ScrapeAPI MCP Server
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@ScrapeAPI MCP ServerScrape https://blog.scrapeapi.dev and return the main article text"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
ScrapeAPI MCP Server
Web scraping tools for Claude and other MCP-compatible LLM agents.
Tools available
Tool | Description |
| Scrape any URL and return text, links, images, metadata |
| Scrape up to 10 URLs in parallel |
| Extract specific fields using CSS selectors |
| Full-page screenshot as base64 PNG |
| Check remaining credit balance |
| Browse available pre-built datasets |
Related MCP server: FreeCrawl MCP Server
Setup in Claude Desktop
Get your API key at https://getscrapeapi.com
Open your Claude Desktop config file:
Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scrapeapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@scrapeapi/mcp"],
"env": {
"SCRAPEAPI_KEY": "sk_your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop
Usage examples
Once connected, just ask Claude:
"Scrape https://example.com and summarize the content"
"Extract all product prices from https://shop.example.com"
"Take a screenshot of https://dashboard.example.com"
"What datasets do you have available?"
Environment variables
Variable | Required | Description |
| Yes | Your ScrapeAPI key |
| No | Override API base URL |
Links
API Docs: https://getscrapeapi.com/docs
Pricing: https://getscrapeapi.com/#pricing
Support: hello@getscrapeapi.com
Maintenance
Resources
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