Scraping & content

Firecrawl

Turn websites into clean markdown or structured data.

Useful when an agent needs to inspect websites without writing browser orchestration from scratch.

Agent access evidence

API

native

API-first scraping and crawl endpoints.

Evidence

Browser

strong

Dashboard exists for keys and usage; primary path is API.

Evidence

Account creation

strong

Self-serve account and API key flow.

Evidence

Pricing clarity

strong

Credit-oriented pricing is visible before implementation.

Evidence

Docs quality

strong

Docs are organized around scrape, crawl, map, extract, and SDK flows.

Evidence

Readiness score

Usable

Usable: 62/100. Strongest in agent readability; weakest in agent safety.

Machine operability14/25

Agent safety10.4/25

Agent readability17.4/20

Auth and setup10.5/15

Production reliability9.4/15

Best for

Crawling websites, extracting markdown, and feeding research workflows.

Pricing

Public free and paid tiers based on credits and extraction volume.

Auth

API key.

Account creation

Self-serve account and API key flow.

Browser support

Dashboard exists for keys and usage; primary path is API.

API

https://api.firecrawl.dev

Limitations

Key limitations: Respect robots, terms, rate limits, and content ownership. Respect robots.txt, site terms, rate limits, copyright, authentication boundaries, and anti-bot controls before asking an agent to crawl or extract content. API automation needs client-side throttling, idempotency where supported, pagination limits, retries, and audit logging. Store credentials outside source control and use least-privilege scopes, short-lived tokens, or restricted keys where the product supports them.