Generate Screenshot & Email via AWS SES

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "105",
  "name": "screenshot",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        440,
        580
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Create Web + Email Item",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.functionItem",
      "position": [
        630,
        580
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "item.website = \"https://uproc.io\";\nitem.email = \"miquel@uproc.io\";\n\nreturn item;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Send Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.awsSes",
      "position": [
        1660,
        600
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "body": "=Hi,\n<br><br>\nThese are your screenshots:<br>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<th>Simple screenshot</th><th>Fullpage screenshot</th>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center\"><img src=\"{{$node[\"Generate Screenshot\"].json[\"message\"][\"result\"]}}\" width=\"320\"></td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center\"><img src=\"{{$node[\"Generate FullPage\"].json[\"message\"][\"result\"]}}\" width=\"320\"></td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n<br><br>\nThank you!",
        "subject": "Your screenshots!",
        "fromEmail": "miquel@uproc.io",
        "isBodyHtml": true,
        "toAddresses": [
          "={{$node[\"Create Web + Email Item\"].json[\"email\"]}}"
        ],
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "aws": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Generate FullPage",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.uproc",
      "position": [
        850,
        510
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{$node[\"Create Web + Email Item\"].json[\"website\"]}}",
        "tool": "getUrlScreenshot",
        "group": "image",
        "width": "640",
        "fullpage": "yes",
        "additionalOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "uprocApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Generate Screenshot",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.uproc",
      "position": [
        840,
        680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{$node[\"Create Web + Email Item\"].json[\"website\"]}}",
        "tool": "getUrlScreenshot",
        "group": "image",
        "width": "640",
        "fullpage": "no",
        "additionalOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "uprocApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Get File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1050,
        510
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{$node[\"Generate FullPage\"].json[\"message\"][\"result\"]}}",
        "options": {},
        "responseFormat": "file",
        "allowUnauthorizedCerts": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Get File1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1050,
        680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{$node[\"Generate Screenshot\"].json[\"message\"][\"result\"]}}",
        "options": {},
        "responseFormat": "file",
        "allowUnauthorizedCerts": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Merge",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
      "position": [
        1460,
        600
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "passThrough"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Upload Screenshot",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
      "position": [
        1270,
        680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "/screenshots/sample.png",
        "binaryData": true
      },
      "credentials": {
        "dropboxApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Upload fullpage",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
      "position": [
        1270,
        510
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "/screenshots/sample_fullpage.png",
        "binaryData": true
      },
      "credentials": {
        "dropboxApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {},
  "connections": {
    "Merge": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Email",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Upload fullpage",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get File1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Upload Screenshot",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Upload fullpage": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Merge",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Generate FullPage": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Upload Screenshot": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Merge",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Generate Screenshot": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get File1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Create Web + Email Item",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Create Web + Email Item": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Generate FullPage",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Generate Screenshot",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• aws
• dropboxApi
• uprocApi

How this works

This workflow captures full-page screenshots of websites and emails them directly to you, saving time on manual browsing and image grabbing for reports, audits, or quick visual checks. It's ideal for marketers, researchers, or analysts who need visual snapshots without leaving their automation setup. The key step involves using uProc to generate the screenshot from a URL, which is then fetched via HTTP requests and merged into a single file before emailing through AWS SES integration.

Use this when you want automated, on-demand screenshots for specific web pages or monitoring changes, such as daily competitor site captures. Avoid it for high-volume needs or sites with anti-scraping measures, where more robust tools like Puppeteer might be better. Common variations include uploading screenshots to Dropbox instead of emailing, or chaining it with form submissions to screenshot dynamic content post-interaction.

About this workflow

screenshot. Uses manualTrigger, functionItem, awsSes, uproc. Event-driven trigger; 10 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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