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Overview

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Key Improvements

  • Faster by default: Requests are cached with maxAge defaulting to 2 days, and sensible defaults like blockAds, skipTlsVerification, and removeBase64Images are enabled.
  • New summary format: You can now specify "summary" as a format to directly receive a concise summary of the page content.
  • Updated JSON extraction: JSON extraction and change tracking now use an object format: { type: "json", prompt, schema }. The old "extract" format has been renamed to "json".
  • Enhanced screenshot options: Use the object form: { type: "screenshot", fullPage, quality, viewport }.
  • New search sources: Search across "news" and "images" in addition to web results by setting the sources parameter.
  • Smart crawling with prompts: Pass a natural-language prompt to crawl and the system derives paths/limits automatically. Use the new crawl-params-preview endpoint to inspect the derived options before starting a job.

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Quick migration checklist

  • Replace v1 client usage with v2 clients:
    • JS: const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: 'fc-YOUR-API-KEY' })
    • Python: firecrawl = Firecrawl(api_key='fc-YOUR-API-KEY')
    • API: use the new https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/ endpoints.
  • Update formats:
    • Use "summary" where needed
    • JSON mode: Use { type: "json", prompt, schema } for JSON extraction
    • Screenshot and Screenshot@fullPage: Use screenshot object format when specifying options
  • Adopt standardized async flows in the SDKs:
    • Crawls: startCrawl + getCrawlStatus (or crawl waiter)
    • Batch: startBatchScrape + getBatchScrapeStatus (or batchScrape waiter)
    • Extract: startExtract + getExtractStatus (or extract waiter)
  • Crawl options mapping (see below)
  • Check crawl prompt with crawl-params-preview

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SDK surface (v2)

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JS/TS

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Method name changes (v1 → v2)

Scrape, Search, and Map
v1 (FirecrawlApp)v2 (Firecrawl)
scrapeUrl(url, ...)scrape(url, options?)
search(query, ...)search(query, options?)
mapUrl(url, ...)map(url, options?)
Crawling
v1v2
crawlUrl(url, ...)crawl(url, options?) (waiter)
asyncCrawlUrl(url, ...)startCrawl(url, options?)
checkCrawlStatus(id, ...)getCrawlStatus(id)
cancelCrawl(id)cancelCrawl(id)
checkCrawlErrors(id)getCrawlErrors(id)
Batch Scraping
v1v2
batchScrapeUrls(urls, ...)batchScrape(urls, opts?) (waiter)
asyncBatchScrapeUrls(urls, ...)startBatchScrape(urls, opts?)
checkBatchScrapeStatus(id, ...)getBatchScrapeStatus(id)
checkBatchScrapeErrors(id)getBatchScrapeErrors(id)
Extraction
v1v2
extract(urls?, params?)extract(args)
asyncExtract(urls, params?)startExtract(args)
getExtractStatus(id)getExtractStatus(id)
Other / Removed
v1v2
generateLLMsText(...)(not in v2 SDK)
checkGenerateLLMsTextStatus(id)(not in v2 SDK)
crawlUrlAndWatch(...)watcher(jobId, ...)
batchScrapeUrlsAndWatch(...)watcher(jobId, ...)

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Python (sync)

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Method name changes (v1 → v2)

Scrape, Search, and Map
v1v2
scrape_url(...)scrape(...)
search(...)search(...)
map_url(...)map(...)
Crawling
v1v2
crawl_url(...)crawl(...) (waiter)
async_crawl_url(...)start_crawl(...)
check_crawl_status(...)get_crawl_status(...)
cancel_crawl(...)cancel_crawl(...)
Batch Scraping
v1v2
batch_scrape_urls(...)batch_scrape(...) (waiter)
async_batch_scrape_urls(...)start_batch_scrape(...)
get_batch_scrape_status(...)get_batch_scrape_status(...)
get_batch_scrape_errors(...)get_batch_scrape_errors(...)
Extraction
v1v2
extract(...)extract(...)
start_extract(...)start_extract(...)
get_extract_status(...)get_extract_status(...)
Other / Removed
v1v2
generate_llms_text(...)(not in v2 SDK)
get_generate_llms_text_status(...)(not in v2 SDK)
watch_crawl(...)watcher(job_id, ...)

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Python (async)

  • AsyncFirecrawl mirrors the same methods (all awaitable).

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Formats and scrape options

  • Use string formats for basics: "markdown", "html", "rawHtml", "links", "summary".
  • Instead of parsePDF use parsers: [ { "type": "pdf" } | "pdf" ].
  • Use object formats for JSON, change tracking, and screenshots:

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JSON format

const formats = [ {
  "type": "json",
  "prompt": "Extract the company mission from the page."
}];

doc = firecrawl.scrape(url, { formats });

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Screenshot format

// Screenshot format (JS)
const formats = [ { "type": "screenshot", "fullPage": true, "quality": 80, "viewport": { "width": 1280, "height": 800 } } ];

doc = firecrawl.scrape(url, { formats });

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Crawl options mapping (v1 → v2)

v1v2
allowBackwardCrawling(removed) use crawlEntireDomain
maxDepth(removed) use maxDiscoveryDepth
ignoreSitemap (bool)sitemap (e.g., "only", "skip", or "include")
(none)prompt

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Crawl prompt + params preview

See crawl params preview examples: 
import Firecrawl from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';

const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: "fc-YOUR-API-KEY" });

const params = await firecrawl.crawlParamsPreview('https://docs.firecrawl.dev', 'Extract docs and blog');
console.log(params);