How to take full page screenshots

Learn how to capture a full page screenshot 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

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

Set URL

Copy and paste the URL for the website you would like to screenshot into the Website URL to Capture field.

4

Check Full Page

Tick the Full Page checkbox to take a full page screenshot.

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 full page screenshot, with Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
  • Automatically upload, email, and share your full page screenshots with thousands of services with our Zapier and Make (Integromat) 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.
  • Use PagePixels' Screenshots API to programmatically take scheduled and one-time full page screenshots.

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.