---
canonical: 'https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/ruby'
title: 'Instagram post screenshot | Example - Ruby (Net::HTTP)'
description: 'Screenshot an Instagram post'
---

# Instagram post screenshot

Screenshot an Instagram post

With this example you can set up automation for generating screenshots of Instagram posts.

Swap out the link in the HTML with a public Instagram post and it will generate an image of the post.

Take notice of the parameters that are set: `ms_delay` is set to **1750** and `selector` is set to **.instagram-media-rendered**. This gives the image enough time to render and crops it properly for you.

This is a working HTML/CSS to Image API example that produces an image.
The rendered output, source, and non-content request parameters below show the parts needed to reproduce or adapt it.

## Rendered image and interactive editor

- [Open the rendered image](<https://hcti.io/v1/image/2e2c477c-a35d-459c-8998-f723ac78f4b3>)
- [Open the interactive example](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/ruby)

## HTML

```html
<blockquote style='width:600px;' class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-version='14'>

<!-- replace this href with the link to the post -->
<a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/CWA2UbCs6x_/' ></a>

</blockquote>
<script src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
```

## CSS

```css
.tweet-text {
  background-color: #fff2ac;
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe359 0%, #fff2ac 100%);
  font-weight: bolder;
  font-size: 32px;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  padding: 4px;
}
```

## Request parameters

These are the additional non-content parameters used by the example. Combine them with the HTML and CSS above when constructing an API request.

```json
{
  "ms_delay": 1750,
  "render_when_ready": false,
  "selector": ".instagram-media-rendered"
}
```

## Complete Ruby request (Net::HTTP)

This is the complete Ruby request for this example using Net::HTTP. It includes the HTML, CSS, authentication setup, API options, and response handling needed to reproduce the output.

```ruby
require "json"
require "net/http"
require "uri"

request = {
    html: <<~'HCTI_HTML',
          <blockquote style='width:600px;' class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-version='14'>
          
          <!-- replace this href with the link to the post -->
          <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/CWA2UbCs6x_/' ></a>
          
          </blockquote>
          <script src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
          HCTI_HTML
    css: <<~'HCTI_CSS',
         .tweet-text {
           background-color: #fff2ac;
           background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe359 0%, #fff2ac 100%);
           font-weight: bolder;
           font-size: 32px;
           font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
           padding: 4px;
         }
         HCTI_CSS
    ms_delay: 1750,
    render_when_ready: false,
    selector: ".instagram-media-rendered",
}

uri = URI("https://hcti.io/v1/image")
http_request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
http_request.basic_auth(ENV.fetch("HCTI_API_ID"), ENV.fetch("HCTI_API_KEY"))
http_request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
http_request.body = JSON.generate(request)

response = Net::HTTP.start(
    uri.hostname,
    uri.port,
    use_ssl: true,
    open_timeout: 10,
    read_timeout: 30
) { |http| http.request(http_request) }

unless response.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
    raise format("HCTI request failed (%s): %s", response.code, response.body)
end

result = JSON.parse(response.body)
puts result.fetch("url")

```

## Other languages and request formats

Open one of these Markdown pages to view the same example as a complete request in another language or client format.

- **TypeScript**
  - [HCTI client](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/typescript-client.md)
  - [fetch](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/typescript.md)
- **C#**
  - [HCTI client](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/csharp-client.md)
  - [HttpClient](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/csharp.md)
- **Python**
  - [requests](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/python.md)
- **PHP**
  - [cURL](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/php.md)
- **Ruby**
  - [HCTI client](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/ruby-client.md)
  - [Net::HTTP](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/ruby.md) — shown above
- **Go**
  - [net/http](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/golang.md)
- **cURL**
  - [cURL](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/examples/instagram-post-screenshot/curl.md)

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