Firecrawl API SOP

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Essential information at a glance.

Key Resources ​

Quick Commands ​

Python ​

bash
pip install firecrawl-py
python
from firecrawl import Firecrawl
firecrawl = Firecrawl(api_key="fc-YOUR-API-KEY")
result = firecrawl.scrape("https://example.com")

Node.js ​

bash
npm install @mendable/firecrawl-js
javascript
import Firecrawl from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
const firecrawl = new Firecrawl({ apiKey: 'fc-YOUR-API-KEY' });
const result = await firecrawl.scrape('https://example.com');

cURL ​

bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer fc-YOUR-API-KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}'

Credit Costs at a Glance ​

OperationCost
Scrape1 credit
Search2 per 10 results
Map1 credit
Crawl1 per page
Agent2 credits
+JSON4 credits
+Enhanced Proxy4 credits

Common Patterns ​

Extract Markdown ​

python
result = firecrawl.scrape(url)
content = result['markdown']

Extract JSON ​

python
result = firecrawl.scrape(
    url,
    formats=[{"type": "json", "schema": MySchema.model_json_schema()}]
)
data = result['json']

Crawl Website ​

python
result = firecrawl.crawl(url, limit=100)
for page in result.data:
    print(page.metadata['title'])

Search & Scrape ​

python
results = firecrawl.search(
    "query",
    scrape_options={"formats": ["markdown"]}
)

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