SnapAPI – Screenshot/PDF/Extract API Built with Fastify and Playwright

Show HN: SnapAPI – Screenshot/PDF/Extract API Built with Fastify and Playwright

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Hi HN,I'm a solo developer based in Tbilisi, Georgia, and I've been building SnapAPI for the past few months. It's a REST API that does four things: screenshots, PDFs, video recording, and structured data extraction from web pages.*Why I built it:* I was working on a project that needed link previews. I tried self-hosting Playwright — it works, but managing browser contexts, memory leaks, cookie banners, and crash recovery is a surprising amount of operational work for what should be a simple task. The existing APIs (ScreenshotOne, Urlbox) are solid but expensive and fragmented — you need separate services for screenshots vs. data extraction.*Architecture:*- *Fastify* handles the API layer.

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Website: snapapi.pics