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Apiflash

Captures high quality website screenshots programmatically to document page states, monitor visual changes, and generate image assets for reports automatically.

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Why use Ceven?

  1. AI native Apiflash integration

    • Describe the outcome and Ceven picks the right Apiflash calls, fills the parameters, and checks the result.
    • Structured, agent friendly tool schemas so each call runs reliably instead of by guesswork.
    • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Apiflash data, across all 5 of its actions.

  2. Managed auth

    • Built in OAuth with automatic token refresh and rotation.
    • One place to manage, scope, and revoke Apiflash access.
    • Per user and per environment credentials instead of shared keys.

  3. Agent optimized design

    • Actions are tuned from real success and error rates so reliability climbs over time.
    • Full execution logs so you always know what ran in Apiflash, when, and on whose behalf.
    • The agent pauses and asks when Apiflash is unclear instead of plowing ahead.

  4. Enterprise grade security

    • Fine grained access so you control which agents and people can reach Apiflash.
    • Least privilege by default, read scopes first and only the writes a workflow needs.
    • A full audit trail of every Apiflash action to support review and sign off.

Supported tools

Every action Ceven's agents can run on Apiflash, and when to use it.

Batch Capture Screenshots
Use this when you have a list of multiple pages to snapshot in one request to save on workflow cycles.
Capture Website Screenshot
Use this to take a single screenshot of a website via HTTP POST when you need to send form data parameters.
Get Quota Information
Pull current API quota usage and limits to monitor how many screenshots remain in the current billing cycle.
Get Screenshot Metadata
Pull details like file size and image dimensions for a previously captured screenshot using its ID.
Capture Mobile View
Use this to trigger a screenshot with a mobile device viewport to test responsive design.
Capture Full Page
Use this when the workflow needs the entire length of the page rather than just the top fold.
Set Render Delay
Use this to tell the API to wait for JavaScript to execute before taking the snapshot.
Capture with Authentication
Use this to provide cookies or headers to capture a screenshot of a page behind a login.
Change Image Format
Use this to specify if the output should be PNG or JPEG based on the destination system needs.
Set Viewport Width
Define the exact pixel width of the browser window before the capture runs.
Set Viewport Height
Define the exact pixel height of the browser window before the capture runs.
Hide Elements
Use CSS selectors to hide specific page elements like pop ups or banners before the screenshot is taken.
Capture Website Screenshot (POST)
Tool to capture a screenshot of a website via http post. use when you need to post form data parameters.

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Frequently asked questions

Ceven configures ApiFlash to wait for the page to fully load before the shutter fires. You can specify a custom render delay in the workflow settings which tells the browser to wait a few additional seconds for asynchronous scripts or animations to finish. This ensures that the resulting image contains the actual content and not a loading spinner or a blank screen. The agent handles this by passing the delay parameter in the API request so you do not have to calculate it manually for every single page you track.
Yes. Ceven can pass authentication cookies or custom HTTP headers to ApiFlash during the request process. You provide the necessary session tokens in the workflow configuration and the agent attaches them to the capture call. This allows the API to act as an authenticated user and capture screenshots of dashboards or private profile pages. Note that you must ensure your session tokens are valid and updated within the Ceven secret store to avoid capture failures due to expired sessions.
If you hit your quota limit mid workflow, ApiFlash returns a specific error code indicating the limit is reached. Ceven catches this error and pauses the workflow instead of letting it fail silently. You will receive a notification that the quota is exhausted. Depending on your setup, you can configure the agent to retry the remaining URLs once the reset time is reached or to alert an admin to upgrade the plan. This prevents data gaps in your visual monitoring logs.
ApiFlash has specific constraints on the maximum image dimensions it can produce. Extremely long pages may be truncated or result in a timeout if the page takes too long to render. One quirk of the API is that very high resolution requests can lead to increased latency and occasionally a timeout error if the server is under heavy load. Ceven manages this by implementing an automatic retry logic with exponential backoff for timeout errors to ensure you eventually get your image.
ApiFlash provides a URL to the hosted image upon a successful capture. Ceven can either store this URL in your database or download the image and upload it to your own storage provider like AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage. If you choose to use the ApiFlash hosted links, be aware that these links may have expiration dates based on your account tier. We recommend using the agent to move the images to permanent storage for long term compliance or archiving.
Yes. The integration allows you to pass CSS selectors to the hide elements parameter. The agent tells ApiFlash to find those specific HTML elements and set their display property to none before the image is generated. This is particularly useful for cleaning up landing pages that have intrusive newsletter pop ups or GDPR banners that would otherwise block the main content of the screenshot. You can maintain a list of common selectors in your workflow to apply across multiple sites.
Ceven can control the viewport dimensions and the user agent string sent to ApiFlash. This means you can simulate a request from an iPhone, an Android device, or a specific desktop browser resolution. By adjusting these parameters in the action settings, the agent ensures that the site responds with the correct mobile or desktop layout. This is essential for teams performing visual quality assurance across different screen sizes to ensure that elements are not overlapping or hidden.
Batch capture allows Ceven to send a list of multiple URLs in a single API request rather than making fifty separate calls. This is significantly more efficient for the workflow engine and often reduces the overhead on the API side. When using batch capture, the agent receives a list of image URLs in return and then iterates through that list to distribute the images to your chosen destination. It is the preferred method for daily site audits or large scale competitive monitoring tasks.

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