Detect website fonts

How to use the font detection API

The font detection API is available in the ScreenshotOne API “take” method as an additional option.

https://api.screenshotone.com/take?metatada_fonts=true&url=https://example.com&access_key=<your access key>&response_type=json

The result is:

{
    "fonts": [
        {
            "first": "Arial",
            "fallback": ["Helvetica", "sans-serif"],
            "elements": ["p"]
        }
        // ...
    ]
}

Use cases

There are many use cases for using the font detection API by ScreenshotOne:

• Design tools font detection: integrate font detection to help designers identify and analyze typography on any website.
• Brand consistency font checks: automatically verify font consistency across web pages to maintain brand integrity.
• Automated web audits with font analysis: generate comprehensive typography reports to optimize websites for aesthetics and performance.
• Educational font detection tool: enable students to explore and learn from typography used in real-world web applications.
• Font accessibility checks: analyze whether websites use readable fonts for people with visual impairments or reading disabilities.
• Font marketplace enhancement: show how fonts look on live websites to enhance the customer purchasing experience.
• Font trends analysis: provide insights into typography trends of top-ranking websites across various industries.
• UX font analysis: examine the impact of different fonts on user engagement and website usability.
• Browser extension font detection: allow users to identify and learn about fonts on any website with a single click.
• Font legal compliance check: ensure fonts used on websites are legally compliant to avoid copyright issues.

Support

In case you have any questions or feedback, please, feel free to reach out at support@screenshotone.com and we will be happy to help.