webcap

WEB CAPTURE API · screenshots · extraction · monitoring

Screenshot any URL.
Extract data. Monitor changes.

The developer API for screenshot capture, structured extraction, and change monitoring. One HTTP call gets you PNG/JPEG/PDF screenshots, title-to-markdown extraction, or scheduled watches with webhook alerts.

webcap in action — screenshots, data, monitoring
# Capture any URL as PNG, JPEG, or PDF
curl -X POST "https://webcap.shoutsid.fyi/v1/x402/capture" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/"}'
→ 200 {"artifact":{"format":"png","bytes":48291}}

# Extract structured data — title, headings, links, markdown
curl -X POST "https://webcap.shoutsid.fyi/v1/x402/extract" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"urls":["https://example.com/"]}'
→ 200 {"results":[{"url":"https://example.com/",
      "title":"Example Domain","markdown":"# Example Domain\n..."}]}

# Free preview — no payment needed
curl "https://webcap.shoutsid.fyi/v1/extract/preview?url=https://example.com/"
→ 200 {"title":"Example Domain","wordCount":123}
How to pay: x402 micropayments (USDC on Base, gasless). Free preview: https://webcap.shoutsid.fyi/v1/extract/preview?url=...
-- Captures
-- Extracts
No API keys Required
No accounts Needed
Pay per call Card or crypto

Independently observed trust: the third-party kkj x402 Trust Index observes this service with live probes and signed evidence (observed, not a guarantee). Its records are keyed to the resource URL and derived from the CDP Bazaar, so this domain gets its own record once a paid call settles here.

Try it free

Extract any URL instantly

Paste a URL and see what webcap extracts — title, headings, links, markdown. Free: GET /v1/extract/preview. Full data: $0.01.

No sign-up needed. Results appear below instantly. Full API: $0.01 per batch of 50 URLs. Pay with crypto (USDC on Base) — gasless, instant. Payment guide ↗

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What you get

Everything you need to capture the web

One API. Three capabilities. Pay only for what you use.

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Capture

Screenshot any URL as PNG, JPEG, or PDF. Includes OG metadata for free.

$0.001/URL
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Monitor

Scheduled re-captures with webhook alerts. Detect any change, get notified.

from $0.10/100 runs

How it works

3 steps. No sign-up.

  1. Call the API.

    POST /v1/x402/capture or /v1/x402/extract. The server answers with a payment challenge.

  2. Pay.

    Pay with crypto (x402 USDC on Base) — instant, gasless, no accounts. Copy the command, paste in terminal, sign once. Payment guide.

  3. Get your result.

    Instant response. Artifact served immediately. On-chain settlement for crypto payments.

Pricing

Pay per call. No accounts.

Flat per-call prices. Compute costs covered — you pay only for the capture, settled in USDC on Base mainnet. Pay with crypto (x402 USDC). No minimums, no accounts. Buy credits.

Capture

$0.001 / URL

PNG, JPEG or PDF screenshot. OG metadata is free: GET /v1/og.

POST /v1/x402/capture

Video

$0.005 / URL

Full-page scroll capture as MP4. For demos and archiving.

POST /v1/x402/video

Capture watch

$0.10 / 100 runs

100 scheduled re-captures of a URL. Change-detection webhook on every diff.

100 × $0.001 — POST /v1/x402/watches/topup

Extract watch

$1.00 / 100 runs

100 scheduled re-extractions (title, headings, links, markdown). Webhook on change.

100 × $0.01 — POST /v1/x402/watches/topup

Also: POST /v1/x402/audit — SEO + link health for $0.001/URL. Full spec: GET /openapi.json

Start capturing the web today

No accounts. No API keys. Pay per-call with crypto.