> ## 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.

# PHP

> Firecrawl PHP SDK is a wrapper around the Firecrawl API to help you easily turn websites into markdown.

## Installation

The official PHP SDK is maintained in the Firecrawl monorepo at [apps/php-sdk](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl/tree/main/apps/php-sdk).

To install the Firecrawl PHP SDK, add the dependency via Composer:

```bash theme={null}
composer require firecrawl/firecrawl-sdk
```

<Note>Requires PHP 8.1 or later.</Note>

### Laravel Integration

The SDK includes first-class Laravel support with auto-discovery. After installing the package, publish the configuration file:

```bash theme={null}
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Firecrawl\Laravel\FirecrawlServiceProvider"
```

Then add your API key to your `.env` file:

```env theme={null}
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-your-api-key
```

The following environment variables are supported:

| Variable                   | Default                     | Description                              |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY`        | —                           | Your Firecrawl API key (required)        |
| `FIRECRAWL_API_URL`        | `https://api.firecrawl.dev` | API base URL                             |
| `FIRECRAWL_TIMEOUT`        | `300`                       | HTTP request timeout in seconds          |
| `FIRECRAWL_MAX_RETRIES`    | `3`                         | Automatic retries for transient failures |
| `FIRECRAWL_BACKOFF_FACTOR` | `0.5`                       | Exponential backoff factor in seconds    |

## Usage

1. Get an API key from [firecrawl.dev](https://firecrawl.dev)
2. Set the API key as an environment variable named `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY`, or pass it with `FirecrawlClient::create(apiKey: ...)`

Here is a quick example using the current SDK API surface:

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Client\FirecrawlClient;
use Firecrawl\Models\CrawlOptions;
use Firecrawl\Models\ScrapeOptions;

$client = FirecrawlClient::fromEnv();

$doc = $client->scrape(
    'https://firecrawl.dev',
    ScrapeOptions::with(formats: ['markdown'])
);

$crawl = $client->crawl(
    'https://firecrawl.dev',
    CrawlOptions::with(limit: 5)
);

echo $doc->getMarkdown();
echo 'Crawled pages: ' . count($crawl->getData());
```

### Using the Laravel Facade

In a Laravel application you can use the `Firecrawl` facade or dependency injection:

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Client\FirecrawlClient;
use Firecrawl\Laravel\Facades\Firecrawl;

// Via Facade
$doc = Firecrawl::scrape('https://example.com');

// Via Dependency Injection
class ScrapeController
{
    public function __construct(
        private readonly FirecrawlClient $firecrawl,
    ) {}

    public function index()
    {
        $doc = $this->firecrawl->scrape('https://example.com');
        return response()->json(['markdown' => $doc->getMarkdown()]);
    }
}
```

### Scraping a URL

To scrape a single URL, use the `scrape` method.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\Document;
use Firecrawl\Models\ScrapeOptions;

$doc = $client->scrape(
    'https://firecrawl.dev',
    ScrapeOptions::with(
        formats: ['markdown', 'html'],
        onlyMainContent: true,
        waitFor: 5000,
    )
);

echo $doc->getMarkdown();
echo $doc->getMetadata()['title'] ?? '';
```

#### JSON Extraction

Extract structured JSON with `JsonFormat` via the `scrape` endpoint:

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\JsonFormat;
use Firecrawl\Models\ScrapeOptions;

$jsonFmt = JsonFormat::with(
    prompt: 'Extract the product name and price',
    schema: [
        'type' => 'object',
        'properties' => [
            'name' => ['type' => 'string'],
            'price' => ['type' => 'number'],
        ],
    ],
);

$doc = $client->scrape(
    'https://example.com/product',
    ScrapeOptions::with(formats: [$jsonFmt])
);

print_r($doc->getJson());
```

### Crawling a Website

To crawl a website and wait for completion, use `crawl`.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\CrawlOptions;
use Firecrawl\Models\ScrapeOptions;

$job = $client->crawl(
    'https://firecrawl.dev',
    CrawlOptions::with(
        limit: 50,
        maxDiscoveryDepth: 3,
        scrapeOptions: ScrapeOptions::with(formats: ['markdown']),
    )
);

echo 'Status: ' . $job->getStatus();
echo 'Progress: ' . $job->getCompleted() . '/' . $job->getTotal();

foreach ($job->getData() as $page) {
    echo $page->getMetadata()['sourceURL'] ?? '';
}
```

### Start a Crawl

Start a job without waiting using `startCrawl`.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\CrawlOptions;

$start = $client->startCrawl(
    'https://firecrawl.dev',
    CrawlOptions::with(limit: 100)
);

echo 'Job ID: ' . $start->getId();
```

