Use Case

Website Archival & Historical Records

Create permanent records of web content for compliance, legal, or historical purposes. Build your own Wayback Machine.

Overview

Websites change constantly. Content disappears, designs evolve, and important information gets updated or removed. For compliance, legal, and historical purposes, you need permanent records of how websites looked at specific points in time.

Screenshotly enables programmatic archival of any web page. Capture news articles before corrections, product pages before price changes, or regulatory disclosures for compliance records. Our full-page capture ensures you document everything, not just the visible viewport.

Financial services, legal teams, journalists, and researchers rely on web archival for evidence preservation, regulatory compliance, and historical research. Automated capture ensures nothing falls through the cracks.

Key Benefits

Create permanent records of web content

Meet compliance and regulatory requirements

Preserve evidence before content changes

Build searchable historical archives

Results You Can Expect

Permanent

timestamped records

Full page

complete captures

Compliant

evidence-grade storage

How It Works

Identify content requiring archival

Set up scheduled or triggered captures

Capture full-page screenshots with timestamps

Store in compliant, immutable storage

Index metadata for later retrieval

Code Example

// Archive web content for compliance
const archivePage = async (url, category) => {
  const archived = await fetch('https://api.screenshotly.app/screenshot', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      url: url,
      device: 'desktop',
      format: 'pdf', // PDF for compliance
      fullPage: true,
    }),
  });
  
  // Store with immutable hash
  const hash = await computeHash(archived);
  await storeArchive({
    content: archived,
    url: url,
    category: category,
    capturedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
    contentHash: hash,
  });
};

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I use Screenshotly for archival?

Create permanent records of web content for compliance, legal, or historical purposes. Build your own Wayback Machine.

What formats are supported?

Screenshotly supports PNG (best for transparency), JPEG (adjustable quality), and PDF output formats.

Can I remove cookie banners automatically?

Yes! Our AI-powered detection automatically identifies and removes cookie banners, popups, and other distracting elements.

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