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To capture a whole page in Playwright, navigate to it and set fullPage: true in page.screenshot():

await page.screenshot({ path: 'screenshot.png', fullPage: true });

This captures the full scrollable page rather than just the visible viewport. A normal screenshot defaults to the viewport. The Playwright Page API describes fullPage as taking a screenshot of the full scrollable page instead of the currently visible viewport.

Capture a full page and save it

Here is a complete Node.js example using Playwright’s asynchronous API. Install Playwright in your project and install the browser it will use before running the script.

const { chromium } = require('playwright');

(async () => {
  const browser = await chromium.launch();
  try {
    const page = await browser.newPage();
    await page.goto('https://example.com');
    await page.screenshot({ path: 'screenshot.png', fullPage: true });
  } finally {
    await browser.close();
  }
})();

Replace the URL with the page you want to capture. Playwright’s Screenshots guide shows the same navigation-then-capture workflow. The screenshot type is inferred from the filename extension when you provide path.

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Choose the right capture scope and output

Whole page, viewport, or one element

  • Whole page: set fullPage: true to capture the full scrollable page.
  • Viewport: omit fullPage or set it to false to capture only what is currently visible.
  • One element: use a locator screenshot when you need a specific component rather than the whole document:
await page.locator('article').screenshot({ path: 'article.png' });

A locator screenshot is clipped to the element’s size and position. If the element itself scrolls, only the content currently scrolled into view is captured. Playwright recommends locator-based screenshots rather than elementHandle.screenshot(); see the ElementHandle API.

Save a file or keep the image bytes

With path, Playwright writes the image to disk. Without it, page.screenshot() returns a buffer, which you can pass to image-processing or comparison code:

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const imageBuffer = await page.screenshot({ fullPage: true });

The returned buffer can also be used with a visual comparison workflow, as shown in the Screenshots guide.

Options that change the screenshot

Use options deliberately: they can affect dimensions, file format, transparency, and whether the captured state is stable enough for a test. Check the current Page API for the full option signatures supported by your installed Playwright version.

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Option Effect and trade-off
fullPage true captures the full scrollable page; the default, false, captures the viewport.
path Writes the screenshot to the given path. The extension determines the image type.
scale css produces one image pixel per CSS pixel. device captures device pixels and can produce a larger high-DPI image.
type and quality Supported image types include JPEG and WebP. Quality controls apply where supported; JPEG quality defaults to 80, while PNG does not use the quality option.
animations Disabling animations changes how finite and infinite animations are handled. This can stabilize test images, but it also changes the captured state.
mask and maskColor Mask selected locator regions, for example where content varies between runs. The documented default mask color is pink.
clip Capture a specified rectangle when neither the entire page nor an element screenshot is the desired scope.
omitBackground Allows a transparent background where supported; it does not apply to JPEG.

Handle pages that load content as you scroll

fullPage: true requests a screenshot of the full scrollable page, but the API documentation does not promise that it will scroll through the page to trigger every site’s lazy-loading behavior. Infinite feeds, images loaded near the viewport, and other application-specific content may therefore need an explicit loading workflow before capture.

For a dynamic page, determine how that page reveals more content, wait for the relevant items or images to load, and inspect the resulting screenshot. There is no universal scrolling sequence: a site may load on scroll, on a button click, or in another way. Do not assume a full-page capture alone has activated all of its loading logic.

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Use screenshot assertions for visual tests

For a one-off image, save a screenshot or keep its buffer. For a visual regression test with Playwright Test, use its screenshot assertion instead:

await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot();

The assertion waits for two consecutive page screenshots to match, then compares the last screenshot with the stored expectation. Rendering can vary across operating systems, browser versions, settings, hardware, power source, and headless mode. Run tests in a consistent environment and review intentional baseline changes. See the PageAssertions API and Visual comparisons guide.

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If you need an API instead of running a browser script, ScreenshotNeo takes a screenshot with one GET request. The API accepts an access key and target URL; see the ScreenshotNeo API docs.

curl -G "https://api.screenshotneo.com/v1/shot" -d access_key=YOUR_API_KEY --data-urlencode url=https://example.com -o shot.webp

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Troubleshooting

  • The screenshot shows only the visible screen: Set fullPage: true. Without it, the screenshot defaults to the viewport.
  • The file is missing or has an unexpected type: Confirm the path is writable and ends with the image extension you want; Playwright infers the image type from that extension.
  • Content below the fold is missing: Check whether the page loads it only after scrolling, interaction, or another site-specific event. Make that loading behavior explicit and inspect the result; full-page capture does not promise to trigger every lazy loader.
  • An element screenshot omits part of a scrollable panel: Locator screenshots capture the element’s current scrolled content, not all content hidden inside its own scroll area.
  • Visual snapshots differ between machines: Keep the operating system, browser version, settings, and test conditions consistent, then review changes rather than treating every rendering difference as an application regression.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does fullPage: true scroll the page to load lazy images?

The documented behavior is full scrollable-page capture; it does not guarantee that every site’s lazy-loading behavior is triggered. Handle and verify site-specific loading before the screenshot.

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Can I capture a full-page screenshot as a buffer instead of a file?

Yes. Omit path from page.screenshot({ fullPage: true }); the method returns a buffer.

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