About Firecrawl
Firecrawl is an open source web data API for search, scraping and crawling. It returns website content as Markdown, JSON or screenshots for AI systems.
What it does
Developers call Firecrawl to search the web, scrape a page, map a site or crawl many pages in one job. The output is clean content that language models can read. A newer feature scrapes a page and then interacts with it using AI prompts or code. Agents can connect through MCP or through a command-line tool with ready-made skills.
Key features
- Search with full page content
- Scrape to Markdown, JSON or screenshots
- Crawl and map whole websites
- Interact with pages using prompts or code
- Connect agents through MCP or the CLI
Who it's for
Developers building AI apps and agents that need reliable web content, plus data teams collecting public pages for analysis. The site lists many companies among its users.
Pricing and good to know
The code is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence. A hosted API is also offered, with a start for free option and a discount for annual plans. Check the license terms before you embed the code in a product, since AGPL has strict rules for network use.
Highlights
- Search the web and read full results
- Scrape pages to Markdown or JSON
- Crawl and map whole websites
- Interact with pages using prompts or code
- Connect agents through MCP or CLI
