Ad Blocking

Remove ads from your screenshots for cleaner captures.

Plan Requirement

Ad blocking requires a Starter plan or higher.

Usage

Set blockAds=true to block advertisements before capturing:

curl "https://api.urlpix.com/v1/screenshot?url=https://example.com&blockAds=true" \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  -o clean.png

Combining with Cookie Blocking

For the cleanest screenshots, combine ad and cookie blocking:

curl "https://api.urlpix.com/v1/screenshot?url=https://example.com&blockAds=true&blockCookies=true" \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  -o pristine.png

How It Works

When blockAds is enabled, the renderer blocks requests to known ad networks and hides common ad containers via CSS injection. This includes:

• Google Ads / AdSense
• DoubleClick
• Facebook Ads
• Common ad container selectors ([class*="ad-"], [id*="google_ads"], iframe[src*="ads"])

JavaScript Example

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: 'https://example.com',
  blockAds: 'true',
  blockCookies: 'true',
  format: 'webp',
  quality: '90',
})

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.urlpix.com/v1/screenshot?${params}`,
  { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'sk_live_YOUR_KEY' } }
)

Tips

• Ad blocking can speed up screenshot rendering by preventing ad network requests
• Some sites detect ad blockers and may show alternative content
• Use customCSS (Pro+) to hide additional ad elements specific to a target site