> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.screenshotly.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get screenshot status

> GET /v1/screenshots/{screenshotId}/status — lightweight status check for a screenshot.

## Endpoint

```
GET https://api.screenshotly.dev/v1/screenshots/{screenshotId}/status
```

A lightweight alternative to the [full screenshot endpoint](/api-reference/get-screenshot) that returns only the status and image URL. Ideal for polling.

## Headers

| Header      | Required | Description  |
| ----------- | -------- | ------------ |
| `X-API-Key` | Yes      | Your API key |

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="screenshotId" type="string" required>
  The unique ID of the screenshot.
</ParamField>

## Response

### 200 OK

```json theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "67b8a1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0",
    "status": "completed",
    "imageUrl": "https://cdn.screenshotly.dev/screenshots/67b8a1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0.png"
  }
}
```

### Processing

```json theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "67b8a1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0",
    "status": "processing",
    "imageUrl": null
  }
}
```

### Error responses

| Status | Code                                  | Description                   |
| ------ | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| 401    | `missing_api_key` / `invalid_api_key` | Invalid or missing API key    |
| 403    | `forbidden`                           | You don't own this screenshot |
| 404    | `not_found`                           | Screenshot ID doesn't exist   |

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl https://api.screenshotly.dev/v1/screenshots/67b8a1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0/status \
  -H "X-API-Key: $SCREENSHOTLY_API_KEY"
```