Browshot blog

We have released the first version of the C# library for Browshot, browshot-csharp. We now have open-source implementations in Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python and .Net.

You can download the Visual Studio 2012 Project
(with with the free Express edition) from github at https://github.com/juliensobrier/browshot-csharp. GitHub also host the latest documentation for the library.

This is the first release and should be considered alpha quality. It comes with uni tests, but a lot of work and testing is sill needed. As usual, feel free to send us patches through github.

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We have added a new API call to delete any confidential information: screenshot/delete. You can delete the URL, the screenshot and thumbnails and metadata from our servers.

We have update screenshot/thumbnail to let users crop an image before scale it down. You can specify the 4 coordinate (left, right, top, bottom) of the cropped image. The image is cropped first, then scaled down. See the examples in the API documentation.

We have added these two features after requests from our users. If you need additional features, don't hesitate to send us an e-mail at feedback@browshot.com.

The open-source libraries will be updated shortly.

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We support custom Referer headers and custom POST DATA since February 2012. Now, you can also specify a custom cookie string. This makes it possible to use Browshot with any website that requires authentication.

Custom cookie is supported both in the API and in the dashboard under "Advanced options".

Custom HTTP headers

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any question.

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We have added the new iPad and iPhone 5 virtual browsers to Browshot. Both are are available as premium browsers.

New iPhone and iPad virtual devices available from your dashboard

That brings the total of virtual devices available in Browshot to 11, all available in horizontal and vertical orientation.

screenshot taken on iPhone 5

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We are moving to a new server to support the growth of Browshot.com. The server migration is scheduled to start on Saturday 08/18/2012 at 8pm PST and will last 30 minutes. The API will be shutdown during the move. No screenshot can be requested from 8:00pm to 8:30pm PST on 08/18/2012.

Screenshots requested previously may not be available until 9:30pm PST on 08/18/2012.

We will update this post when the move starts, an when it finishes.

Updates

• 8pm PST 08/18/2012
  • migration started
  • no new screenshot can be requested
• 8:14pm PST
  • database migrated to the new server
  • DNS switched to new server
  • Old IP redirect to new Browshot server
• 8:17pm PST
  • new screenshots can be requested
  • all screenshots have been moved to the new server
  • migration is complete (shorter than scheduled)
• 8:26pm PST
  • all tests are successful
  • the migration is official finished

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