ScrapeAPI MCP Server

Web scraping tools for Claude and other MCP-compatible LLM agents.

Tools available

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | scrape_url | Scrape any URL and return text, links, images, metadata | | scrape_multiple | Scrape up to 10 URLs in parallel | | extract_structured | Extract specific fields using CSS selectors | | take_screenshot | Full-page screenshot as base64 PNG | | check_credits | Check remaining credit balance | | list_datasets | Browse available pre-built datasets |

Setup in Claude Desktop

1. Get your API key at https://getscrapeapi.com

2. Open your Claude Desktop config file:

   • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

3. Add this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapeapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapeapi/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPEAPI_KEY": "sk_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

4. 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 | |----------|----------|-------------| | SCRAPEAPI_KEY | Yes | Your ScrapeAPI key | | SCRAPEAPI_BASE_URL | No | Override API base URL |

Links

• API Docs: https://getscrapeapi.com/docs
• Pricing: https://getscrapeapi.com/#pricing
• Support: [email protected]