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CurlShot

Screenshots for apps and AI agents: REST API plus MCP server

FreemiumDeveloper ToolsListed Oct 15, 2026

About CurlShot

CurlShot is a screenshot API with a built-in MCP server, so AI agents and apps can capture and see web pages. Send a URL, your own HTML or Markdown in one HTTP request and get back a PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF or a scrolling video (MP4, WebM, GIF). Pages render in a real browser, with full-page capture, phone and tablet presets, dark mode and element capture by CSS selector. Cookie banners, ads and chat bubbles are hidden before the shot. AI agents connect through the MCP server (takescreenshot, listdevices), OpenAPI 3.1 and llms.txt. Free plan: 100 screenshots a month, no card.

What CurlShot does

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Capture images, PDFs or videos of web pages or supplied HTML through a hosted API or web interface.

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DevelopersAI agent buildersWebsite owners
Use it to
  • Automating recurring page captures
  • Recording how a page looked at a point in time
  • Previewing a site on phone and tablet sizes
  • Converting web pages to PDF
  • Generating social share images from HTML
  • Giving AI agents visual access to web pages

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