How to Capture a Framer Site in Python

Framer has become a common choice for design-led marketing sites, particularly for teams that want polished motion design without hand-coding it. That same motion design is exactly what makes automated screenshots of Framer sites need a bit more care than a static page would.

Why Framer Pages Have Their Own Quirks

• Scroll-triggered animations are central to Framer's appeal, and a page captured mid-animation looks visually incomplete.
• Component variants and interactive states built into Framer's design tool can render differently depending on hover or scroll position at capture time.
• Marketing pages are usually long, so a full-page capture is almost always the right default rather than a cropped viewport.

Python Example

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.prod.ss.snapshot-site.com/api/v1/screenshot",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "x-snapshotsiteapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://example-framer-site.com/",
        "format": "png",
        "width": 1440,
        "height": 900,
        "fullSize": True,
        "hideCookie": True,
        "delay": 3,
    },
)

print(response.json())

A slightly longer delay than usual (2-3 seconds) gives Framer's entrance and scroll-triggered animations more room to settle before the capture fires.

Practical Recommendations

• Use a generous delay on animation-heavy pages. Framer sites tend to lean more on motion than most other site builders, so err on the longer side.
• Default to fullSize: true. Framer marketing pages are built to be scrolled, and most of the content worth reviewing lives below the first screen.
• Screenshot before and after a design update. Framer's visual editor makes frequent small changes easy, which also makes visual regression checks more valuable than they'd be on a site that changes rarely.

Common Use Cases

• Visual regression checks before publishing a Framer site update
• Archiving marketing pages that change frequently
• Generating preview thumbnails for an internal content calendar
• Feeding a scheduled visual monitor, as described in Visual Uptime Monitoring

Pairing a design-led site builder like Framer with a Python backend is a common split between design and engineering, and Snapshot Site bridges that gap with one HTTP call, regardless of which service triggers it.