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📖 Table of Contents

Screenshot API Freemium
QR Code API Freemium
Link Shortener API Freemium
OG Image API Free

📸 Screenshot API

Capture any website as a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image. Perfect for thumbnails, previews, social cards, and automated testing.

Base URL: https://api.pandan.is

Free tier: 100 requests/month — no API key needed.

GET /v1/screenshot

Parameter	Type	Description
url required	string	URL to capture
width optional	integer	Viewport width (default: 1280, max: 3840)
height optional	integer	Viewport height (default: 800)
fullPage optional	boolean	Capture entire scrollable page
delay optional	integer	Wait time in ms before capture (max: 10000)
format optional	string	Output: png, jpeg, webp (default: png)

# Capture a screenshot
curl "https://api.pandan.is/v1/screenshot?url=https://example.com" -o screenshot.png

# Full page, custom size
curl "https://api.pandan.is/v1/screenshot?url=https://github.com&fullPage=true&width=1920" -o github.png

# JPEG format with delay
curl "https://api.pandan.is/v1/screenshot?url=https://news.ycombinator.com&format=jpeg&delay=2000" -o hn.jpg

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GET /v1/pdf

Parameter	Type	Description
url required	string	URL to convert to PDF
format optional	string	Page format: A4, Letter, Legal

curl "https://api.pandan.is/v1/pdf?url=https://example.com" -o page.pdf

🔲 QR Code API

Generate QR codes in PNG or SVG format with custom colors and sizes. Free tier: 200 requests/month.

Base URL: https://qr.pandan.is

GET /v1/qr

Parameter	Type	Description
data required	string	Text or URL to encode
size optional	integer	Size in pixels (default: 300, max: 2000)
format optional	string	Output: png or svg (default: png)
color optional	string	QR color hex without # (default: 000000)
bg optional	string	Background hex without # (default: ffffff)

# Simple QR code
curl "https://qr.pandan.is/v1/qr?data=https://example.com" -o qr.png

# Custom colors, SVG
curl "https://qr.pandan.is/v1/qr?data=Hello%20World&format=svg&color=7b2ff7" -o qr.svg

# Large QR, base64 response
curl "https://qr.pandan.is/v1/qr/base64?data=https://example.com&size=500"

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🔗 Link Shortener API

Shorten URLs with custom codes and click tracking. Free tier: 50 links/month.

Base URL: https://s.pandan.is

POST /api/shorten

Parameter	Type	Description
url required	string	URL to shorten
code optional	string	Custom short code

# Shorten a URL
curl -X POST "https://s.pandan.is/api/shorten" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com/very/long/url"}'

# With custom code
curl -X POST "https://s.pandan.is/api/shorten" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com", "code": "demo"}'

🖼️ OG Image API

Generate dynamic Open Graph images for social media. Completely free, no limits.

Base URL: https://og.pandan.is

GET /v1/og

Parameter	Type	Description
title required	string	Main title text
subtitle optional	string	Subtitle text
color optional	string	Accent color (hex with #)

# Use directly in HTML meta tags
<meta property="og:image" content="https://og.pandan.is/v1/og?title=My%20Blog%20Post&subtitle=A%20great%20article&color=%237b2ff7">

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📋 OpenAPI Specifications

Download machine-readable API specs for integration with tools like Postman, Insomnia, or Swagger UI: