> ## 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.

# Next.js

> Use Firecrawl with Next.js to scrape, search, and interact with web data in your React application.

## Prerequisites

* Next.js 14+ project (App Router)
* A Firecrawl API key — [get one free](https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys)

## Install the SDK

```bash theme={null}
npm install @mendable/firecrawl-js
```

## Set your API key

Add your API key to `.env.local`:

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

## Search the web

The SDK should only run server-side since it requires your API key.

### Route Handler

Create `app/api/search/route.ts`:

```typescript theme={null}
import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
import Firecrawl from "@mendable/firecrawl-js";

const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });

export async function POST(request: Request) {
  const { query } = await request.json();
  const results = await firecrawl.search(query, { limit: 5 });

  return NextResponse.json(results);
}
```

### Server Action

Create `app/actions.ts` for use from Client Components:

```typescript theme={null}
"use server";

import Firecrawl from "@mendable/firecrawl-js";

const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });

export async function searchWeb(query: string) {
  const results = await firecrawl.search(query, { limit: 5 });
  return (results.web || []).map((r) => ({ title: r.title, url: r.url }));
}
```

## Scrape a page

### Route Handler

Create `app/api/scrape/route.ts`:

```typescript theme={null}
import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
import Firecrawl from "@mendable/firecrawl-js";

const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });

export async function POST(request: Request) {
  const { url } = await request.json();
  const result = await firecrawl.scrape(url);

  return NextResponse.json(result);
}
```

### Server Component

Fetch data directly in a Server Component at `app/page.tsx`:

```tsx theme={null}
import Firecrawl from "@mendable/firecrawl-js";

const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });

export default async function Page() {
  const result = await firecrawl.scrape("https://example.com");

  return (
    <article>
      <h1>Scraped Content</h1>
      <pre>{result.markdown}</pre>
    </article>
  );
}
```

## Interact with a page

Use interact to control a live browser session — click buttons, fill forms, and extract dynamic content.

### Route Handler

Create `app/api/interact/route.ts`:

```typescript theme={null}
import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
import Firecrawl from "@mendable/firecrawl-js";

const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });

export async function POST(request: Request) {
  const { url, prompts } = await request.json();

  const result = await firecrawl.scrape(url, { formats: ['markdown'] });
  const scrapeId = result.metadata?.scrapeId;

  await firecrawl.interact(scrapeId, { prompt: 'Search for iPhone 16 Pro Max' });
  const response = await firecrawl.interact(scrapeId, { prompt: 'Click on the first result and tell me the price' });

  await firecrawl.stopInteraction(scrapeId);

  return NextResponse.json({ output: response.output });
}
```

## 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="Node SDK reference" icon="node" href="/sdks/node">
    Full SDK reference with crawl, map, batch scrape, and more
  </Card>
</CardGroup>