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Tutorials, comparisons, and guides for screenshot APIs, video recording, PDF generation, and web automation.

Guide Feb 25, 2026

How to Take Screenshots and Generate PDFs in Go

Go has no headless browser. No CGo, no subprocess, no sidecar — one HTTP POST to a capture API returns a binary PNG or PDF. Standard library only.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

How to Take Screenshots in Django and Flask (Without Selenium)

One HTTP request replaces ChromeDriver, Selenium, and Playwright. Works in Django views, Flask routes, management commands, and any Python serverless environment.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

How to Generate a PDF from HTML in Node.js (Without Puppeteer)

Puppeteer adds 400MB of Chromium to your deploy and breaks in serverless. One fetch call handles the same job — Express routes, Lambda handlers, Vercel functions, no config.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

How to Capture Dynamic JavaScript Pages (Without Parsing the DOM)

React apps, SPAs, and lazy-loaded pages need a real browser before capture. Get screenshots, PDFs, and structured element maps without managing Puppeteer.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

How to Build a Screenshot API in Node.js

Wrap a capture service in a small Express API, add LRU caching, and give every service in your stack a single internal endpoint — no browser to manage.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

MCP-as-a-Service: Why Enterprises Don't Run Their Own Browser MCPs

Self-hosted browser MCPs hit procurement walls fast. Enterprise teams need uptime SLAs, audit logs, and a vendor they can questionnaire — here's why PageBolt already is that.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

How to Generate a PDF from a React Component (Without a Headless Browser)

Skip Puppeteer in your server and Chromium in Docker. Render your component to HTML, POST it to a capture API, get a PDF back — works in Pages Router and App Router.

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Comparison Feb 25, 2026

Browserless Alternative: Hosted Browser Automation Without the Ops Burden

Browserless hosts Chromium so your Puppeteer scripts keep running. PageBolt skips the script entirely — direct endpoints for screenshots, PDFs, narrated video, and MCP.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

The Right Way for AI Agents to Understand a Web Page

Screenshots burn tokens parsing pixels. Raw DOM is 50KB of noise. The /inspect endpoint returns a structured element map — exactly what an agent needs to act, immediately.

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Guide Feb 25, 2026

Why PageBolt MCP Burns Zero Tokens on Browser Execution

Competing browser MCPs run multi-step control loops that consume hundreds of tokens per session. PageBolt is one tool call, one result — here's the architectural difference.

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Comparison Feb 24, 2026

PageBolt vs. Apify: When You Need a Capture API, Not a Scraping Platform

Apify is a full scraping platform. PageBolt is a focused capture API. Here's when each makes sense — and why developers building with AI agents keep reaching for PageBolt.

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Guide Feb 24, 2026

How to Record a Narrated Stripe Checkout Video for Your Docs

Show users exactly how your checkout flow works before they commit. Record a narrated walkthrough automatically — regenerates when your checkout changes.

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Launch Feb 16, 2026

Introducing PageBolt: Record Demo Videos with Voice Narration from a Single API Call

We're launching PageBolt — 7 web capture APIs under one key. Screenshots, PDFs, OG images, video recording with Audio Guide narration, browser sequences, and an MCP server for AI agents.

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Comparison Feb 16, 2026

Screenshot API Comparison 2026: PageBolt vs ScreenshotOne vs Urlbox

A detailed feature-by-feature comparison of the top screenshot APIs in 2026. Pricing, capabilities, and which one fits your use case.

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Comparison Feb 16, 2026

Best ScreenshotOne Alternative for 2026: Get 7 APIs for the Price of 1

Looking for a ScreenshotOne alternative? PageBolt gives you screenshots, PDFs, video recording, OG images, and more — all under one API key.

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Tutorial Feb 16, 2026

How to Capture Screenshots with an API in Node.js, Python, and Go

Step-by-step guide to capturing website screenshots programmatically. Code examples in Node.js, Python, and Go with the PageBolt API.

