GoScreenAPI Screenshot API
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Use Case 7 min read Mar 12, 2026

Building AI Agents That Can See Websites

How to integrate a screenshot API into your LLM pipeline to give AI agents visual context about any website.

How to integrate a screenshot API into your LLM pipeline to give AI agents visual context about any website.

Getting Started

The GoScreenAPI API makes it simple to capture screenshots programmatically. You need an API key (free tier available -- 250 screenshots/month) and a single HTTP POST request.

Basic Request

cURL 
curl -X POST 'https://goscreenapi.com/api/v1/screenshot' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: gsc_your_api_key' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "format": "png",
    "full_page": true,
    "async": false
  }'

Response

JSON Response 
{
  "id": "018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001",
  "status": "completed",
  "image_url": "https://cdn.GoScreenAPI.com/screenshots/abc123.png",
  "duration_ms": 1240,
  "cache_hit": false
}

Advanced Usage

GoScreenAPI supports advanced parameters including element capture with CSS selectors, dark mode rendering, custom CSS injection, and webhook notifications for async jobs.

Try it in the Playground

Test all parameters interactively without writing any code.

Open Playground ->

Next Steps