Changelog

See what's new, improved, and fixed in ScreenshotAPI.

New Feature
3.0.0
2026-06-25

Smart Screenshots — AI-Driven Browser Interaction

  • Smart Screenshots: AI agents interact with pages before capturing (click, type, scroll, wait)
  • Powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash — vision model analyzes each page state and decides the next action
  • New endpoint: POST /api/v1/smart-screenshot with task descriptions in plain English
  • Up to 15 AI actions per request with step-by-step action logging
  • Credit multiplier pricing: 20x (Growth) / 40x (Scale) credits per smart screenshot
  • Available on Growth and Scale plans — a premium differentiator no competitor offers
  • Self-hosted Playwright service on Hetzner for fast, reliable execution
  • Updated hero messaging: "Screenshots That Think First"
  • Smart Screenshot code examples and documentation on /docs
New Feature
2.0.0
2026-06-20

AI-Agent-First Transformation

  • ARD (Agentic Resource Discovery) catalog at /.well-known/ai-catalog.json
  • Trust manifest at /.well-known/trust-manifest.json for agent verification
  • AI-plugin manifest at /.well-known/ai-plugin.json for LLM tool integration
  • llms.txt and llms-full.txt for LLM-readable documentation
  • Enhanced OpenAPI 3.1 spec with x-ai-* usage hints and cost/latency hints
  • Page metadata extraction via extract_metadata parameter
  • Structured error taxonomy with machine-parseable error codes and retryable flags
  • X-Request-Id header on all API responses for request tracing
  • X-Credits-Remaining and X-Credits-Reset headers for agent cost awareness
  • Migrated billing to PayPal with 7-day free trials on all paid plans
  • New AI-agent-first positioning and landing page redesign
  • Cross-promotion banner for AI Receptionist partner service
  • Updated robots.txt to welcome AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended)
New Feature
1.6.0
2026-06-01

PayPal Billing Migration

  • Migrated subscription billing from Stripe to PayPal
  • All 6 subscription plans live (Basic/Growth/Scale × Monthly/Annual)
  • PayPal webhook integration for subscription lifecycle events
  • Subscription cancellation from dashboard
New Feature
1.5.0
2026-05-23

Interactive Playground & SDK Hub

  • Interactive API Playground with all parameter controls
  • SDK & Integrations hub page at /integrations
  • Dashboard keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+K for search)
  • Loading skeleton states across the dashboard
  • FAQ schema markup on pricing for rich Google results
New Feature
1.4.0
2026-05-22

Webhooks & Usage Alerts

  • User-configurable webhook notifications for screenshot completion
  • Automatic email alerts at 80% and 100% quota usage
  • Dashboard onboarding checklist for new users
  • Changelog page at /changelog
New Feature
1.3.0
2026-05-21

Revenue & Growth Update

  • Annual billing with 20% savings on all paid plans
  • 7-day free trial on all paid tiers
  • Referral program — Give 500, Get 500 screenshot credits
  • Enterprise contact page with custom pricing inquiries
  • Welcome email on signup with quick-start guide
Improvement
1.2.0
2026-05-20

SEO & Content Expansion

  • 3 use-case pages: Social Media Previews, Visual Regression Testing, Competitive Monitoring
  • 2 comparison pages: vs Screenshotlayer, vs Urlbox
  • Blog with developer guides and product updates
  • System status page with live health checks
  • GitHub README badge for your projects
  • Enhanced OpenGraph & Twitter Card meta tags
  • Schema.org JSON-LD structured data
New Feature
1.1.0
2026-05-18

Google SSO & Stripe Billing

  • Google SSO sign-in support
  • Stripe subscription billing with Customer Portal
  • Dark mode toggle with system preference detection
  • Google Analytics integration
New Feature
1.0.0
2026-05-15

Initial Launch

  • Core screenshot API with PNG, JPEG, WebP output
  • Device emulation (desktop & mobile)
  • Full-page capture and dark mode rendering
  • Ad blocking and cookie banner blocking
  • User dashboard with API key management
  • Usage analytics and rate limiting
  • Free tier: 100 screenshots/month
  • Interactive live demo on landing page