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Taking screenshots of URLs programmatically? Here are 5 options — including one that's free for 50 requests/day with no signup required.

I wanted to build a platform where AI agents could access real-world data — IP geolocation, DNS...

Accessibility isn't optional — it's a legal requirement in many countries and affects 15% of the...

Build an automated visual regression testing tool that catches UI bugs before your users do — screenshot comparison, pixel diffs, and CI integration.

Ever wondered what framework a website uses? Or which CDN, analytics tool, or CMS powers a...

Build country-based access control middleware for Express.js using a free IP geolocation API. Block, allow, or redirect users by country with zero dependencies.

Dead links destroy user experience and tank your SEO. Google penalizes pages with broken outbound...

You know the drill: a user signs up with asdfgh@notreal.xyz, and your onboarding flow sends a welcome...

If you run a website or API, bot traffic is a fact of life. Scrapers, credential stuffers,...

Build a domain recon tool that pulls DNS records, geolocates servers, and captures screenshots — all with free APIs and under 120 lines of code.

Build a VPN/proxy detection system using IP geolocation, ASN data, and heuristics. Free API, working code, no dependencies.

Webhooks are the backbone of modern integrations — Stripe sends payment events, GitHub sends push...

Phishing attacks cost businesses $4.76 billion per year. But you can build a basic URL scanner in...

If you trade or hold crypto, you've probably wanted a simple way to get notified when prices move....

Detect visitor country, city, and timezone with a free IP geolocation API. Personalize content, currency, and language automatically.

You don't need Datadog, PagerDuty, or a $29/month plan to monitor your websites. With 40 lines of...

Monitor any website for changes using a free web scraping API. Get notified when content changes — no Puppeteer, no browser dependencies.

Need to resolve a domain name from your app? You could shell out to dig or nslookup, but there's a...

A free API to get your public IP address and geolocation data. No API key required. Works from curl, JavaScript, Python, Go. Compare with ipify, ip-api, and ipi

Running 45 Fastify and Express microservices on a single VPS with PM2 and Nginx. Here's the architecture, the tradeoffs, and what I learned.

Execute Python, JavaScript, Bash, and TypeScript code via a free REST API. Build code playgrounds, AI agent tools, and automated testing — no Docker, no VMs, no

A GitHub Action that takes website screenshots on every push, PR, or deployment. No browser setup, no Puppeteer, no Playwright — one API call.

A single JavaScript/Python SDK that wraps 40+ services — geolocation, crypto, DNS, screenshots, scraping, and more. Zero dependencies, free tier.

Taking screenshots of websites programmatically is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you...