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