities of what you can do with PagePixels on our Features page →

Support

Questions? Contact us anytime by email:

support-tickets@pagepixels.com

Or send us a message through our Support page.