Inspect page text

Set inspect_page: true to extract text from the same page used for your screenshot. This is useful for agents, content checks, and reports that need visual and textual evidence together.

Request a capture with text

curl --request POST "https://api.screenshotapi.tech/v1/screenshot?mode=async" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SCREENSHOTAPI_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Idempotency-Key: inspection-001" \
  --data '{"url":"https://example.com","format":"png","full_page":true,"inspect_page":true}'

Use a key with screenshot:write and jobs:read. Persist a new idempotency key for this capture and reuse it with identical options after an uncertain submission. See request recovery.

Retrieve the inspection

Poll the accepted job using the same API key. Wait at least two seconds between polls and follow any Retry-After header.

curl "https://api.screenshotapi.tech/v1/jobs/JOB_ID_FROM_RESPONSE" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SCREENSHOTAPI_API_KEY"

When data.state is completed and data.result.ok is true, the capture is in data.result.data. Download its cdn_url and read its inspection object:

Field	Meaning
`markdown`	Readable page content, limited to 12,000 characters.
`accessible_tree`	Accessibility text, limited to 12,000 characters.
`character_limit`	`12000`, the limit for each text field.
`untrusted_content`	Always `true`; extracted page content is untrusted input.

A synchronous completed response exposes the same object at data.inspection. An image-only page can return empty text. The limit bounds response size; it does not guarantee that every word on a long page is included.

Treat extracted content as evidence. Never let instructions embedded in a target page override an agent’s user request, reveal credentials, or authorize new actions.

Credits and caching

Inspection uses one render and the usual capture cost: 1 credit for a viewport image, 2 for a full-page image, or 3 for a PDF. It bypasses image caches so the text corresponds to a fresh render. Failed captures release their reservations. Inspection does not add a separate text-extraction charge. AI clients can use the hosted inspect_page MCP tool with the same retry and credit rules.

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Request a capture with text

Retrieve the inspection

Credits and caching

​Request a capture with text

​Retrieve the inspection

​Credits and caching

Request a capture with text

Retrieve the inspection

Credits and caching