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Firecrawl

Web-data API to search, scrape, crawl and map sites into clean markdown/structured data for LLMs — one call returns full page content.

API keyFreemium🔵 agent: self serve instant keyMCP ✓

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CategorySearch & retrieval APIs

TypeAPI service

Authapi-key

PricingFreemium

Agent signup🔵 self serve instant key

SDKsPython, Node.js, REST

MCP serveravailable →

Pricing: Free 1,000 credits/mo; search costs 2 credits per 10 results; pay-as-you-go credits + monthly plans

🔵 Agents: self serve instant key

Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).

Instant fc- API key on free signup (1,000 credits/mo), no card required for the free tier.

Firecrawl — Web-data API to search, scrape, crawl and map sites into clean markdown/structured data for LLMs — one call returns full page content.
Website: https://www.firecrawl.dev
Docs: https://docs.firecrawl.dev
Get a key: https://www.firecrawl.dev/signin/signup
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Instant fc- API key on free signup (1,000 credits/mo), no card required for the free tier.
Auth: api-key
MCP server: https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server
Pricing: freemium — Free 1,000 credits/mo; search costs 2 credits per 10 results; pay-as-you-go credits + monthly plans
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/firecrawl.json

Machine record: /api/tools/firecrawl.json · add its MCP server →

Quickstart

from firecrawl import Firecrawl

firecrawl = Firecrawl(api_key="fc-YOUR_API_KEY")
results = firecrawl.search("best AI search APIs 2026", limit=5)
print(results)

python · full docs →

Model Context Protocol

Firecrawl exposes an MCP server, so you can add its tools to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client: https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server

Firecrawl in our coverage

The Best LLM for Research in August 2026: A Use-Case Answer (Long-Context, Web-Grounded, Reasoning, Cheap, and Private)

2026-08-20

Comet vs ChatGPT Atlas vs Dia vs Gemini in Chrome: Which Agentic Browser Should a Founder Actually Adopt?

2026-08-02

The Founder's AI-Agent Stack in 12 Decisions (July 2026): What We'd Actually Pick

2026-07-30

Lightpanda vs Playwright vs Browserless: Picking a Headless Browser for AI Agents

2026-07-22

Tavily vs Exa vs Firecrawl: Which 'Give My Agent the Web' API Do You Actually Need?

2026-07-16

Firecrawl: Turn Any Website Into Clean, LLM-Ready Data in One API Call

2026-07-10

Firecrawl FAQ

What is Firecrawl?

Firecrawl is Web-data API to search, scrape, crawl and map sites into clean markdown/structured data for LLMs — one call returns full page content. It's in the Search & retrieval APIs category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is Firecrawl free?

Firecrawl is freemium — free to start, paid plans for scale. Free 1,000 credits/mo; search costs 2 credits per 10 results; pay-as-you-go credits + monthly plans.

Can an AI agent sign up for Firecrawl automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Instant fc- API key on free signup (1,000 credits/mo), no card required for the free tier..

Does Firecrawl have an MCP server?

Yes — Firecrawl offers a Model Context Protocol server, so you can add its tools to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client: https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server

Is Firecrawl open source?

Firecrawl is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does Firecrawl support?

Firecrawl offers Python, Node.js, REST.