> ## 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.

# Introduction

> Firecrawl API Reference

## Features

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Scrape" icon="markdown" href="/api-reference/endpoint/scrape" color="FF713C">
    Extract content from any webpage in markdown or json format.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Crawl" icon="spider" href="/api-reference/endpoint/crawl-post" color="FF713C">
    Crawl entire websites, extract their content and metadata.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Map" icon="map" href="/api-reference/endpoint/map" color="FF713C">
    Get a complete list of URLs from any website quickly and reliably.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/api-reference/endpoint/search" color="FF713C">
    Search the web and get full page content in any format.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Agentic Features

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Extract" icon="barcode-read" href="/api-reference/endpoint/extract" color="FF713C">
    Extract structured data from entire webpages using natural language.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Base URL

All requests contain the following base URL:

```bash theme={null}
https://api.firecrawl.dev 
```

## Authentication

For authentication, it's required to include an Authorization header. The header should contain `Bearer fc-123456789`, where `fc-123456789` represents your API Key.

```bash theme={null}
Authorization: Bearer fc-123456789
```

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## Response codes

Firecrawl employs conventional HTTP status codes to signify the outcome of your requests.

Typically, 2xx HTTP status codes denote success, 4xx codes represent failures related to the user, and 5xx codes signal infrastructure problems.

| Status | Description                                  |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| 200    | Request was successful.                      |
| 400    | Verify the correctness of the parameters.    |
| 401    | The API key was not provided.                |
| 402    | Payment required                             |
| 404    | The requested resource could not be located. |
| 429    | The rate limit has been surpassed.           |
| 5xx    | Signifies a server error with Firecrawl.     |

Refer to the Error Codes section for a detailed explanation of all potential API errors.

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## Rate limit

The Firecrawl API has a rate limit to ensure the stability and reliability of the service. The rate limit is applied to all endpoints and is based on the number of requests made within a specific time frame.

When you exceed the rate limit, you will receive a 429 response code.