• TRIGGER
  • MONITOR
  • DATA
  • HUMAN

How to scrape websites on demand with your AI

Connect Browse AI to your agent to turn any website into a source of structured data. Once connected, you just provide a URL and your agent handles the extraction.

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Short answer

How can I scrape websites using my AI?

You give your agent a URL and a command to run a specific robot. The agent triggers the scraping process and monitors it until the data is ready. You'll get structured data instead of messy HTML.

The results you get

Where your data lands

Your agent manages the entire extraction lifecycle.

TRIGGER

Instant robot activation

Your agent picks the right robot for the job and starts the run immediately. You don't have to open a browser or click through menus.

MONITOR

Live status tracking

The agent watches the scraping progress in the background. It knows exactly when the data is finished or if a run failed.

DATA

Structured output

The scraped information arrives as clean, organized data. You can feed this directly into your next prompt or a spreadsheet.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

If a robot fails or a site layout changes, the agent tells you. You decide if you need to adjust the robot settings manually.

The workflow

What your AI does when a scrape is requested.

The agent acts as the bridge between your chat interface and the scraping robots.

  1. Identify the robot

    The agent looks through your existing list of configured scraping robots to find the one that matches your request.

    list_robots

  2. Start the extraction

    Once the agent finds the right tool, it kicks off the scraping process for the specific URL you provided.

    trigger_robot_run

  3. Track progress

    The agent checks in on the job to see if the data is still being collected or if it's finished.

    get_run_status

  4. Deliver results

    After the run completes, the agent confirms the status so you can access the final data.

    get_run_status

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger your first scrape.

Starting points

Replace the bracketed text with your specific website or robot names.

Browse AI Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_8ifM296qnDSBuyeexdFi1mrBAqngOMvNnCKhA6mx/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Browse AI capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browse-ai-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_8ifM296qnDSBuyeexdFi1mrBAqngOMvNnCKhA6mx/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Run my Amazon product scraper on https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWJ5

  • Check the status of my last web scraping run to see if it finished.

  • List all my available scraping robots so I can see what I have configured.

  • Use the real estate robot to scrape the latest listings from this URL: https://www.zillow.com

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  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Browse AI once, then ask.

Click the link to authorize the connection. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start scraping immediately through your preferred AI client.

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FAQ

How the scraper behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI create a new scraping robot for me?

    No. You must set up and configure your robots in Browse AI first. The AI can only trigger or list the robots you have already created.

  • 02

    Can the AI change the website's layout?

    No. The AI only extracts data from the existing layout. It cannot modify how a website looks or functions.

  • 03

    How do I know if a scrape failed?

    The agent uses the status tool to check the run. If the status shows a failure, the agent will report that to you in the chat.

  • 04

    Can I scrape any website?

    You can scrape any site that you have a configured robot for in your Browse AI account.

  • 05

    Does the AI store the scraped data?

    The AI accesses the data through the connector to answer your questions, but the primary storage is handled by Browse AI.

  • More questions about Browse AI? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Browse AI Connector can do

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