# Snap

> Snap is a hosted screenshot API and visual regression platform for small teams: capture public web pages, run visual checks in CI, store baselines, and review visual diffs.

Snap has two product surfaces:

- The Screenshot API captures publicly reachable HTTP/HTTPS pages as images. Call the anonymous `GET /v1/screenshot` endpoint from your own code for up to 10 screenshots per day per IP with no signup; it also has a high shared per-network daily attempt ceiling. Cache hits do not consume the daily capture quota but remain rate-limited. The authenticated `POST /v1/screenshots` endpoint returns JSON and supports API keys, render controls, request headers, and cookies.
- Hosted Visual CI connects the open-source `snapdrift` client to Snap for hosted baselines, Lambda-rendered captures, pull-request results, and a review dashboard.

Important current boundaries:

- Snap currently renders with Chromium and blocks private, loopback, link-local, and otherwise unsafe targets.
- Request-level headers and cookies are supported for keyed captures. Scripted login, MFA automation, CAPTCHA solving, and reusable stored login profiles are not supported.
- `snapdrift` local mode is free and open source. The hosted `provider: "snap"` integration (≥ v0.8.1) is available through GitHub Actions and requires a Snap account and API key.

## Product

- [Snap home](https://snap.i2dev.com/): Overview of hosted Visual CI, centralized baselines, off-runner rendering, and review workflows.
- [Screenshot API](https://snap.i2dev.com/screenshot-api): Free public-URL screenshot capture, examples, and the no-signup demo.
- [Visual CI](https://snap.i2dev.com/ci): Local and hosted `snapdrift` setup, pull-request workflow, hosted-provider capabilities, and migration guidance.
- [Visual regression pricing comparison](https://snap.i2dev.com/compare/visual-regression-pricing): Dated small-team comparison of Snap, Percy, Chromatic, and Argos plan boundaries.

## Documentation

- [Getting started](https://snap.i2dev.com/docs): Anonymous and authenticated capture quickstarts, options, authentication, and error handling.
- [HTTP API reference](https://snap.i2dev.com/docs/api): Request and response formats for the authenticated Screenshot API, result URLs, errors, and limits.

## Plans

- [Pricing](https://snap.i2dev.com/pricing): Current Anonymous Free, Freemium, Starter, Pro, and Enterprise offers.

## Open source

- [snapdrift on GitHub](https://github.com/ranacseruet/snapdrift): Free open-source local capture and visual-regression client, including the hosted Snap provider integration.