puppeteer/new-docs/puppeteer.page._screenshottask.md

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## Page.\_screenshotTask() method

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
_screenshotTask(format: 'png' | 'jpeg', options?: ScreenshotOptions): Promise<Buffer | string>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  format | 'png' \| 'jpeg' |  |
|  options | ScreenshotOptions |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;Buffer \| string&gt;