firecrawl_extract
Extract structured data like product details or prices from web pages using LLM capabilities with custom prompts and JSON schemas.
Instructions
Extract structured information from web pages using LLM capabilities. Supports both cloud AI and self-hosted LLM extraction.
Best for: Extracting specific structured data like prices, names, details from web pages. Not recommended for: When you need the full content of a page (use scrape); when you're not looking for specific structured data. Arguments:
urls: Array of URLs to extract information from
prompt: Custom prompt for the LLM extraction
systemPrompt: System prompt to guide the LLM
schema: JSON schema for structured data extraction
allowExternalLinks: Allow extraction from external links
enableWebSearch: Enable web search for additional context
includeSubdomains: Include subdomains in extraction Prompt Example: "Extract the product name, price, and description from these product pages." Usage Example:
{
"name": "firecrawl_extract",
"arguments": {
"urls": ["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2"],
"prompt": "Extract product information including name, price, and description",
"systemPrompt": "You are a helpful assistant that extracts product information",
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": { "type": "string" },
"price": { "type": "number" },
"description": { "type": "string" }
},
"required": ["name", "price"]
},
"allowExternalLinks": false,
"enableWebSearch": false,
"includeSubdomains": false
}
}Returns: Extracted structured data as defined by your schema.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| urls | Yes | List of URLs to extract information from | |
| prompt | No | Prompt for the LLM extraction | |
| systemPrompt | No | System prompt for LLM extraction | |
| schema | No | JSON schema for structured data extraction | |
| allowExternalLinks | No | Allow extraction from external links | |
| enableWebSearch | No | Enable web search for additional context | |
| includeSubdomains | No | Include subdomains in extraction |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1202-1260 (handler)The handler implementation for firecrawl_extract, processing the request and calling the client.extract method.
case 'firecrawl_extract': { if (!isExtractOptions(args)) { throw new Error('Invalid arguments for firecrawl_extract'); } try { const extractStartTime = Date.now(); safeLog( 'info', `Starting extraction for URLs: ${args.urls.join(', ')}` ); // Log if using self-hosted instance if (FIRECRAWL_API_URL) { safeLog('info', 'Using self-hosted instance for extraction'); } const extractResponse = await withRetry( async () => client.extract(args.urls, { prompt: args.prompt, systemPrompt: args.systemPrompt, schema: args.schema, allowExternalLinks: args.allowExternalLinks, enableWebSearch: args.enableWebSearch, includeSubdomains: args.includeSubdomains, origin: 'mcp-server', } as ExtractParams), 'extract operation' ); // Type guard for successful response if (!('success' in extractResponse) || !extractResponse.success) { throw new Error(extractResponse.error || 'Extraction failed'); } const response = extractResponse as ExtractResponse; // Log performance metrics safeLog( 'info', `Extraction completed in ${Date.now() - extractStartTime}ms` ); // Add warning to response if present const result = { content: [ { type: 'text', text: trimResponseText(JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)), }, ], isError: false, }; if (response.warning) { safeLog('warning', response.warning); } - src/index.ts:511-535 (schema)The tool definition (schema) for firecrawl_extract.
const EXTRACT_TOOL: Tool = { name: 'firecrawl_extract', description: ` Extract structured information from web pages using LLM capabilities. Supports both cloud AI and self-hosted LLM extraction. **Best for:** Extracting specific structured data like prices, names, details from web pages. **Not recommended for:** When you need the full content of a page (use scrape); when you're not looking for specific structured data. **Arguments:** - urls: Array of URLs to extract information from - prompt: Custom prompt for the LLM extraction - systemPrompt: System prompt to guide the LLM - schema: JSON schema for structured data extraction - allowExternalLinks: Allow extraction from external links - enableWebSearch: Enable web search for additional context - includeSubdomains: Include subdomains in extraction **Prompt Example:** "Extract the product name, price, and description from these product pages." **Usage Example:** \`\`\`json { "name": "firecrawl_extract", "arguments": { "urls": ["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2"], "prompt": "Extract product information including name, price, and description", "systemPrompt": "You are a helpful assistant that extracts product information", "schema": { - src/index.ts:830-837 (helper)Type guard helper for validating arguments for firecrawl_extract.
function isExtractOptions(args: unknown): args is ExtractArgs { if (typeof args !== 'object' || args === null) return false; const { urls } = args as { urls?: unknown }; return ( Array.isArray(urls) && urls.every((url): url is string => typeof url === 'string') ); }