SMRTR ProgrammingFeb 6, 2025Hacker News

An API that takes a URL and returns a file with browser screenshots

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A new web scraping API allows users to obtain website data and screenshots by sending a URL. The tool, developed by Gordon Kamer for the AI platform Abbey, uses Playwright to run websites' JavaScript and handles various scenarios like redirects and download links.

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