Bearer Token Authentication

The most secure way to authenticate API requests is using a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Usage

Include your API key in the Authorization header:

curl -X POST https://api.renderscreenshot.com/v1/screenshot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rs_live_xxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}'

Benefits

• Secure: Key is not visible in URLs or logs
• Standard: Uses the OAuth 2.0 Bearer token format
• Flexible: Works with all HTTP methods

Code Examples

JavaScript (fetch)

const response = await fetch('https://api.renderscreenshot.com/v1/screenshot', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer rs_live_xxxxx',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    url: 'https://example.com',
    preset: 'og_card'
  })
});

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.renderscreenshot.com/v1/screenshot')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer rs_live_xxxxx'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { url: 'https://example.com' }.to_json

response = http.request(request)

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.renderscreenshot.com/v1/screenshot',
    headers={
        'Authorization': 'Bearer rs_live_xxxxx',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    json={'url': 'https://example.com'}
)

When to Use

Use Bearer token authentication when:

• Making server-side API calls
• Building backend integrations
• Maximum security is required