> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.firecrawl.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Elixir

> Get started with Firecrawl in Elixir. Search, scrape, and interact with web data using the official SDK.

## Prerequisites

* Elixir 1.14+ and OTP 25+
* A Firecrawl API key — [get one free](https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys)

## Install the SDK

Add `firecrawl` to your `mix.exs`:

```elixir theme={null}
defp deps do
  [
    {:firecrawl, "~> 1.0"}
  ]
end
```

Configure your API key in `config/config.exs`:

```elixir theme={null}
config :firecrawl, api_key: System.get_env("FIRECRAWL_API_KEY")
```

## Search the web

```elixir theme={null}
{:ok, result} = Firecrawl.search_and_scrape(query: "firecrawl web scraping", limit: 5)

for entry <- result.body["data"]["web"] do
  IO.puts("#{entry["title"]} - #{entry["url"]}")
end
```

## Scrape a page

```elixir theme={null}
{:ok, result} = Firecrawl.scrape_and_extract_from_url(url: "https://example.com")
IO.puts(result.body["data"]["markdown"])
```

<Accordion title="Example response">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "data": {
      "markdown": "# Example Domain\n\nThis domain is for use in illustrative examples...",
      "metadata": {
        "title": "Example Domain",
        "sourceURL": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

## Interact with a page

Scrape a page, then keep working with it using the browser session API.

```elixir theme={null}
{:ok, scrape} = Firecrawl.scrape_and_extract_from_url(
  url: "https://www.amazon.com",
  formats: ["markdown"]
)

scrape_id = get_in(scrape.body, ["data", "metadata", "scrapeId"])

# Use the REST API for interact (prompt-based)
headers = [
  {"Authorization", "Bearer #{Application.get_env(:firecrawl, :api_key)}"},
  {"Content-Type", "application/json"}
]

{:ok, _} = Req.post(
  "https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape/#{scrape_id}/interact",
  json: %{prompt: "Search for iPhone 16 Pro Max"},
  headers: headers
)

{:ok, response} = Req.post(
  "https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape/#{scrape_id}/interact",
  json: %{prompt: "Click on the first result and tell me the price"},
  headers: headers
)

IO.inspect(response.body)

# Stop the session
Req.delete(
  "https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape/#{scrape_id}/interact",
  headers: headers
)
```

## Environment variable

Set `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` instead of hardcoding:

```bash theme={null}
export FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-YOUR-API-KEY
```

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Scrape docs" icon="file-lines" href="/features/scrape">
    All scrape options including formats, actions, and proxies
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search docs" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/features/search">
    Search the web and get full page content
  </Card>

  <Card title="Interact docs" icon="hand-pointer" href="/features/interact">
    Click, fill forms, and extract dynamic content
  </Card>

  <Card title="Elixir SDK reference" icon="droplet" href="/sdks/elixir">
    Full SDK reference with crawl, map, batch scrape, and more
  </Card>
</CardGroup>