Crawlbase MCP for AI. Extract Data From Any Website, No Code Required
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Crawlbase gives your AI agent full control over web data extraction. It handles complex sites, including JavaScript-rendered pages and social media platforms like Amazon, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
You can bypass security measures and capture structured data from almost any public website.
What your AI can do
Scrape html
Performs basic web scraping by identifying contained HTML content using datacenter proxies.
Scrape js rendered
Accesses and pulls data from modern websites that load their content dynamically using JavaScript.
Scrape json format
Converts complex, messy web data into clean, structured JSON objects.
Run automated checks that generate permanent links to visual snapshots of any web page.
Force raw website outputs into precise, structured JSON formats for immediate use by your agent.
Retrieve content from modern websites that load data dynamically using JavaScript.
Specialized extraction tools for key platforms like Amazon, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Identify data from Google search results pages (SERPs) while bypassing CAPTCHAs.
Generate and provision custom proxy endpoints with specific headers and crawling logic for high-availability requests.
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Crawlbase: 10 Web Scraping Utilities
These ten tools give you complete control over web scraping. Use them to extract specific data types, validate screenshots, or scrape entire platforms like Amazon and LinkedIn.
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Start using Crawlbase on VinkiusScrape Html
Performs basic web scraping by identifying contained HTML content using datacenter proxies.
Scrape Js Rendered
Accesses and pulls data from modern websites that load their content dynamically...
Scrape Json Format
Converts complex, messy web data into clean, structured JSON objects.
Get Screenshot Link
Runs automated checks to provide a permanent URL link for visual snapshots of any...
Scrape Amazon
Extracts specific product details and data points from Amazon e-commerce listings.
Scrape Linkedin
Retrieves detailed professional profile information matching LinkedIn's structural constraints.
Scrape Facebook
Retrieves structured information directly from active Facebook social pages.
Scrape Google Serp
Identifies and collects data points spanning Google search results, bypassing...
Scrape Twitter
Fetches mapped, structured data points from Twitter (X) graph profiles and timelines.
Custom Scrape
Generates custom proxy endpoints that can be used for highly reliable, targeted data...
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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.
This connection provides 10 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.
Copying and pasting data from complex websites is slow.
Right now, if you need a list of product specs or social media profiles, you manually visit the site. You copy the title here, check the price there, then open another tab to grab the description. It's tedious clicking through tabs and copying blocks of text into a spreadsheet.
With this MCP connected via Vinkius, your agent does it all for you. You ask for the data point—say, 'Get me the title and rating from that page.'—and you get clean, structured JSON back. It handles the navigation and extraction in one step.
Web Scraping Utilities
The manual effort of figuring out if a site is static or dynamic, dealing with rate limits, and translating messy HTML into useful data stops completely. You don't worry about the underlying code; you just worry about what information you need.
It’s simple: tell your agent the goal, and it runs the right tools—whether that’s `scrape_amazon` or a general `scrape_html` call—to get the data.
What your AI can actually do with this
Need to get data off the web? This MCP connects Crawlbase directly to your AI client, letting you take over tricky scraping jobs through natural conversation. Forget writing complex code or spending hours debugging anti-bot walls. You just ask for the data—the price list from a competitor's site, the profiles of key people on LinkedIn, or the specific specs of an Amazon product—and it handles the rest.
It even figures out how to read content hidden behind JavaScript and tackles search results that are constantly changing. Because Vinkius hosts this MCP in their catalog, you connect once and your agent gets access to all these web scraping capabilities. You’ll get clean JSON outputs, screenshots for validation, or full site crawls, all without touching a single line of code.
019d757e-14a6-703b-af0a-60f917277e59 Here's how it actually works
The bottom line is that you tell your AI client what web data you need, and it manages all the complex infrastructure required to get it for you.
Subscribe to the Crawlbase MCP on Vinkius, then provide your unique Normal Token and any required JavaScript Token.
Ask your AI client to perform a task—for example, 'Get me the feature list for this Amazon product' or 'Scrape all users from this LinkedIn page'.
Your agent uses the necessary tool within the MCP to access the site, process the data (handling rendering and anti-bot measures), and return clean JSON or an image link.
Who is this actually for?
Anyone who needs reliable web data but doesn't want to write a full-stack scraping framework. This is for researchers, growth teams, or developers building agents that need real-world information.
Needs to crawl competitor websites and capture site snapshots for deep analysis without relying on manual browsing.
Requires real-time monitoring of social profiles or product pricing across platforms like Amazon and LinkedIn.
Needs to test web extraction pipelines and JS-rendering logic by instructing the agent through natural language prompts.
What Changes When You Connect
Get structured data without scripting. Instead of writing complex Python code to handle different site structures, you just ask your agent for the JSON format using scrape_json_format.
