New help, simpler dashboard

We are trying to make Browshot easier to use. After release a new simple API, we have now made the dashboard simpler to use.

There is also a new Help section. You should really try it out! It shows exactly where to look, and where to click to take a screenshot, to choose a virtual browser, to get more credits, etc.

API 1.4: simple request

You can now requests a screenshot, and retrieve the thumbnail in one request thanks to the new Simple API. For example, get a 640x480 screenshot of http://mobilito.net/:

https://api.browshot.com/api/v1/simple?url=http://mobilito.net/&\
width=640&height=480&key=my_api_key 

That enables Browshot users to request screenshots from the command line, using wget or curl:

$ wget "https://api.browshot.com/api/v1/simple?url=http://mobilito.net/&\
width=640&height=480&key=my_api_key" -O /tmp/mobilito.png
[...]
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302
Location: /wait?s=30&r=/api/v1/simple/318762%3Fwidth[...]
[following]
[...]
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200
Length: 115812 (113K) [image/png]
Saving to: `/tmp/mobilito.png' 
 
$ file /tmp/mobilito.png
/tmp/mobilito.png: PNG image data, 640 x 480, 8-bit/color 
RGB, non-interlaced

You can get more information on the API documentation page.

Mobilito: Screenshot of any website on mobile devices

We are proud to announce Mobilito, a free website powered by Browshot.

Mobilito uses actual mobile browsers to simulate the physical device. You can check how your website looks to your mobile users.

Select a mobile device (Nook Color, Nexus S, iPhone 4, etc.), choose your device orientation (vertical or horizontal), and take a screenshot of any website from the virtual device.

The website was made to highlight some of the powerful and unique features offered by Browshot: the ability to use a real mobile browser, the wide selection of devices and screen resolutions we replicate, the ability to get thumbnails in any size, and real-time screenshots.


 Check out the free website at http://mobilito.net/.