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How to capture screenshots of authenticated pages (login-required content)
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How to capture screenshots of authenticated pages (login-required content)

via Dev.to WebdevCustodia-Admin1mo ago

How to capture screenshots of authenticated pages (login-required content) Need to screenshot a dashboard, financial report, or paywalled page? The challenge is that Puppeteer and most screenshot APIs can't handle login flows—they need cookies, session management, or the ability to fill forms programmatically. PageBolt's run_sequence endpoint solves this. It lets you automate a multi-step browser workflow: navigate → login → capture. All in one request. The problem Your dashboard is behind a login wall. You want to: Generate usage reports with screenshots Test that protected pages render correctly Capture analytics dashboards for reports Visually verify paywalled content Most screenshot APIs fail here because they don't support form filling or session persistence. The solution: PageBolt sequences The run_sequence endpoint executes a series of browser actions in a single session, maintaining cookies and auth state between steps. Code example const PAGEBOLT_API_KEY = ' YOUR_API_KEY ' ; a

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