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How to take automatic screenshots of the NOAA Space Weather Enthusiasts dashboard

Learn how to automatically capture screenshots of space weather conditions on a recurring schedule using NOAA's dashboard and PagePixels.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot automation tool that you can use to take automated scheduled screenshots of web pages, including screenshots of the Space Weather Enthusiasts dashboard.

PagePixels is free to start, and this tutorial shows you the steps to automatically capture screenshots of NOAA's Space Weather dashboard on a daily schedule.

Example

Prerequisites

Before you start, you'll need:

  • A PagePixels account.
  • The link to NOAA's Space Weather Enthusiasts dashboard report page:
    https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard

How to automate screenshots of the Space Weather Enthusiasts dashboard

To take daily recurring screenshots of NOAA's Space Weather Enthusiasts dashboard:

1

Create a screenshot

Log in to your PagePixels account, and click the +Create Screenshot button.

2

Set your schedule

By default, scheduled screenshots are taken every 5 minutes.

For a daily screenshot, update the fields to: 1 Days

3

Add URL

Copy and paste the Space Weather Enthusiasts dashboard link into the Website URL to Capture field.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard
4

Add CSS Selector

Enter the following selector into the CSS Selector field:

#zone-content

This will make it so only the dashboard will be captured (no navbar or footer elements).

To learn more about the CSS Selector option, see the CSS Selector Screenshot guide here.

5

Check Incremental Scroll

Tick the Incremental Scroll option.

This option helps trigger content that only loads when a user scrolls the page (i.e. lazy-loaded content).

6

Save Screenshot

Click the green Save Screenshot button (top-right).

Your screenshot automation is officially set, and your first dashboard screenshot will be taken shortly.

What else can PagePixels do?

When you automate screenshots with PagePixels, you can also:

  • Schedule website screenshots by time interval, days of the week, time of day, and time zone using PagePixels' built-in scheduling system.
  • Run a series of user browser actions on a web page before taking a screenshot, such as filling out a form and clicking buttons, with Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
  • Automatically send screenshots to a Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or save the images in your Dropbox account.
  • Automatically integrate your screenshots with thousands of services, such as Google Drive, Google Sheets, OneDrive, and Discord, with the PagePixels Zapier, Make, n8n, or Power Automate integrations.
  • Automatically have AI process your screenshot images with the AI Analysis Screenshot feature.
  • Dynamically display the most up-to-date screenshot on your website, data visualization tool, and app with a single Embed URL.
  • Leverage proxies to capture website screenshots from different locations around the world with the Real Location Screenshots feature.
  • Remove elements and customize the style of your screenshot with PagePixels' Custom CSS Injection feature.
  • Convert data from third-party APIs, HTML emails, and other HTML content into screenshots using the Custom HTML Screenshots feature.
  • Use the PagePixels Screenshots API to add screenshot automation to your web application.
  • Ask AI to compare and contrast multiple screenshots or other images using the Multiple Image AI Analysis feature.
  • Capture automatic screenshots of content requiring advanced authentication using the PagePixels Screenshots Chrome Extension.
  • Automate structured data extraction and AI-powered text analysis for your marketing, sales, and lead generation needs with PagePixels' Website Domain Research feature.

See what else PagePixels can do for you on our Features page →

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