a month ago
Hello everyone, from what I found in the ToS, I'm still not sure about this use-case and if it's allowed.
Can I deploy Screenshot API on Railway? It would basically use Puppeteer or similar to take screenshots of the websites. Not automated crawling, but basically SaaS business (API), which would people pay for and use it to screenshot websites.
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a month ago
If you have consent from the owners of the websites, that’s not against the TOS
a month ago
I don't. I don't know the websites, which would be potential screenshoted.
a month ago
Would your screenshot API respect the site's robots.txt file?
a month ago
Yes for sure.
a month ago
I would do as much as possible to not abuse any website (caching, respecting robots.txt, etc.).
a month ago
Okay, cool, then you're fine as long as your user agent contains a link with a way for site admins to whitelist their site.
a month ago
Okay, thanks!
a month ago
No problem!
a month ago
!s
Status changed to Solved brody • about 2 months ago