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Puppeteer Screenshot with a Custom User Agent

Set Puppeteer’s user agent before navigation, then capture the viewport, full page, a clipped region or an element.
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Call page.setUserAgent() before page.goto(), then capture the page with page.screenshot(). This sets the user-agent value for the navigation; it does not by itself reproduce a mobile viewport or guarantee how a site classifies the browser.

Set a custom user agent and capture the page

Install Puppeteer in your project if you have not already, then use this ES module example. It saves a full-page PNG and closes the browser even if navigation or capture fails.

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import puppeteer from 'puppeteer';

const browser = await puppeteer.launch();
try {
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.setUserAgent('ExampleBrowser/1.0');
  await page.goto('https://example.com', { waitUntil: 'networkidle2' });
  await page.screenshot({ path: 'screenshot.png', fullPage: true });
} finally {
  await browser.close();
}

Replace ExampleBrowser/1.0 with the user-agent string for your test and change the target URL. Set the value before navigation: it applies to requests made afterward, not a page that has already loaded.

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The examples use Puppeteer’s current Page API and screenshot guide; the screenshot API reference identified version 25.12.0 when reviewed. See the Page API and the official screenshot guide.

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Choose the right screenshot scope

The screenshot guide and options reference support several capture approaches. Pick based on which part of the rendered page you need.

  • Viewport: omit fullPage and capture the currently visible area.
  • Full page: set fullPage: true to capture beyond the viewport.
  • Specific region: pass a clip rectangle describing the page area to capture.
  • One element: locate the element and call ElementHandle.screenshot() on it. If the element appears later, wait for or select it before capture.

Use path to write a file; its extension can determine the image format. Screenshot options also include type, quality, and omitBackground. Consult the ScreenshotOptions reference for the supported options and their requirements.

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When a user agent is not enough

A user-agent override changes the configured user-agent value. It does not set mobile viewport dimensions. If you need a mobile-looking layout, configure a matching viewport or use Puppeteer device emulation before navigation. Puppeteer describes emulate(device) as a shortcut that sets both user agent and viewport, and recommends doing this before navigating because some sites do not expect viewport changes after load. See the Page API.

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Changing the user agent alone does not establish that other browser-identifying properties match a particular device, nor does it guarantee how a website will classify the browser. The Page API also accepts userAgentMetadata with setUserAgent() when client-hint metadata is relevant to your scenario.

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Navigation readiness and common failures

The example uses waitUntil: 'networkidle2', as shown in Puppeteer’s screenshot guide. Readiness depends on the target page: a site with ongoing network requests may not reach a network-idle condition as expected. Choose a navigation readiness condition suited to that page, and wait for a specific element when the screenshot depends on it.

  • The screenshot shows the wrong layout: set viewport or device emulation before goto; a user-agent override alone does not set viewport dimensions.
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  • The screenshot is only the visible area: set fullPage: true, use a clip rectangle, or capture the target element.
  • The output format is unexpected: check the output filename extension and the screenshot’s type option.
  • Browser cleanup is skipped after an error: keep browser.close() in a finally block, as in the example.
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cURL:

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

See the ScreenshotNeo API documentation for authentication and request options. Cookie banners, popups and chat widgets are removed before capture; each step can be turned off. Bot checks, blank pages, timeouts and failed loads are not billed, and cache hits cost nothing. An MCP server provides screenshot and page-information tools for AI agents. The free plan includes 1,000 screenshots a month with no card; paid plans start at $5 for 3,000.

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