Legal evidence

Capture web content with timestamps and metadata to create verifiable evidence for legal proceedings, intellectual property disputes, and litigation.

The problem

Web content is constantly changing, and proving what was displayed at a specific time is critical in legal contexts:

• Intellectual property — Document infringement or prior art
• Defamation — Capture harmful content before it's deleted
• Contract disputes — Prove what terms were displayed
• Trademark violations — Document unauthorized use
• Fraud investigation — Preserve evidence of misleading claims

Manual screenshots lack credibility. They have no chain of custody, timestamps can be faked, and metadata is missing.

How Allscreenshots helps

Capture web content through a third-party service that provides verifiable timestamps, complete metadata, and a clear chain of custody.

• Third-party verification — Screenshots captured by an independent service
• Complete metadata — URL, timestamp, capture parameters all recorded
• Full page capture — Document entire pages including all content
• Immediate capture — Preserve evidence before it disappears

Quick example

Capture a web page with full metadata for evidence:

curl -X POST https://api.allscreenshots.com/v1/screenshots \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com/page-to-document",
    "fullPage": true,
    "format": "png",
    "waitUntil": "networkidle",
    "metadata": {
      "caseNumber": "2024-CV-12345",
      "purpose": "evidence-preservation",
      "capturedBy": "legal-department"
    }
  }'

The response includes verifiable details:

{
  "url": "https://example.com/page-to-document",
  "capturedAt": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z",
  "imageUrl": "https://...",
  "metadata": {
    "caseNumber": "2024-CV-12345",
    "purpose": "evidence-preservation",
    "capturedBy": "legal-department"
  }
}

Key features for this use case

Next steps

• PDF generation guide — Create PDF evidence documents
• Screenshots API reference — Metadata and capture options
• Compliance and auditing — Regulatory documentation