Screenshot API for Django
Capturing website screenshots from Django usually means running and scaling a headless browser yourself. With Snapraven you skip all of that — render link previews inside your Django views.
What you can build with Django
Add link-preview thumbnails to a feed, generate admin previews for submitted URLs, or attach a captured image to a model — offloading the work to Celery so requests stay fast.
Example in Django
import requests
png = requests.get(
'https://api.snapraven.app/v1/screenshot',
params={'url': url}, headers={'x-api-key': settings.SNAPRAVEN_KEY}
).content
That's the entire integration. Snapraven renders the page in a real Chromium browser and
returns a PNG or JPEG. Add fullPage=true
for the full scrollable page, or width/height for custom viewports.
💡 Tip for Django
Read the key from `settings` (env-backed), and move captures into a Celery task that saves the file to your media storage instead of blocking the view.
Why developers use Snapraven with Django
- ✓ No headless Chrome to install, run, or scale.
- ✓ A single HTTP request — works anywhere Django can make a fetch.
- ✓ Full-page capture, custom viewport, PNG or JPEG.
- ✓ Free tier with 100 requests per month to start.
Django screenshot API — FAQ
Won’t a sync request slow my view?
Yes, so move it into a Celery task and store the result, then serve the saved file from your media storage.
Where do I store the image?
Save it to a model `FileField`/`ImageField` or your configured media backend (e.g. S3) and reference the stored URL.
Other guides
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