SnapCode API

Programmatic code screenshots. Fast, customizable, API-first.

Carbon-style Endpoint

Familiar with Carbon.now.sh? Use the same query parameter style:

GET /api/carbon?code=...&theme=dracula&lang=javascript

Supports the same theme names and parameter conventions as Carbon.now.sh.

POST /api/screenshot

curl -X POST https://snapcode.io/api/screenshot \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{\
    "code": "console.log(\"Hello World\")",\
    "language": "javascript",\
    "theme": "dracula",\
    "template": "twitter",\
    "format": "png"\
  }'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
code	string	required	Source code to render (max 10,000 chars)
language	string	optional	Syntax highlighting language. Default: javascript
theme	string	optional	One of 28 themes. Default: dracula
template	string	optional	Size preset: twitter / blog / square / wide / carbon. Default: twitter
format	string	optional	png / svg / jpeg. Default: png
windowChrome	string	optional	mac / win / none. Default: mac
background	string	optional	gradient / solid / transparent. Default: gradient
watermark	boolean	optional	Free tier always true. Pro+ can disable
width	number	optional	Custom width (overrides preset)
height	number	optional	Custom height (overrides preset)

Response

{
  "url": "https://cdn.snapcode.io/abc123.png",
  "cacheHit": false,
  "durationMs": 245,
  "size": 42100
}

Features

Currently Available

✓REST API with JSON parameters
✓SVG fast path (< 500ms typical)
✓PNG / JPEG via Puppeteer pool
✓28 syntax highlighting themes (Shiki engine)
✓6 size presets + custom dimensions
✓3 window styles (macOS / Windows / None)
✓3 backgrounds (gradient / solid / transparent)
✓Content-hash deduplication + CDN caching
✓Carbon-style query parameter API
✓JWT authentication + session management
✓Polar.sh subscription + webhook handling
✓GDPR data export / account deletion

Coming Soon

◌GitHub Action — auto screenshot on PR (CIShot)
◌Mintlify / Docusaurus component (DocsInk)
◌Custom font upload
◌Team dashboard + shared templates

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