POST
/
scrape
Scrape a single URL and optionally extract information using an LLM
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "url": "<string>",
  "formats": [
    "markdown"
  ],
  "onlyMainContent": true,
  "includeTags": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "excludeTags": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "maxAge": 172800000,
  "headers": {},
  "waitFor": 0,
  "mobile": false,
  "skipTlsVerification": true,
  "timeout": 123,
  "parsers": [
    "pdf"
  ],
  "actions": [
    {
      "type": "wait",
      "milliseconds": 2,
      "selector": "#my-element"
    }
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "US",
    "languages": [
      "en-US"
    ]
  },
  "removeBase64Images": true,
  "blockAds": true,
  "proxy": "auto",
  "storeInCache": true,
  "zeroDataRetention": false
}'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "markdown": "<string>",
    "summary": "<string>",
    "html": "<string>",
    "rawHtml": "<string>",
    "screenshot": "<string>",
    "links": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "actions": {
      "screenshots": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "scrapes": [
        {
          "url": "<string>",
          "html": "<string>"
        }
      ],
      "javascriptReturns": [
        {
          "type": "<string>",
          "value": "<any>"
        }
      ],
      "pdfs": [
        "<string>"
      ]
    },
    "metadata": {
      "title": "<string>",
      "description": "<string>",
      "language": "<string>",
      "sourceURL": "<string>",
      "<any other metadata> ": "<string>",
      "statusCode": 123,
      "error": "<string>"
    },
    "warning": "<string>",
    "changeTracking": {
      "previousScrapeAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "changeStatus": "new",
      "visibility": "visible",
      "diff": "<string>",
      "json": {}
    }
  }
}

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What’s New in v2

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New Formats

  • "summary" - Get a concise summary of the page content
  • JSON extraction now uses object format: { type: "json", prompt, schema }
  • Screenshot format now uses object format: { type: "screenshot", fullPage, quality, viewport }

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Key Improvements

  • Faster by default: Requests are cached with maxAge defaulting to 2 days
  • Sensible defaults: blockAds, skipTlsVerification, and removeBase64Images are enabled by default
  • Enhanced screenshot options: Full control over screenshot parameters using object format

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
url
string<uri>
required

The URL to scrape

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formats
(Markdown · object | Summary · object | HTML · object | Raw HTML · object | Links · object | Screenshot · object | JSON · object | Change Tracking · object)[]

Output formats to include in the response. You can specify one or more formats, either as strings (e.g., 'markdown') or as objects with additional options (e.g., { type: 'json', schema: {...} }). Some formats require specific options to be set. Example: ['markdown', { type: 'json', schema: {...} }].

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onlyMainContent
boolean
default:true

Only return the main content of the page excluding headers, navs, footers, etc.

​
includeTags
string[]

Tags to include in the output.

​
excludeTags
string[]

Tags to exclude from the output.

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maxAge
integer
default:172800000

Returns a cached version of the page if it is younger than this age in milliseconds. If a cached version of the page is older than this value, the page will be scraped. If you do not need extremely fresh data, enabling this can speed up your scrapes by 500%. Defaults to 2 days.

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headers
object

Headers to send with the request. Can be used to send cookies, user-agent, etc.

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waitFor
integer
default:0

Specify a delay in milliseconds before fetching the content, allowing the page sufficient time to load.

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mobile
boolean
default:false

Set to true if you want to emulate scraping from a mobile device. Useful for testing responsive pages and taking mobile screenshots.

​
skipTlsVerification
boolean
default:true

Skip TLS certificate verification when making requests

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timeout
integer

Timeout in milliseconds for the request.

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parsers
array

Controls how files are processed during scraping. When "pdf" is included (default), the PDF content is extracted and converted to markdown format, with billing based on the number of pages (1 credit per page). When an empty array is passed, the PDF file is returned in base64 encoding with a flat rate of 1 credit total.

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actions
(Wait · object | Screenshot · object | Click · object | Write text · object | Press a key · object | Scroll · object | Scrape · object | Execute JavaScript · object | Generate PDF · object)[]

Actions to perform on the page before grabbing the content

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location
object

Location settings for the request. When specified, this will use an appropriate proxy if available and emulate the corresponding language and timezone settings. Defaults to 'US' if not specified.

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removeBase64Images
boolean
default:true

Removes all base 64 images from the output, which may be overwhelmingly long. The image's alt text remains in the output, but the URL is replaced with a placeholder.

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blockAds
boolean
default:true

Enables ad-blocking and cookie popup blocking.

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proxy
enum<string>
default:auto

Specifies the type of proxy to use.

  • basic: Proxies for scraping sites with none to basic anti-bot solutions. Fast and usually works.
  • stealth: Stealth proxies for scraping sites with advanced anti-bot solutions. Slower, but more reliable on certain sites. Costs up to 5 credits per request.
  • auto: Firecrawl will automatically retry scraping with stealth proxies if the basic proxy fails. If the retry with stealth is successful, 5 credits will be billed for the scrape. If the first attempt with basic is successful, only the regular cost will be billed.

If you do not specify a proxy, Firecrawl will default to auto.

Available options:
basic,
stealth,
auto
​
storeInCache
boolean
default:true

If true, the page will be stored in the Firecrawl index and cache. Setting this to false is useful if your scraping activity may have data protection concerns. Using some parameters associated with sensitive scraping (actions, headers) will force this parameter to be false.

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zeroDataRetention
boolean
default:false

If true, this will enable zero data retention for this scrape. To enable this feature, please contact help@firecrawl.dev

Response

Successful response

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success
boolean
​
data
object