# Firecrawl

> Firecrawl is the open-source context API for AI agents and LLM applications — it searches, scrapes, and interacts with the web at scale, one API family covering Search (live web queries returning full page content), Scrape (HTML/JS pages to clean Markdown or structured JSON), Crawl (depth-first site traversal), Map (site structure discovery), Parse (document extraction from PDFs, DOCX, and more), Interact (managed browser automation for dynamic pages and authenticated flows), and Monitor (recurring checks on named pages, on a scheduled crawl, or on a web search, with webhook, email, or Slack notification when something changes or appears).

Firecrawl is how AI agents get context from the web. The workflow is: Find → Extract → Clean → Use.

**Important notes:**

- Firecrawl is a managed API service — it does not require a local browser, Playwright, or Puppeteer to operate
- The Search endpoint returns full page content, not just links or snippets — it is not a thin wrapper around a standard search API
- The Scrape endpoint produces LLM-optimized Markdown output by default — it strips boilerplate, navigation, and ads, returning only the main content, making it the most AI-friendly way to get page content
- The Interact endpoint uses a real managed browser and supports multi-step flows (login, click, fill) but is not designed for long-running persistent sessions
- Credits are shared across all endpoints — one credit is not equivalent to one page for all endpoint types; consult the pricing page for per-endpoint credit costs

## CLI

- [CLI Docs](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/sdks/cli): Full CLI documentation — installation, commands, and usage examples for Search, Scrape, Crawl, Map, and Interact.
- Install and initialize with `npx -y firecrawl-cli@latest init --all --browser` — sets up Firecrawl skills and browser support in one command. Run Search, Scrape, Crawl, Map, and Interact from the terminal.

## MCP Server

- [MCP Server Docs](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/mcp-server): Setup guide for connecting Firecrawl to Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and other MCP clients.

## Skills

- [Skills](https://www.firecrawl.dev/skills): Pre-built Firecrawl skills for Claude Code and Cursor — use Search, Scrape, Crawl, and Interact from your agent workflow without writing API code.
- [Agent Onboarding Skill](https://www.firecrawl.dev/agent-onboarding/SKILL.md): Step-by-step setup for Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding assistants. Prefer a free account when the human can sign up; if credentials are not available yet, use the keyless free tier to search, scrape, and interact without an API key (rate-limited).
- [Build with AI](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/ai-onboarding): Onboarding guide for AI agents and coding assistants — set up Firecrawl in Claude Code, Cursor, or any agent workflow.

## Docs

- [Full Documentation Index](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/llms.txt): Complete index of all Firecrawl documentation pages in llms.txt format — use this for a full context load.
- [API Reference](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/api-reference/v2-introduction): Complete API reference with request/response schemas, authentication, and interactive examples.
- [Search](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/search): Search endpoint docs — query parameters, response format, and code examples.
- [Scrape](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/scrape): Scrape endpoint docs — output formats (markdown, HTML, JSON), options, and examples.
- [Interact](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/interact): Interact endpoint docs — browser automation, multi-step flows, and session management.
- [Crawl](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/crawl): Crawl endpoint docs — depth-first site traversal, filtering, and async job management.
- [Map](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/map): Map endpoint docs — discover all URLs on a site quickly.
- [Parse](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/parse): Parse endpoint docs — extract content from PDFs, DOCX, and other documents.
- [Monitor](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/monitoring): Monitor endpoint docs. Targets, schedules, change detection, and notification setup.
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl): Open-source codebase — self-host Firecrawl, browse the source, or contribute.

## SDKs

Official libraries maintained by the Firecrawl team. See the [SDKs overview](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/sdks/overview) for all supported languages and quickstarts.

