diff --git a/alerting/package.json b/alerting/package.json
index a0ca118a3..32ac6c9de 100644
--- a/alerting/package.json
+++ b/alerting/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "nodemailer": "^6.9.9",
     "pg": "^8.5.1",
     "prism-common": "file:../common",
+    "puppeteer": "^24.0.0",
     "typeorm": "^0.3.0",
     "typeorm-naming-strategies": "^1.1.0",
     "xml-js": "^1.6.11"
diff --git a/alerting/src/utils/capture-utils.ts b/alerting/src/utils/capture-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ec9d9b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alerting/src/utils/capture-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import puppeteer, { Browser, Page, BoundingBox } from 'puppeteer';
+
+interface CropRegion {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+}
+
+interface ScreenshotOptions {
+  url: string;
+  crop?: CropRegion;
+  screenshotTargetSelector?: string;
+  elementsToHide?: string[];
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_CROP: CropRegion = {
+  x: 0,
+  y: 0,
+  width: 1920,
+  height: 1080,
+};
+const DEFAULT_TARGET = '.maplibregl-canvas';
+
+/**
+ * Captures a screenshot of a specified URL, potentially cropping the image and hiding specific elements.
+ * 
+ * This function uses Puppeteer to open a browser, navigate to the provided URL, and capture a screenshot of
+ * the page. It allows for cropping the image to a specific region, hiding certain elements on the page, and
+ * conditionally checking for WebGL support if the target element is a canvas.
+ * 
+ * If the target element is a `canvas`, it checks if WebGL is available, waits for the frame rendering, and
+ * then captures the screenshot. If the element is not a canvas, it skips the WebGL-related checks and captures
+ * the screenshot normally.
+ * 
+ * @param {ScreenshotOptions} options - The options for capturing the screenshot.
+ * @param {string} options.url - The URL of the page to capture.
+ * @param {CropRegion} [options.crop] - The crop region for the screenshot, specifying the x, y, width, and height.
+ * @param {string} [options.screenshotTargetSelector] - The CSS selector of the target element to capture (defaults to '.maplibregl-canvas').
+ * @param {string[]} [options.elementsToHide] - An array of CSS selectors for elements to hide before capturing the screenshot.
+ * 
+ * @returns {Promise<string>} - A promise that resolves to a base64-encoded string of the captured screenshot, or an empty string if the capture fails.
+ */
+async function captureScreenshotFromUrl(options: ScreenshotOptions): Promise<string> {
+  const { url, crop = DEFAULT_CROP, screenshotTargetSelector = DEFAULT_TARGET, elementsToHide = [] } = options;
+
+  let browser: Browser | null = null;
+  let base64Image: string = '';
+
+  try {
+
+    browser = await puppeteer.launch({args: ['--use-gl=egl']});
+    const page: Page = await browser.newPage();
+
+    await page.setViewport({ width: 1920, height: 1080 });
+
+    await page.goto(url, {waitUntil : "networkidle0", timeout: 0});
+
+    // Wait for the element to be visible in the DOM
+    await page.waitForSelector(screenshotTargetSelector, { visible: true });
+
+    // Check if the target element is a canvas
+    const isCanvas = await page.evaluate((selector) => {
+      const element = document.querySelector(selector);
+      return element && element.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'canvas';
+    }, screenshotTargetSelector);
+
+    // Check if WebGL is supported
+    const testWebGL = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+      const gl = canvas.getContext('webgl') || canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl') || canvas.getContext('webgl2');
+      return !!gl;
+    });
+    console.log(`WebGL global support: ${testWebGL ? 'Yes' : 'No'}`);
+
+    if (isCanvas) {
+      // If the target element is a canvas, check if it uses WebGL
+      console.log('Element is a canvas, checking WebGL...');
+
+      // Wait until the target element has valid dimensions
+      await page.waitForFunction(
+        (selector) => {
+          const canvas = document.querySelector(selector) as HTMLCanvasElement | null;
+          return canvas && canvas.width > 0 && canvas.height > 0;
+        },
+        { timeout: 60000 },
+        screenshotTargetSelector
+      ).catch(error => {
+        console.error(`Error waiting for canvas dimensions: ${error.message}`);
+        throw error;
+      });
+
+      // Check if the canvas uses WebGL
+      const hasWebGL = await page.evaluate((selector) => {
+        const canvas = document.querySelector(selector) as HTMLCanvasElement | null;
+        if (!canvas) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        const gl = canvas.getContext('webgl') || canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl') || canvas.getContext('webgl2');
+        if (!gl) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+      }, screenshotTargetSelector);
+
+      if (hasWebGL) {
+        console.log('WebGL detected, waiting for frame rendering...');
+        await page.evaluate(() => {
+          return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+              requestAnimationFrame(resolve);
+            });
+          });
+        }).catch(error => {
+          console.error(`Error waiting for frame rendering: ${error.message}`);
+          throw error;
+        });
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log('The element is not a canvas, no WebGL check needed.');
+
+      // Wait until the target element has valid dimensions
+      await page.waitForFunction(
+        (selector: string) => {
+          const element = document.querySelector(selector) as HTMLElement | null;
+          return element && element.offsetWidth > 0 && element.offsetHeight > 0;
+        },
+        { timeout: 30000 },
+        screenshotTargetSelector
+      ).catch(error => {
+        console.error(`Error waiting for element dimensions: ${error.message}`);
+        throw error;
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Hide specified elements if any
+    if (elementsToHide.length > 0) {
+      await page.evaluate((selectors: string[]) => {
+        selectors.forEach((selector) => {
+          const elements = document.querySelectorAll(selector);
+          elements.forEach((el) => {
+            const htmlElement = el as HTMLElement;
+            htmlElement.style.display = 'none';
+          });
+        });
+      }, elementsToHide);
+    }
+
+    // Get the bounding box of the target element
+    const targetElement = await page.$(screenshotTargetSelector);
+    if (!targetElement) {
+      throw new Error(`Element with selector "${screenshotTargetSelector}" not found.`);
+    }
+
+    const boundingBox: BoundingBox | null = await targetElement.boundingBox();
+    if (!boundingBox) {
+      throw new Error(`Unable to retrieve bounding box for "${screenshotTargetSelector}".`);
+    }
+
+    const finalCrop: CropRegion = crop || {
+      x: boundingBox.x,
+      y: boundingBox.y,
+      width: boundingBox.width,
+      height: boundingBox.height,
+    };
+
+    base64Image = await page.screenshot({ 
+      encoding: 'base64', // use path to save to file
+      clip: finalCrop,
+    });
+
+    console.log('Screenshot captured');
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    if (error instanceof Error) {
+      console.error(`Failed to capture screenshot: ${error.message}`);
+    } else {
+      console.error('An unknown error occurred');
+    }
+  } finally {
+    if (browser) await browser.close();
+  }
+
+  return base64Image;
+}
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