Take screenshots from 18 global regions
The benefits of taking screenshots from multiple locations
- Reduce latency for better performance
- Access country-specific content
- Optimize your website for global audiences
- Track regional website changes and trends
What is the default region for taking website screenshots?
The region parameter is optional. If the region is not specified then the Screenshot API will automatically try to find the closest region based on the caller's location or default to a US region.
Add Screenshots is available in 18 regions across the globe
The list of regions supported are shown below.
| Display Name | Region Code |
|---|---|
| US (Embedded video and Double-Byte-Font support) | premium-us |
| US Central (Iowa) | us-central |
| US East (Virginia) | us-east |
| US North Central (Illinois) | us-north-central |
| US South Central (Texas) | us-south-central |
| US West (California) | us-west |
| Brazil South (São Paulo State) | brazil-south |
| East Asia (Hong Hong) | asia-east |
| Southeast Asia (Singapore) | asia-southeast |
| Japan East (Tokyo, Saitama) | japan-east |
| Korea Central (Seoul) | korea-central |
| Australia East (New South Wales) | australia-east |
| North Europe (Ireland) | europe-north |
| West Europe (Netherlands) | europe-west |
| France Central (Paris) | france-central |
| Switzerland North (Zürich) | switzerland-north |
| UK South (London) | uk-south |
| UK West (Cardiff) | uk-west |
| United Arab Emirates (Dubai) | uae-north |
How do I take screenshots of a website in a specific country or region?
Choose your desired region and our tool will capture a screenshot of the website from that location. This allows you to view how your website appears to users in different regions and ensure optimal performance for each location.
For example, searching google for "rental cars" in US Central will produce different results compared to performing the same search in Australia.
A sample request searching for "rental cars" from US South Central (Texas) using the ®ion=us-south-central URL parameter:
// Line breaks added for readability
https://api.addscreenshots.com/screenshots
?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY
®ion=us-south-central
&url=google.com/search?q=rental+car
Your API key can be found on the API Keys page.
Need an API Key? Sign up to get started.
For internal applications, replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own unique API Key.
For public facing websites or hotlinks, generate a signed URL.
An example request searching for "rental cars" from Australia East (New South Wales):
// Line breaks added for readability
https://api.addscreenshots.com/screenshots
?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY
®ion=australia-east
&url=google.com/search?q=rental+car
Pinpoint regions on a map
Each region is shown below on a map thanks to https://whatismycountry.com/.
US Central (Iowa) "us-central"
US East (Virginia) "us-east"
US North Central (Illinois) "us-north-central"
US South Central (Texas) "us-south-central"
US West (California) "us-west"
Brazil South (São Paulo State) "brazil-south"
East Asia (Hong Hong) "asia-east"
Southeast Asia (Singapore) "asia-southeast"
Japan East (Tokyo, Saitama) "japan-east"
Korea Central (Seoul) "korea-central"
Australia East (New South Wales) "australia-east"
North Europe (Ireland) "europe-north"
West Europe (Netherlands) "europe-west"
France Central (Paris) "france-central"
Switzerland North (Zürich) "switzerland-north"
UK South (London) "uk-south"
UK West (Cardiff) "uk-west"
United Arab Emirates (Dubai) "uae-north"