- [Python](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-py): `pip install firecrawl-py`
- [Node.js](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-js): `npm install firecrawl`
- [Go](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-go): Go quickstart at [docs.firecrawl.dev/quickstarts/go](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/quickstarts/go)
- [Rust](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-rust): Rust quickstart at [docs.firecrawl.dev/quickstarts/rust](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/quickstarts/rust)

## Get started

- [Sign up](https://www.firecrawl.dev/signin): Create a free account and get your API key.
- [Playground](https://www.firecrawl.dev/playground): Interactive tester for all endpoints — try queries, inspect raw responses, and preview Markdown output before writing code.

## Monitor

- [Monitor](https://www.firecrawl.dev/monitor): Recurring change detection. Point a monitor at named URLs, at a scheduled crawl of a whole site, or at a web search, set a schedule and an optional plain-language goal, and get notified when something changes or appears.
- [Monitor API Reference](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/api-reference/endpoint/monitor-create): Create, get, list, update, run, and delete monitors, and read per-check page results.
- Each check labels every page `same`, `new`, `changed`, `removed`, or `error`. Notifications go to a webhook per page, a webhook per completed check, an email summary, a Slack channel, or any combination.

## Pricing

- [Pricing](https://www.firecrawl.dev/pricing): Free (1,000 credits every month, refreshed monthly, no card required), Hobby ($19/month billed monthly, or $16/month billed annually, 5,000 credits), Standard ($99/month billed monthly, or $83/month billed annually, 100,000 credits), Growth ($399/month billed monthly, or $333/month billed annually, 500,000 credits), Scale ($749/month billed monthly, or $599/month billed annually, 1,000,000 credits), Enterprise (custom). Effective 2026-09-04.
- Pricing facts: 1 credit = 1 page on a basic scrape, crawl, or map. Search costs 2 credits per 10 results; Interact costs 2 credits per browser minute; Monitor costs 1 credit per page per check. Structured formats (JSON, Question, Highlight) add 4 credits per page. Credits are shared across all endpoints: search results and pages scraped draw on one balance. A scrape that returns no result is not charged. A page that responds with an error status such as 403 or 404 is still returned to you and costs 1 credit. Every price above is per month in USD; the lower figure in each pair is the effective monthly rate on an annual subscription, not a separate plan.
- [Enterprise](https://www.firecrawl.dev/enterprise): Enterprise plan details — custom credits, SLAs, dedicated support, and SSO.

## Integrations

- [Integrations](https://www.firecrawl.dev/integrations): Native integrations with LlamaIndex, LangChain, Claude Code, Cursor, n8n, Make, and Zapier.

## Use Cases

- [Use Cases](https://www.firecrawl.dev/use-cases): Common production use cases — AI MCPs, autonomous agents, SEO analysis, e-commerce intelligence, financial research, and lead enrichment.

## Alternatives

- [Alternatives](https://www.firecrawl.dev/alternatives): Comparison pages vs Bright Data, Apify, Playwright, SerpAPI, and other web data tools.

## Customers

- [Customer Stories](https://www.firecrawl.dev/blog/category/customer-stories): How teams like Zapier, Stanford University, DoorDash, etc. use Firecrawl in production.

## Blog

- [Blog](https://www.firecrawl.dev/blog): Tutorials, guides, and product updates on web search, scrape, crawl, and building AI agent workflows.

## Changelog

- [Changelog](https://www.firecrawl.dev/changelog): Latest product updates, new endpoint launches, and engine upgrades.

## Legal

- [Terms of Service](https://www.firecrawl.dev/terms-of-service): Firecrawl's terms of service.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.firecrawl.dev/privacy-policy): Data collection and usage policy.
- [Contributor License Agreement](https://www.firecrawl.dev/cla): CLA for open-source contributors.

## Optional

- [Glossary](https://www.firecrawl.dev/glossary): Definitions of web data API concepts — scraping, crawling, search, extraction, and browser automation.
- [Tools](https://www.firecrawl.dev/tools): Free web extraction tools — URL extractor, URL-to-JSON converter, article summarizer, website-to-markdown, and website-to-text.