● 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.
# 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=...
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.
What you get
Everything you need to capture the web
One API. Three capabilities. Pay only for what you use.
Capture
Screenshot any URL as PNG, JPEG, or PDF. Includes OG metadata for free.
$0.001/URLExtract
Structured JSON: title, headings, links, paragraphs, markdown. Batch up to 50 URLs.
$0.01/batchMonitor
Scheduled re-captures with webhook alerts. Detect any change, get notified.
from $0.10/100 runsHow it works
3 steps. No sign-up.
- Call the API.
POST
/v1/x402/captureor/v1/x402/extract. The server answers with a payment challenge. - Pay.
Pay with crypto (x402 USDC on Base) — instant, gasless, no accounts. Copy the command, paste in terminal, sign once. Payment guide.
- 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
PNG, JPEG or PDF screenshot. OG metadata is free: GET /v1/og.
Extract
Title, headings, links, markdown. Batch up to 50 URLs per payment.
POST /v1/x402/extractVideo
Full-page scroll capture as MP4. For demos and archiving.
POST /v1/x402/videoCapture watch
100 scheduled re-captures of a URL. Change-detection webhook on every diff.
100 × $0.001 — POST /v1/x402/watches/topupExtract watch
100 scheduled re-extractions (title, headings, links, markdown). Webhook on change.
100 × $0.01 — POST /v1/x402/watches/topupAlso: POST /v1/x402/audit — SEO + link health for $0.001/URL. Full spec: GET /openapi.json