Automated Website Screenshot Scheduling

With Add Screenshots, you can automate the capture of website screenshots at regular intervals and securely store them in your chosen cloud storage. Customize your schedule to capture screenshots hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly—or set up your own custom intervals, even down to one minute.

Why are automated website screenshots important? They offer several benefits:

  • Streamlined Workflow: Automate the capture process to save time and reduce manual effort. Efficiently manage and store screenshots in the cloud.
  • Customizable Scheduling: Adapt the capture frequency to fit your needs, from frequent updates to less regular checks.
  • Enhanced Security: Safeguard your screenshots with secure cloud storage solutions, ensuring data protection and easy access.
  • Effective Change Monitoring: Track website updates, verify changes, and monitor uptime with scheduled screenshots.

Get started with scheduling your screenshots today:

How to Schedule Screenshots

Access scheduling through the left side menu after logging into the Add Screenshots Portal.

Capture screenshots in just three simple steps:

  1. Storage Account Template - Define the destination for storing screenshots.
  2. Request Template - Customize how screenshots are captured (optional).
  3. Schedule - Set which websites to capture and the timing for captures.

Storage and request templates are reusable, allowing you to set up different schedules for various websites.

1. Storage Account Templates

Create reusable templates for where your screenshots are stored, including options such as:

Specify folder names and file names with configurable path patterns for organized storage.

Example storage account configuration:

Example of Storage Account Configuration

2. Request Templates

Create reusable request templates to define how screenshots are taken, including options like viewport size, image quality, file format, and more.

Example request template:

Example of Request Template

3. Schedules

Set up one or multiple schedules based on your needs, specifying the websites to capture, the timing, and the capturing method.

Example of a multi-page screenshot configuration:

Example of Multiple Screenshots Schedule

Creating Custom Schedules

Create custom schedules using a CRON expression, which is a time-based scheduling format.

CRON Expression Format

The CRON expression format is: {minute} {hour} {day of the month} {month} {day of the week}

Example: * * * * * (runs every minute)

Allowed values for each field:

FieldValid Values
Minute0-59
Hour0-23
Day of the month1-31
Month1-12
Day of the week0-6 (Sunday to Saturday)

CRON Expression Examples

Use crontab.guru for an easy-to-use CRON scheduler expression editor.

ExpressionDescriptionRuns at
* * * * *every minute09:00 09:01 ... 10:01
*/5 * * * *every 5 minutes09:00 09:05 ... 10:05
0 * * * *every hour (hourly)09:00 10:00 ... 11:00
0 */6 * * *every 6 hours06:00 12:00 ... 18:00
0 8-18 * * *every hour between 8-1808:00 09:00 ... 18:00
0 0 * * *every day (daily)Feb 1 00:00 ... Feb 2 00:00
0 10 * * *every day at 10:00Feb 1 10:00 ... Feb 2 10:00
0 * * * 1-5every hour on workdaysFeb 7 (FRI) 23:00 ... Feb 10 (MON) 00:00
0 0 * * 0every Sun (weekly)Feb 9 (SUN) 00:00 ... Feb 16 (SUN) 00:00
0 9 * * 1every Mon at 09:00Feb 3 (MON) 09:00 ... Feb 10 (MON) 09:00
0 0 1 * *every 1st of the month (monthly)Feb 1 00:00 ... Mar 1 00:00
0 * * * 0every hour on SunFeb 9 (SUN) 23:00 ... Feb 16 (SUN) 00:00
0 0 1-7 * 0every first Sun of the month at 00:00Feb 2 (SUN) 00:00 Apr 1 (SUN) 00:00
5 23 * * *daily at 23:05 (11:05 pm)Feb 2 23:05 ... Feb 3 23:05
45 23 * * 6every Sat at 23:45 (11:45 pm)Oct 24 23:45 ... Oct 21 23:45
0 9 * * 1every Mon at 09:00Oct 19 09:00 ... Oct 26 09:00

Scheduled screenshots with Cloudy Scheduler

Add Screenshots, your favorite website screenshot service, is using Cloudy Scheduler to schedule website screenshots!

With Cloudy Scheduler, we can automate our screenshot taking process, ensuring that we capture your website's latest updates on a regular basis, without any manual intervention required. This means faster turnaround times, improved accuracy, and greater convenience for our valued customers.

Cloudy Scheduler's user-friendly interface and powerful scheduling capabilities have made it the ideal choice for our automated screenshot taking needs. Their fully managed service has enabled us to focus on delivering high-quality screenshots to our customers, while they take care of the underlying scheduling infrastructure.

Try Add Screenshots with Cloudy Scheduler today and experience the convenience of automated website screenshot taking!