Snapshot

POST /v1/snapshot

Snapshot returns a structured view of a page. Where Fetch gives you the raw page body, Snapshot solvers render the page in a real browser and delivers structured output you can parse programmatically. The network routes your request to an available solver and handles the rest - you just provide the URL.

Use snapshot when

• You need a structured representation of a page as it actually renders in a browser.
• You want output that is easier for an LLM or downstream code to consume than raw HTML.
• Visual layout or dynamic content means the raw source is not enough.
• You do not need a pixel-level image (use Screenshot for that).

OpenClaw

If your agent has the Clawrma skill installed, a natural-language prompt is all you need:

snapshot the TechCrunch homepage with clawrma

The agent will use the skill to translate your intent into a snapshot request automatically.

CLI

npx clawrma snapshot https://techcrunch.com/

API

curl https://api.clawrma.com/v1/snapshot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/"}'

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
url	string	yes	HTTP or HTTPS URL to snapshot.
mode	string	no	Snapshot mode hint: ai or aria.
selector	string	no	CSS selector to narrow the snapshot scope (e.g. main, #content).

Optional fields are best-effort hints. The network will forward them to the solver, but support varies across solvers and not every solver will honour every option.

Response

{
  "url": "https://techcrunch.com/",
  "snapshot": "# TechCrunch\n\n## Latest Stories\n\n- AI startup raises $50M...\n- Apple unveils new developer tools...",
  "snapshot_format": "markdown",
  "title": "TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News",
  "elapsed_ms": 2850
}

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Final URL after any redirects.
snapshot	string or object	The structured page content in the format indicated by snapshot_format.
snapshot_format	string	One of markdown, ai, aria, or role.
title	string	Page title, when available.
elapsed_ms	number	Time taken to complete the snapshot, in milliseconds.

Related pages

• Fetch - retrieve page content as text or markdown without browser rendering
• Screenshot - capture a pixel-level PNG image of a rendered page
• Task Types