# MCPScraper

> Web scraping MCP server comparison on one published rubric: browser, crawl, self-hosted and content-API servers, with linked sources, check dates, no scores.

Scraping MCP servers, compared on a published rubric. A Teneo Labs project · Built on Live Web Data API.

## Guides

- [Best MCP server for scraping: the rubric, not a ranking](https://mcpscraper.net/guides/best-mcp-server-for-scraping): How we compare scraping MCP servers: a ten-row rubric, every table sourced and dated, and seven servers in category tables. No scores, no rankings.
- [Which scraping MCP server to use: pick by the job](https://mcpscraper.net/guides/choose-a-scraping-mcp-server-by-job): A decision guide from job to category to shortlist: when a browser MCP server fits, when a crawl platform fits, and when a small page-reading server is enough.
- [Firecrawl MCP alternatives, sorted by why you are switching](https://mcpscraper.net/guides/firecrawl-mcp-alternatives): Firecrawl MCP alternatives for four reasons to switch: pricing shape, self-hosting, a smaller tool surface, or real browser interaction. Rubric rows, dated.
- [Self-hosted scraping MCP server or hosted: what you trade](https://mcpscraper.net/guides/self-hosted-vs-hosted-scraping-mcp): Run a scraping MCP server yourself or use a hosted one? Licenses, operating effort, data handling and request-rate policy compared, with a checklist.
- [Scraping MCP token usage: formats, tool count and failures](https://mcpscraper.net/guides/scraping-mcp-output-and-token-cost): Where a scraping MCP server spends your context window: output format, size caps, the number of registered tools and the wording of its errors.
- [Scraping MCP server pricing: credits, events and your own infra](https://mcpscraper.net/guides/scraping-mcp-pricing-models): The pricing shapes behind scraping MCP servers: credits per page, pay per event, pay per usage and self-hosted infrastructure, and what a failed call costs.
- [Responsible scraping with MCP: a security and compliance review](https://mcpscraper.net/guides/responsible-scraping-with-mcp): How to approve a scraping MCP server: scope, robots.txt and site terms, permissions, logging and a review checklist. General information, not legal advice.

## Posts

- [Apify MCP server vs Firecrawl MCP: Actors or one crawl API](https://mcpscraper.net/blog/apify-mcp-server-vs-firecrawl-mcp): Apify's MCP server turns Actors into tools; Firecrawl MCP exposes one crawl platform. Transport, tool surface, pricing shape and failure cost, checked 2026-10-27.
- [Firecrawl MCP vs Crawl4AI MCP: hosted platform or your own crawler](https://mcpscraper.net/blog/firecrawl-mcp-vs-crawl4ai-mcp): Firecrawl MCP and Crawl4AI's MCP endpoints side by side on the rubric rows: transport, tools, license, hosting, failure cost and upkeep. Checked 2026-10-27.
- [Playwright MCP vs Firecrawl MCP: browser control or crawl platform](https://mcpscraper.net/blog/playwright-mcp-vs-firecrawl-mcp): Playwright MCP drives a browser step by step; Firecrawl MCP scrapes, maps and crawls. The rubric rows that separate them, checked on 2026-10-27.

## Built on Live Web Data API

> Live web pages as clean Markdown, text or HTML for AI agents. Send up to 10 URLs per request to POST /v1/contents; failed pages cost nothing.

- API base URL: https://livewebdata.com/api
- Auth: `Authorization: Bearer <api_key>` (keys start with 1337_live_)
- OpenAPI: https://mcpscraper.net/openapi.json
- MCP server (Streamable HTTP, same bearer key): https://mcpscraper.net/mcp

### Docs

- [Overview](https://mcpscraper.net/docs.md): Live Web Data API turns any public URL into clean Markdown, text or HTML — fetched live through our fetch network.
- [API reference](https://mcpscraper.net/docs/api-reference.md): Two endpoints. HTTP 200 is returned even when individual pages failed — check statuses[] for the per-URL outcome.
- [Examples](https://mcpscraper.net/docs/examples.md): Copy-paste examples in cURL, Python and JavaScript. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with a key from the dashboard.
- [Automate requests](https://mcpscraper.net/docs/automation.md): Move from clicking Run in the playground to fetching URL lists from your own code — with rate limits, retries and scheduling handled.
- [SDKs](https://mcpscraper.net/docs/sdks.md): Thin, typed clients for JavaScript/TypeScript and Python — built-in retries, typed errors, one-line page fetches.
- [MCP for agents](https://mcpscraper.net/docs/mcp.md): Use the Live Web Data API as a tool in Claude, Cursor, VS Code and any other MCP client — with one URL and your existing API key.
- [No-code recipes](https://mcpscraper.net/docs/no-code.md): Call the API from n8n, Make or Zapier with each tool's generic HTTP step. Native integrations are on the roadmap.

### Optional

- [Full docs in one file](https://mcpscraper.net/llms-full.txt)
- [Postman collection](https://mcpscraper.net/live-web-data-api.postman_collection.json)
- [Example scripts (.zip)](https://mcpscraper.net/live-web-data-api-examples.zip)