Capture Python SDK

Official Python SDK for Capture - Screenshot and content extraction API.

Installation

pip install capture-sdk

Quick Start

from capture import Capture

client = Capture("your-api-key", "your-api-secret")

image_url = client.build_image_url("https://example.com")
print(image_url)

Features

• Screenshot Capture: Capture full-page or viewport screenshots as PNG/JPG
• PDF Generation: Convert web pages to PDF documents
• Content Extraction: Extract HTML and text content from web pages
• Metadata Extraction: Get page metadata (title, description, og tags, etc.)
• Animated GIFs: Create animated GIFs of page interactions
• Async Support: Built-in async/await support for all fetch methods
• Type Hints: Full type hint support for better IDE integration

Usage

Initialize the Client

from capture import Capture

client = Capture("your-api-key", "your-api-secret")

client_with_edge = Capture("your-api-key", "your-api-secret", {"useEdge": True})

Building URLs

The SDK provides URL builders for each capture type:

Image Capture

image_url = client.build_image_url("https://example.com")

image_url_with_options = client.build_image_url(
    "https://example.com",
    {
        "full": True,
        "delay": 2,
        "width": 1920,
        "height": 1080,
        "quality": 90
    }
)

PDF Capture

pdf_url = client.build_pdf_url("https://example.com")

pdf_url_with_options = client.build_pdf_url(
    "https://example.com",
    {
        "full": True,
        "delay": 1
    }
)

Content Extraction

content_url = client.build_content_url("https://example.com")

Metadata Extraction

metadata_url = client.build_metadata_url("https://example.com")

Animated GIF

animated_url = client.build_animated_url("https://example.com")

Fetching Data (Async)

The SDK provides async methods to fetch data directly:

Fetch Image

import asyncio

async def main():
    image_data = await client.fetch_image("https://example.com")
    with open("screenshot.png", "wb") as f:
        f.write(image_data)

asyncio.run(main())

Fetch PDF

async def main():
    pdf_data = await client.fetch_pdf("https://example.com", {"full": True})
    with open("page.pdf", "wb") as f:
        f.write(pdf_data)

asyncio.run(main())

Fetch Content

async def main():
    content = await client.fetch_content("https://example.com")
    print(content["html"])
    print(content["textContent"])

asyncio.run(main())

Fetch Metadata

async def main():
    metadata = await client.fetch_metadata("https://example.com")
    print(metadata["metadata"])

asyncio.run(main())

Fetch Animated GIF

async def main():
    gif_data = await client.fetch_animated("https://example.com")
    with open("animation.gif", "wb") as f:
        f.write(gif_data)

asyncio.run(main())

Configuration Options

Constructor Options

• useEdge (bool): Use edge.capture.page instead of cdn.capture.page for faster response times

API Endpoints

The SDK supports two base URLs:

• CDN: https://cdn.capture.page (default)
• Edge: https://edge.capture.page (when useEdge: True)

Type Hints

The SDK includes full type hint support:

from capture import Capture, RequestOptions

options: RequestOptions = {
    "full": True,
    "delay": 2,
    "width": 1920
}

client = Capture("key", "secret")
url: str = client.build_image_url("https://example.com", options)

License

MIT

Links

• Website
• Documentation
• GitHub

Support

For support, please visit capture.page or open an issue on GitHub.