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diff --git a/sdk/python/src/snapapi/client.py b/sdk/python/src/snapapi/client.py
index 63983f9..fb2fa0e 100644
--- a/sdk/python/src/snapapi/client.py
+++ b/sdk/python/src/snapapi/client.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ class SnapAPI:
         """
         if options:
             body = options.to_dict()
+            if not body.get('url'):
+                raise ValueError("url is required")
         else:
             if not url:
                 raise ValueError("url is required")
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/__pycache__/test_snapapi.cpython-312.pyc b/sdk/python/tests/__pycache__/test_snapapi.cpython-312.pyc
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diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/test_snapapi.py b/sdk/python/tests/test_snapapi.py
index 8a2cdf9..8ca56ab 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/test_snapapi.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/test_snapapi.py
@@ -165,8 +165,12 @@ class TestSnapAPI(unittest.TestCase):
             self.snap.capture(None)
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "url is required")
 
-        # Note: When using ScreenshotOptions object, URL validation doesn't happen early
-        # This could be considered a bug in the SDK but we're testing current behavior
+    def test_capture_raises_value_error_if_options_has_empty_url(self):
+        """capture(options=ScreenshotOptions(url='')) should raise ValueError."""
+        options = ScreenshotOptions(url="")
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
+            self.snap.capture(options=options)
+        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "url is required")
 
     @patch('snapapi.client.urllib.request.urlopen')
     def test_capture_raises_snap_api_error_on_http_error(self, mock_urlopen):