RendexInstall

Summary

Submit a screenshot or PDF capture job asynchronously to Rendex and receive a job ID immediately for later status checks or webhook notifications upon completion.

Inputs

• Source (required) — Select whether to capture a live URL, render raw HTML, or render Markdown as the source content.
• URL (required) — The live URL to capture when Source is set to URL.
• HTML (required) — Raw HTML content to render when Source is set to HTML (max 5 MB).
• Markdown (required) — Markdown content to render (converted to HTML server-side) when Source is set to Markdown (max 5 MB).
• Template Data (JSON) — Optional JSON object to fill {{placeholders}} in your HTML or Markdown before rendering.
• Format (required) — Specify the output format: JPEG, PNG, PDF, or WebP. PDF output uses PDF-specific options.
• Webhook URL — Optional URL to receive an HMAC-signed webhook callback when the capture job completes.
• Additional Options — Collection of advanced options affecting the capture such as viewport size, device emulation, blocking ads, custom CSS/JS injection, delays, geo-targeting, and caching. Includes settings like width, height, device, fullPage, quality, and more.

Output shape

a single record containing the response JSON from Rendex, including a job ID for the async capture job

The execution returns immediately with a JSON response that includes the async job identifier. The actual screenshot or PDF will be available later by polling the job status or via the configured webhook. No binary data is included in this response.

Examples

Example 1: Capture a live URL to PNG asynchronously

Set Source to URL, enter target URL, choose PNG format, and optionally provide webhook URL and additional options like delay or device preset.

Example 2: Render Markdown content to a PDF asynchronously

Set Source to Markdown, provide Markdown text, select PDF format, optionally specify template data and PDF-specific options in Additional Options.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide