Scrape a URL

Scrape a URL

Returns one page as clean markdown, HTML, links or a screenshot, or as JSON fields extracted with a prompt or schema.

For structured fields from a known page, request the JSON format with a prompt or schema; Firecrawl points here in place of its deprecated Extract MCP tool.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "firecrawl": { "url": "https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth" } } }

Call the MCP tool firecrawl_scrape.

Server URL: https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth

CLI (official)

Install the command, then confirm it runs.

npm install -g firecrawl-cli
firecrawl --version

Run firecrawl scrape.

Set $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY in your environment first (get a key: https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys).

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2
• Endpoint: POST /scrape
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY
• Get a key: https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys
• Docs: https://docs.firecrawl.dev/api-reference/introduction

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
• Never print API keys.