API Documentation

Quick Example

The following example shows how you can use cURL to screenshot a tweet and save it as an image:

curl https://api.pikaso.me/screenshot/twitter \
     -d tweet_id=1033749606373445633 \
     -d layout=nova1 \
     -d theme=dark \
     -d size=auto \
     -G \
     -u $TOKEN:$TOKEN_SECRET \
     -o tweet.png

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: image/png
Content-Length: 111499
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="api.pikaso.me-dog_feelings-20180826_161446-1033749606373445633.png"

<binary image data>

Authentication

To authenticate, you need to generate an API Key first.

Your API Key consists of a Token and a Token Secret. You should send them as username and password in the Basic Auth method with your request:

credentials = Base64(token + ":" + token_secret)
set_header("Authorization: Basic " + credentials)

Screenshot Tweet

This method lets you screenshot a tweet.

Endpoint

GET https://api.pikaso.me/screenshot/twitter

Params

tweet_id(Required)

The ID of the tweet that you want to screenshot.

layout

The layout to use.

bubble1, bubble2, bubble3, bubble4, bubble5, bubble6, fab1, fab2, iconic1, nova1, nova2, nova3, nova4, quote1, simple1, simple2, square1, square2, standard, random

theme

The theme to use.

light, dark, lights_out, autumn, carnation, cerise, forest, growth, pattens_blue, moon_yellow, pistachio, pumpkin, sapphire, shamrock, spanish_yellow, random

size

The size of the generated image.

auto, ig_post, ig_story