Use Case

Dashboard & Analytics Snapshot Delivery

Capture BI dashboards and analytics views for automated delivery to stakeholders who lack system access.

Overview

Not everyone has access to your analytics dashboards. Executives, clients, board members, and external partners need regular visual updates without logging into complex BI tools. Screenshot-based delivery solves this elegantly.

Screenshotly captures authenticated dashboards—Grafana, Metabase, Looker, Google Analytics, custom dashboards—and delivers them on schedule. Recipients get polished, contextualized visual reports without needing credentials or training on BI tools.

This approach works for internal reporting (weekly metrics emails), client reporting (monthly performance reviews), and investor updates (quarterly business dashboards). The visual format is immediately understandable and shareable.

Key Benefits

Deliver dashboards to non-technical stakeholders

Scheduled automated capture and delivery

No tool access required for recipients

Historical dashboard archive

Results You Can Expect

Scheduled

automated delivery

Authenticated

secure dashboard access

Multi-channel

email, Slack, PDF

How It Works

Configure authenticated dashboard access

Set capture schedule (daily, weekly, monthly)

Wait for charts and visualizations to render

Distribute via email, Slack, or reports

Archive for trend analysis

Code Example

// Capture and deliver dashboard snapshot
const deliverDashboard = async (config) => {
  const dashboard = await fetch('https://api.screenshotly.app/screenshot', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      url: config.dashboardUrl,
      device: 'desktop',
      format: 'png',
      fullPage: true,
      cookies: config.sessionCookies,
      delay: 5000, // Wait for charts to load
      viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
    }),
  });

  // Deliver to stakeholders
  await sendEmail(config.recipients, {
    subject: 'Weekly Dashboard Report',
    attachment: dashboard,
  });

  return dashboard;
};

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I capture Grafana or Metabase dashboards?

Pass authentication cookies or API tokens with your request. Add a delay of 3-5 seconds to ensure all charts and visualizations have fully rendered before capture.

Can I combine multiple dashboard views into one report?

Yes! Capture multiple dashboard pages and combine them into a single PDF report. This gives stakeholders a comprehensive view from a single document.

How do I schedule automatic dashboard snapshots?

Use a cron job, GitHub Actions schedule, or workflow tools like Zapier/n8n to trigger captures at set intervals — daily, weekly, or after data refresh. Attach the captured images to email reports or Slack notifications.

What viewport size works best for dashboard captures?

Use 1920x1080 for standard dashboards. For dashboards with many panels, consider 2560x1440 or capture with fullPage enabled to get all panels in a single image.

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