# Urlbox API API

> Urlbox API API on Apizie: 1 endpoint (Render a URL as an image or video) returned as clean JSON through one API key. Send your own provider key in the x-upstream-key header. Call it over REST at https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:urlbox/{endpoint} or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through the Apizie MCP server. Free plan: 1,000 requests a month.

- Project key: `dev-tools:urlbox`
- Category: Dev Tools
- Status: byok
- Source: https://urlbox.io
- Page: https://www.apizie.tech/api/dev-tools/urlbox
- OpenAPI: https://www.apizie.tech/api/dev-tools/urlbox/openapi.json

A plugin that allows the user to capture screenshots of a web page from a URL or HTML using ChatGPT.

## Endpoints

### Render a URL as an image or video
`POST https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:urlbox/render-sync` (byok)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | object | yes | JSON request body |

## Example
```
curl "https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:urlbox/render-sync" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APIZIE_KEY" \
  -H "x-upstream-key: $PROVIDER_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I call the Urlbox API API?
Create a free Apizie key, then send POST https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:urlbox/render-sync with the header x-api-key. Every endpoint returns { project, data, timestamp }.

### Is the Urlbox API API free on Apizie?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, no credit card. Urlbox API itself also needs your own key from urlbox.io.

### Can AI agents use the Urlbox API API?
Yes. Add the Apizie MCP server (https://www.apizie.tech/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, then ask in plain language. The agent calls run_scraper with project key dev-tools:urlbox.

### What is the status of the Urlbox API API?
Needs your own provider key (bring your own key)