### Checking Crawl Status

Check crawl progress with `getCrawlStatus`.

```php theme={null}
$status = $client->getCrawlStatus($start->getId());
echo 'Status: ' . $status->getStatus();
echo 'Progress: ' . $status->getCompleted() . '/' . $status->getTotal();
```

### Cancelling a Crawl

Cancel a running crawl with `cancelCrawl`.

```php theme={null}
$result = $client->cancelCrawl($start->getId());
print_r($result);
```

### Crawl Errors

Fetch crawl-level errors (if any) with `getCrawlErrors`.

```php theme={null}
$errors = $client->getCrawlErrors($start->getId());
print_r($errors);
```

### Mapping a Website

Discover links on a site using `map`.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\MapOptions;

$data = $client->map(
    'https://firecrawl.dev',
    MapOptions::with(
        limit: 100,
        search: 'blog',
    )
);

foreach ($data->getLinks() as $link) {
    echo ($link['url'] ?? '') . ' - ' . ($link['title'] ?? '');
}
```

### Searching the Web

Search with optional search settings using `search`.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\SearchOptions;

$results = $client->search(
    'firecrawl web scraping',
    SearchOptions::with(limit: 10)
);

foreach ($results->getWeb() as $result) {
    echo ($result['title'] ?? '') . ' - ' . ($result['url'] ?? '');
}
```

### Batch Scraping

Scrape multiple URLs in parallel using `batchScrape`.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\BatchScrapeOptions;
use Firecrawl\Models\ScrapeOptions;

$job = $client->batchScrape(
    ['https://firecrawl.dev', 'https://firecrawl.dev/blog'],
    BatchScrapeOptions::with(
        options: ScrapeOptions::with(formats: ['markdown']),
    )
);

foreach ($job->getData() as $doc) {
    echo $doc->getMarkdown();
}
```

For manual async control, use `startBatchScrape`, `getBatchScrapeStatus`, and `cancelBatchScrape`:

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\BatchScrapeOptions;
use Firecrawl\Models\ScrapeOptions;

$start = $client->startBatchScrape(
    ['https://firecrawl.dev', 'https://firecrawl.dev/blog'],
    BatchScrapeOptions::with(
        options: ScrapeOptions::with(formats: ['markdown']),
    )
);

$status = $client->getBatchScrapeStatus($start->getId());
echo 'Batch status: ' . $status->getStatus();

$cancel = $client->cancelBatchScrape($start->getId());
print_r($cancel);
```

### Agent

Run an AI-powered agent with `agent`.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\AgentOptions;

$result = $client->agent(
    AgentOptions::with(
        prompt: 'Find the pricing plans for Firecrawl and compare them',
    )
);

print_r($result->getData());
```

With a JSON schema for structured output:

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\AgentOptions;

$result = $client->agent(
    AgentOptions::with(
        prompt: 'Extract pricing plan details',
        urls: ['https://firecrawl.dev'],
        schema: [
            'type' => 'object',
            'properties' => [
                'plans' => [
                    'type' => 'array',
                    'items' => [
                        'type' => 'object',
                        'properties' => [
                            'name' => ['type' => 'string'],
                            'price' => ['type' => 'string'],
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],
    )
);

print_r($result->getData());
```

For manual async control, use `startAgent`, `getAgentStatus`, and `cancelAgent`:

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\AgentOptions;

$start = $client->startAgent(
    AgentOptions::with(
        prompt: 'Summarize what Firecrawl does in one sentence',
        urls: ['https://firecrawl.dev'],
    )
);

$status = $client->getAgentStatus($start->getId());
echo 'Agent status: ' . $status->getStatus();

$cancel = $client->cancelAgent($start->getId());
print_r($cancel);
```

### Usage & Metrics

Check concurrency and remaining credits:

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\ConcurrencyCheck;
use Firecrawl\Models\CreditUsage;

$concurrency = $client->getConcurrency();
echo 'Concurrency: ' . $concurrency->getConcurrency() . '/' . $concurrency->getMaxConcurrency();

$credits = $client->getCreditUsage();
echo 'Remaining credits: ' . $credits->getRemainingCredits();
```

## Browser

The PHP SDK includes Browser Sandbox helpers.