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Guide Feb 16, 2026

Stop Fighting Puppeteer: Why a Managed Screenshot API Saves Hours

Memory leaks, timeout errors, dependency hell. Here's why developers are switching from DIY Puppeteer to managed screenshot APIs.

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Tutorial Feb 16, 2026

How to Record Product Demo Videos Programmatically (with Voice Narration)

Generate professional product demo videos from code. Cursor effects, click highlighting, step notes, and AI voice narration — all via API.

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Comparison Feb 16, 2026

Urlbox Alternative: 7 Developer APIs Under One Key

Urlbox is great for screenshots. But what if you also need PDFs, OG images, video recording, and browser automation? Meet PageBolt.

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Guide Feb 23, 2026

How to Record Automated Browser Demos and Sequences Through Bot Detection

Many sites block headless browsers before a single frame renders. Record narrated video demos and run multi-step sequences through bot detection walls — without managing your own stealth infrastructure.

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Comparison Feb 23, 2026

PageBolt MCP vs browser automation MCPs — why video and narration matter

Token-efficient browser MCPs are proliferating. Here's what they do well, what they cannot do, and why narrated video recording changes the comparison entirely.

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Guide Feb 23, 2026

How to Auto-Generate a Narrated Demo Video on Every Pull Request

A 20-line GitHub Actions workflow that records a narrated MP4 on every PR — showing the actual feature, with an AI voice walking through it, attached directly to the PR thread.

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Guide Feb 23, 2026

How to Generate a PDF Invoice from HTML in Node.js (10 Lines of Code)

Skip the PDF library. Generate pixel-perfect PDF invoices from HTML templates using a single API call — works in any language, no headless browser to manage.

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Guide Feb 23, 2026

How to Take a Screenshot with Node.js (and Record Narrated Videos)

Take website screenshots in Node.js with a single fetch call — no Puppeteer, no binary dependencies. Then step up to narrated video recording when you need more.

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Security Feb 23, 2026

The MCP Server Security Problem Nobody Is Talking About

Open-source MCP browser tools are unaudited and self-hosted. PageBolt MCP is a managed service with SSRF protection, rate limiting, and request logging — the accountability layer AI workflows need.

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Guide Feb 23, 2026

Browser Automation in Node.js: Record Narrated Videos Without Managing a Browser

Skip the Puppeteer setup. Record narrated browser automation videos, take screenshots, and generate PDFs in Node.js with a single fetch call and no local browser.

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Guide Feb 24, 2026

How to Take a Screenshot of Any Website with One API Call

No browser to install, no Puppeteer to configure. One curl command, one PNG back — with full-page, mobile, cookie, and stealth options.

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Guide Feb 24, 2026

How to Take Screenshots in AWS Lambda (Without Chromium Layers)

Skip the 40MB layer, 2GB memory bump, and 10s cold starts. A single fetch call handles screenshots, PDFs, and S3 saves — Lambda stays at 128MB.

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Comparison Feb 24, 2026

Selenium Alternative for Screenshots and PDF Generation: Skip the WebDriver

If your Selenium script ends with save_screenshot() and no assertions, you're using a test runner as a file generator. Here's the Python-native alternative.

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Comparison Feb 24, 2026

Playwright Alternative for Screenshots and Video Recording: No Browser to Install

Playwright is 400MB of browser infrastructure for a side job. An API call does screenshots, PDFs, and narrated video with zero install — here's the full comparison.

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GitHub Actions Feb 24, 2026

Auto-Generate Narrated Demo Videos on Every Pull Request (Zero Config)

One GitHub Action. An AI agent reads your PR diff, inspects your preview, and records a narrated demo video — no spec files, no configuration.

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Guide Feb 24, 2026

Giving Your AI Agent Eyes: Web Capture for Autonomous Agents

Wire screenshots, page inspection, and video audit trails into your LLM agent loop. Includes MCP server setup for Claude Desktop and Cursor.

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Guide Feb 23, 2026

How to Generate Dynamic Open Graph Images with an API

Generate dynamic OG images for blog posts, products, and dashboards with a single API call. No serverless function, no headless browser to maintain.

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