Firecrawl
Fetch web content as Markdown or structured data for downstream AI use.
Overview
What you provide
- Permitted URLs or a search query and extraction settings
What you get
- Markdown, structured fields or page captures
Setup & workflow
- Choose self-hosting from the repository or configure a hosted API key with the SDK.
- Prepare the input: Permitted URLs or a search query and extraction settings.
- Run a small, reversible example and inspect the output: Markdown, structured fields or page captures.
- Compare extracted content with original pages and enforce crawl and access limits.
Requirements & installation
- Configure the documented runtime and authorized service access before attempting this workflow.
Limits & review
- The hosted service includes capabilities that are not guaranteed in a self-hosted deployment.
- Evidence review only: the product was not installed or tested in this crawl.
Your part
- Compare extracted content with original pages and enforce crawl and access limits.
When to consider another product
Unreviewed production decisions, unrestricted account access or guaranteed factual results.
Plans & billing details
Cost planning
- Review scope is licensing and documented free-use boundaries, not numeric prices or current hosted-plan allowances.
Published prices are a snapshot. Confirm billing cycle, taxes and current allowances with the provider.
Sources & verification3
This profile is based on official sources, not a hands-on product test.
Vendor descriptions and demos document advertised features. Editorial guidance is based on these sources.
Discovered via OpenFree.Tools.
- Firecrawl — official READMEraw.githubusercontent.com
The maintainer README supports this scope: Fetch web content as Markdown or structured data for downstream AI use.
- Firecrawl — product entry pointwww.firecrawl.dev
The public product entry point was retrieved. Functional scope and setup in this record are grounded in the linked maintainer README.
- Firecrawl — license termsraw.githubusercontent.com
The retrieved license materials support this boundary: AGPL-3.0. Review the complete terms for your use case.
Frequently asked questions
What does Firecrawl do?
Fetch web content as Markdown or structured data for downstream AI use.
How much does Firecrawl cost?
Software or published weights are available under AGPL-3.0. Model inference, external services and your own compute are separate; hosted plan prices were not reviewed.
What should I check before using Firecrawl?
The hosted service includes capabilities that are not guaranteed in a self-hosted deployment.
