Video Recording Options

Enabling video recording

Add "video": true to your screenshot request:

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "video": true
}

Retrieve the video via GET /api/v1/screenshot/video?id={screenshot_id}.

Video format

Set video_format to choose the container:

• webm — default, widely supported in browsers, smaller file size.
• mp4 — H.264-encoded, compatible with all devices and platforms.

Quality

video_quality accepts a CRF (Constant Rate Factor) value. Lower numbers mean higher quality and larger files:

• 18 — near-lossless (large file)
• 28 — good balance (default is 30)
• 51 — lowest quality

Speed

video_speed controls playback speed multiplier. 1 = real time, 2 = 2× speed, 0.5 = slow motion.

Duration

video_duration sets the maximum recording length in seconds. Default is 15.