Screenshotify

Overview

Screenshotify enables developers to programmatically capture high-quality website screenshots for monitoring, quality assurance, content generation, data collection, and more. The service includes a full-featured dashboard for managing API access, tracking usage, and accessing screenshot history.

The dashboard: Who doesn't love graphs? 😍

Key Features

• Flexible Capture Options - Customize viewport size, device emulation, wait time, and output format, target specific page elements, block ads and trackers, and more
• Reliable Infrastructure - Built on highly scalable and reliable serverless infrastructure
• Monitoring Dashboard - Monitor requests, manage quotas, and view screenshot history

Update email preferences, choose a theme, and manage billing

Technical Implementation

Frontend

• Next.js + React - Built with server-side rendering for improved SEO and initial load performance
• Firebase SDK - Integrated authentication and Firestore for user data and request history
• Data Visualization - Custom charts for usage monitoring and quota tracking
• Theme Switching - Light and dark mode

Backend

• Google Cloud Functions - Serverless architecture that scales automatically based on demand
• Headless Browser - Optimized Puppeteer implementation with dependency caching to reduce cold start times
• Firebase Auth - User management, authentication, and security rules for Firestore access
• Sharded Counters - Distributed quota tracking system to minimize database contention
• Cloud Storage Integration - Automatic management of screenshot storage with configurable retention policies
• Rate Limiting - Multi-tiered approach combining token bucket algorithm with database-backed persistence