---
sidebar_label: ElementHandle.screenshot
---
# ElementHandle.screenshot() method

This method scrolls element into view if needed, and then uses [Page.screenshot()](./puppeteer.page.screenshot.md) to take a screenshot of the element. If the element is detached from DOM, the method throws an error.

**Signature:**

```typescript
class ElementHandle {screenshot(options?: ScreenshotOptions): Promise<string | Buffer>;}
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  options | [ScreenshotOptions](./puppeteer.screenshotoptions.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;string \| Buffer&gt;