Automate event listing thumbnails, ticket confirmation PDFs, sponsor page archiving, and virtual event screenshot capture. SnapAPI is the screenshot API built for event technology engineering teams.
Start Free TrialGenerate preview thumbnails for event listings in discovery pages, email digests, and partner integrations. SnapAPI renders event pages with full imagery and branding for accurate previews that update automatically when event organizers edit their listings.
Generate professional ticket confirmation and receipt PDFs from your web templates using SnapAPI's PDF endpoint. Deliver print-ready ticket PDFs to attendees automatically at purchase completion, with full support for QR codes, event logos, and seat information.
Capture screenshots of virtual event session pages, speaker profiles, and agenda views at regular intervals during live events. Build a visual archive of the event that organizers can use for post-event reports and sponsor deliverables.
Archive sponsor logo placements, banner advertisements, and branded event pages to document sponsor deliverables. Generate PDF sponsor reports showing exactly how their brand appeared throughout the event website and registration flow.
Event management platforms serve conference organizers, concert promoters, sports venues, and corporate event teams. Screenshot automation serves both the operational and marketing needs of these diverse event types.
Multi-day conferences generate an enormous volume of web content including session pages, speaker profiles, sponsor showcases, and agenda updates. SnapAPI archives this content systematically throughout the event lifecycle. Before the event, capture all session and speaker pages when the program is published. During the event, capture live updates to the agenda and any last-minute schedule changes. After the event, capture session recap pages and attendee testimonial content. The resulting visual archive gives the event team a complete record of how the conference was presented online at every stage, which is valuable for sponsor reporting, future event planning, and organizational memory.
Large events sell thousands of tickets in short time windows during presales and general on-sale periods. Each ticket purchase needs to trigger a PDF confirmation that includes the ticket barcode or QR code, event details, venue information, and any purchase-specific notes. SnapAPI renders your ticket template page with the attendee and ticket data injected server-side and returns a print-ready PDF within seconds of purchase. The PDF generation queue handles burst load during high-demand sale periods through your existing job queue infrastructure, with each job making a single SnapAPI call.
Start free with 200 captures per month. Scale to 5,000 at $19/month or 50,000 at $79/month. Enterprise plans for large ticketing platforms handling millions of tickets per year are available with custom pricing and dedicated infrastructure.
Get API Key FreeThe event technology industry serves an enormous range of event types: enterprise conferences, music festivals, sporting events, trade shows, webinars, and community meetups. Despite this diversity, screenshot automation delivers consistent value across all event types through a core set of use cases: listing presentation, attendee documentation, sponsor reporting, and archival.
Event discovery platforms and ticketing marketplaces display event listings in grid and list views where thumbnail quality directly impacts click-through rates. Organizers who upload manually cropped promotional images produce inconsistent thumbnail quality across the marketplace. SnapAPI provides a consistent alternative: capture a standardized thumbnail from each event's listing page at a defined viewport size, ensuring all thumbnails in the marketplace have the same dimensions, aspect ratio, and visual density. When an organizer updates their event page with new imagery or updated information, retrigger the SnapAPI capture automatically to keep the marketplace thumbnail current. The result is a more visually consistent marketplace that presents all events professionally regardless of individual organizer design skills.
Event sponsors pay significant fees in exchange for brand exposure across the event website, registration flow, and digital communications. Demonstrating the value of that sponsorship requires documenting every instance of sponsor brand appearance. SnapAPI automates this documentation by capturing every page where sponsor logos, banners, or branded content appears. After the event, generate a comprehensive sponsor report that includes timestamped screenshots of every branded touchpoint, converted to a PDF using SnapAPI's PDF endpoint. This level of documentation builds sponsor confidence and supports renewal conversations by providing concrete visual evidence of the brand exposure they received.
Virtual and hybrid events present unique documentation challenges. The event experience happens across multiple web-based interfaces including the event platform lobby, session pages, networking areas, and sponsor booths. SnapAPI captures these virtual spaces throughout the event, creating a visual record of the event as it appeared to attendees in real time. Post-event, this archive documents what the virtual experience looked like at each stage of the agenda. For hybrid events, capture both the in-person schedule website and the virtual platform interfaces to create a complete documentation package of the event's digital footprint.
Post-event surveys and NPS collection are standard practice for professional events. Adding visual context to these feedback collection processes can improve response quality. When sending post-event surveys, include screenshots of specific sessions or experiences that attendees can reference while answering questions. SnapAPI generates these session screenshots automatically from your event platform's session recap pages, giving attendees a visual memory jog that produces more specific and actionable feedback.
SnapAPI integrates with event management platforms through webhooks, REST API calls from your backend, and direct integration with your job processing infrastructure. Common integration points include the event publish webhook for thumbnail generation, the ticket purchase webhook for PDF confirmation generation, and scheduled jobs for periodic event page archiving. The API accepts standard HTTP GET requests from any backend language and returns either the screenshot binary or a URL to the stored file depending on your preference. Start free at snapapi.pics.
Can SnapAPI generate ticket PDFs with QR codes? Yes. Chromium renders SVG and canvas QR codes correctly. Ensure your QR code is rendered in the page HTML as an SVG or image element before the SnapAPI capture is triggered. Use the delay parameter to add a brief wait after page load to ensure dynamically generated QR codes have fully rendered before capture. How quickly can SnapAPI generate ticket PDFs at scale during high-demand sale events? Each PDF generation takes 2 to 5 seconds. For high-volume sale events where thousands of tickets are purchased in minutes, queue ticket PDF generation jobs and process them asynchronously. The attendee receives a confirmation email immediately, and the PDF attachment follows within seconds as the queue processes their job. Can SnapAPI capture virtual event platform interfaces that use WebRTC for video? SnapAPI captures the page state at capture time. For WebRTC video conference interfaces, the capture shows the UI layout and any content visible at that moment. Video streams themselves may appear as black frames depending on the platform implementation. Use SnapAPI to capture the event page design, speaker profile pages, and agenda views rather than live video frames. Does SnapAPI support capturing event pages in multiple languages for international events? Yes, pass Accept-Language headers to request localized versions of event pages where your platform serves different language variants based on browser language settings. Can sponsor screenshot reports be generated automatically at event conclusion? Yes, configure a post-event automation that runs SnapAPI captures of all sponsor placement pages and generates a consolidated PDF sponsor report. Schedule this automation to run within hours of event conclusion when all sponsor placements are still live. Start free at snapapi.pics with 200 captures per month.
SnapAPI makes screenshot and PDF generation simple for any engineering team. The REST API works from any backend language, requires no SDK, and starts returning results immediately after you create your free account. The free tier at 200 captures per month is generous enough to build and validate a complete integration before committing to a paid plan. When your workflow is ready for production, upgrade to $19 per month for 5,000 captures or $79 per month for 50,000 captures, both instantly from your dashboard with no sales process. Enterprise customers requiring dedicated infrastructure, private cloud deployment, custom rate limits, SLA commitments, or volume pricing beyond 50,000 captures per month should contact our team for a tailored proposal. We work with organizations of all sizes and understand that different industries have different requirements for reliability, compliance, and data handling. Reach out through the contact page and expect a response within one business day. Create your free account now at snapapi.pics and make your first API call in minutes.