### Create a Session

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\BrowserCreateResponse;

$session = $client->browser(ttl: 120, activityTtl: 60, streamWebView: true);
echo $session->getId();
echo $session->getCdpUrl();
echo $session->getLiveViewUrl();
```

### Execute Code

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\BrowserExecuteResponse;

$run = $client->browserExecute(
    sessionId: $session->getId(),
    code: 'await page.goto("https://example.com"); console.log(await page.title());',
    language: 'node',
    timeout: 60,
);

echo $run->getStdout();
echo $run->getExitCode();
```

### Scrape-Bound Interactive Session

Use a scrape job ID to run follow-up browser code in the same replayed context:

* `interact(...)` runs code in the scrape-bound browser session (and initializes it on first use).
* `stopInteractiveBrowser(...)` explicitly stops the interactive session when you are done.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\BrowserExecuteResponse;
use Firecrawl\Models\BrowserDeleteResponse;
use Firecrawl\Models\ScrapeOptions;

$doc = $client->scrape(
    'https://example.com',
    ScrapeOptions::with(formats: ['markdown'])
);

$scrapeJobId = $doc->getMetadata()['scrapeId'] ?? null;
if ($scrapeJobId === null) {
    throw new RuntimeException('scrapeId not found in metadata');
}

$scrapeRun = $client->interact(
    jobId: $scrapeJobId,
    code: 'console.log(page.url());',
    language: 'node',
    timeout: 60,
);

echo $scrapeRun->getStdout();

$deleted = $client->stopInteractiveBrowser($scrapeJobId);
echo 'Deleted: ' . ($deleted->isSuccess() ? 'true' : 'false');
```

### List & Close Sessions

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Models\BrowserListResponse;
use Firecrawl\Models\BrowserSession;

$active = $client->listBrowsers('active');
foreach ($active->getSessions() as $s) {
    echo $s->getId() . ' - ' . $s->getStatus();
}

$closed = $client->deleteBrowser($session->getId());
echo 'Closed: ' . ($closed->isSuccess() ? 'true' : 'false');
```

## Configuration

`FirecrawlClient::create()` supports the following options:

| Option           | Type                         | Default                                              | Description                              |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `apiKey`         | `string`                     | `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` env var                          | Your Firecrawl API key                   |
| `apiUrl`         | `string`                     | `https://api.firecrawl.dev` (or `FIRECRAWL_API_URL`) | API base URL                             |
| `timeoutSeconds` | `float`                      | `300`                                                | HTTP request timeout in seconds          |
| `maxRetries`     | `int`                        | `3`                                                  | Automatic retries for transient failures |
| `backoffFactor`  | `float`                      | `0.5`                                                | Exponential backoff factor in seconds    |
| `httpClient`     | `GuzzleHttp\ClientInterface` | Built from timeout                                   | Custom Guzzle-compatible HTTP client     |

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Client\FirecrawlClient;

$client = FirecrawlClient::create(
    apiKey: 'fc-your-api-key',
    apiUrl: 'https://api.firecrawl.dev',
    timeoutSeconds: 300,
    maxRetries: 3,
    backoffFactor: 0.5,
);
```

### Custom HTTP Client

You can pass a pre-configured `GuzzleHttp\ClientInterface` implementation to control connection pooling, middleware, proxy settings, and other HTTP features. When provided, the `timeoutSeconds` setting is ignored in favor of the client's own configuration.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Client\FirecrawlClient;
use GuzzleHttp\Client as GuzzleClient;

$guzzle = new GuzzleClient([
    'proxy' => 'http://proxy.example.com:8080',
    'timeout' => 60,
    'connect_timeout' => 10,
]);

$client = FirecrawlClient::create(
    apiKey: 'fc-your-api-key',
    httpClient: $guzzle,
);
```

## Error Handling

The SDK throws runtime exceptions under `Firecrawl\Exceptions`.

```php theme={null}
use Firecrawl\Exceptions\AuthenticationException;
use Firecrawl\Exceptions\FirecrawlException;
use Firecrawl\Exceptions\JobTimeoutException;
use Firecrawl\Exceptions\RateLimitException;

try {
    $doc = $client->scrape('https://example.com');
} catch (AuthenticationException $e) {
    echo 'Auth failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
} catch (RateLimitException $e) {
    echo 'Rate limited: ' . $e->getMessage();
} catch (JobTimeoutException $e) {
    echo 'Job ' . $e->getJobId() . ' timed out after ' . $e->getTimeoutSeconds() . 's';
} catch (FirecrawlException $e) {
    echo 'Error ' . $e->getStatusCode() . ': ' . $e->getMessage();
}
```

> Are you an AI agent that needs a Firecrawl API key? See [firecrawl.dev/agent-onboarding/SKILL.md](https://www.firecrawl.dev/agent-onboarding/SKILL.md) for automated onboarding instructions.