Can you recommend a good screenshot API ?

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what I mean by "good":

*** does not get blocked by Cloudflare (I get mad of some API that return me over and over the same screenshot of Cloudflare :weep: )
** stops popups/cookies big banner before taking the screenshot (at least the big ones, or the ones darkening completely the rest of the screen)
* pay by paypal is a plus

I have tried several, ... probably had no luck with my picks
Thanks,
F
 
Though it depends on specific needs. You may try with ScreenshotAPI.net it also accepts PayPal.
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On the Cloudflare wall, I completely understand you—I've been there and rage-clicked that. Screenshotapi.net has been working well for me lately; it blocks the majority of cookies and popups by default and doesn't frequently choke on Cloudflare. Though far superior to most I tried, it's not flawless. Additionally, they accept PayPal. Worth trying!
 
That kind of issue usually happens when screenshot APIs operate from flagged or reused IPs. To bypass Cloudflare challenges and cookie overlays, the best route is a full headless browser setup, combined with clean mobile IPs , the kind that looks organic and fresh to detection systems.
Many custom setups use mobile proxies exactly for this reason: Cloudflare sees a real device behind the request and doesn’t trigger challenges. You can also pre-load scripts to auto-close cookie banners or popups before taking the screenshot, often done with Puppeteer , mobile proxy , fingerprint control.
 
Hey,
If you want to capture website screenshots programmatically, a screenshot API can be very useful. These APIs let you take full-page or partial screenshots, choose the image format (like PNG or JPEG), and even set custom sizes or viewports. One example you can explore is this https://geekflare.com/api/screenshot/. It provides easy integration and reliable performance, making it suitable for tasks like creating previews, testing websites, or generating thumbnails automatically.
I hope this will help :)
 
You should definitely check out scrapeninja or browserless since they handle those cloudflare headaches and popups way better than the generic ones. Most of these devs just use those for their own projects and swear by them, so they're probably your best bet to stop wasting time on broken screenshots
 
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