The short version
Website screenshot API built on Chrome and AWS Lambda.
From the HackerLinks archive
ApiFlash
Website screenshot API built on Chrome and AWS Lambda.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-06-17
Last seen:2026-06-17
Times seen:1
Website:apiflash.com
Why it caught our attention
A commenter described ApiFlash as the screenshot API they already run in production.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-06-17
Editorial paraphrase
The thread included a commenter saying they run a screenshot API with Chromium in an AWS Lambda container image instead of Firecracker.
Original threadHow we run Firecracker VMs inside EC2 and start browsers in less than 1s
Also surfaced in this discussion
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