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How to automate full page screenshots

Learn how to automatically capture full page screenshots of web pages using PagePixels.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot tool for taking automated scheduled screenshots of the web, including screenshots of entire full web pages.

PagePixels is free to start, and below are step-by-step instructions for how to take daily full page screenshots.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you'll need:

How to take a full page screenshot

To take daily full page screenshots in PagePixels:

1

Create a screenshot

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

2

Schedule your screenshots

By default, recurring screenshots are taken every 5 minutes.

For a daily screenshot, use the input and dropdown fields to change the default values to: 1 Days

3

Add URL

Copy and paste your webpage link into the Website URL to Capture field.

For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-structure_constant

4

Check Full Page

Scroll to the Page Setup section. Tick the Full Page checkbox.

This option scrolls and takes a screenshot of the entire page.

5

Save Screenshot

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

Your scheduled full page screenshot automation is now running, and your first screenshot will be taken shortly.

What else can PagePixels do?

When you automate your full page screenshots with PagePixels, you can also:

  • Schedule full page screenshots by time interval, days of the week, time of day, and time zone using PagePixels' built-in scheduling system.
  • Automatically post full page screenshots to a Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or save the images in your Dropbox account.
  • Automate filling out forms, performing searches, applying filters to datasets, and more - all before taking a screenshot with Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
  • Automatically upload, email, and share your full page screenshots with thousands of services with the PagePixels Zapier, Make, or Power Automate integrations.
  • Dynamically display the most up-to-date screenshot on your website, data visualization tool, and app with a single Embed URL.
  • Remove elements and customize the style of your full page screenshot with PagePixels' Custom CSS feature.
  • Capture full page screenshots from different locations around the world with the Real Location Screenshots feature.
  • Convert data from third-party APIs, HTML emails, and other HTML content into full page screenshots using the Custom HTML Screenshots feature.
  • Automatically take full page screenshots and have an AI analyze the resulting images with the AI Analysis Screenshot feature.
  • Block ads and stop cookie banners from showing up in your full page screenshots.
  • Use PagePixels' Screenshots API to programmatically take scheduled and one-time full page screenshots.
  • Have AI compare and contrast your full page screenshots and other images with the Multiple Image AI Analysis endpoint of our Screenshot API.
  • Capture automatic full page screenshots of content requiring advanced authentication using the PagePixels Screenshots Chrome Extension.
  • Automate structured data extraction and AI-powered text analysis for your marketing, sales, and lead generation needs with PagePixels' Domain Research feature.

Explore 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.