Handle dynamic sites easily. If a website loads its content via JavaScript—the kind of thing that breaks simple scrapers—this MCP uses specialized tools like scrape_js_rendered to get it anyway.
Bypass security challenges. Stop hitting CAPTCHAs or rate limits; the system handles search engine discovery and proxy management, even giving you custom endpoints with custom_scrape.
Target social media efficiently. Instead of manual copy-pasting from LinkedIn pages or Amazon listings, dedicated tools like scrape_linkedin and scrape_amazon pull out clean, specific data points.
Validate your work instantly. Need proof the page was scraped correctly? Use get_screenshot_link to capture a visual snapshot of exactly what your agent saw on the target site.
See it in action
Competitor Price Monitoring
A growth team needs daily price updates for five key products across Amazon. Instead of manually visiting ten different listings and entering data into a spreadsheet, they prompt their agent: 'Run scrape_amazon on these URLs.' They get a clean JSON file with all prices and ratings.
Talent Scouting
A recruiter needs to identify all professionals with specific titles from a list of companies. Instead of navigating dozens of LinkedIn profiles, they use the agent with scrape_linkedin to build a structured database of names and roles in minutes.
Deep Web Research
A researcher needs data from an old university site that doesn't display content until you run specific scripts. They use the agent, which activates scrape_js_rendered, ensuring no hidden or dynamically loaded data points are missed.
Search Engine Intelligence
A marketing professional needs to track how search results change over time. Instead of manually running Google searches and copying titles, they use the agent with scrape_google_serp for structured, repeatable data collection.
The honest tradeoffs
Building a scraper from scratch
Trying to write custom Python logic using libraries like Beautiful Soup or Scrapy just because the site is complex.
Don't build it. Use this MCP. If you need basic HTML content, run scrape_html. For dynamic data, use scrape_js_rendered. Always start with the specialized tools first.
Ignoring anti-bot measures
A simple script fails every time it hits a CAPTCHA or gets blocked after three requests.
Use custom_scrape to provision custom proxies and manage the request payload, allowing your agent to bypass common rate limits.
Handling messy output
Receiving raw HTML snippets that are difficult to parse or contain inconsistent data types.
Run scrape_json_format on the result. It forces the unstructured content into a predictable, easy-to-use JSON structure.
When It Fits, When It Doesn't
Use this MCP if your goal is extraction and you don't want to manage infrastructure. You need it when the source material is complex: think JavaScript rendering, social media profile data, or search engine results. If you only need to read static text from a few simple pages with no security concerns, basic web scraping might suffice. However, if the content is hidden behind a login wall, protected by CAPTCHAs, or requires simulating browser behavior (like LinkedIn), this MCP is mandatory. Don't use it just because you can; use it when your agent needs to perform an action that simple API calls cannot cover.
Questions you might have
How does Crawlbase MCP handle JavaScript rendered content? +
It uses specialized tools like scrape_js_rendered. This means it doesn't just read the initial HTML; it waits for the page to fully load data using JS before extracting the information.
Can I use scrape_google_serp with my AI agent? +
Yes. scrape_google_serp allows your agent to identify and pull structured results from Google search pages, which is necessary for repeatable SEO research without manual searching.
Which tool should I use if the data is messy? +
If you get raw or inconsistent web output from any scraping attempt, run scrape_json_format. This forces the complex content into a predictable JSON structure your agent can work with.
Is scrape_linkedin good for professional data collection? +
Yes. It’s designed to retrieve detailed profile information while respecting LinkedIn's structural constraints, making it reliable for building contact lists or talent databases.
Before using `custom_scrape`, what credentials do I need to set up a proxy payload? +
You'll need your Crawlbase Normal Token. This token authenticates your connection and allows the agent to provision highly-available custom proxies, ensuring reliable payloads for all of your web crawling tasks.
If my AI agent hits rate limits while using `scrape_html`, how does Crawlbase handle it? +
The MCP manages this by utilizing its specialized proxy list and dedicated algorithms. It handles IP rotation and includes CAPTCHA solving, keeping your data collection flowing even when sites try to block you.
When I use `get_screenshot_link`, what is the purpose of capturing a web snapshot? +
The screenshot link generates a visual record of the page exactly as it appeared. This lets you validate the content extracted by other tools, confirming precisely what the headless engine saw before processing it into structured data.
Does `scrape_facebook` handle complex or nested social page structures? +
Yes, this tool is designed to enumerate attached structured rules specific to Facebook pages. It exports active social page content while mitigating the typical constraints found when scraping large-scale social media data.
When should I use the JavaScript (JS) Token versus the Normal Token? +
Use the Normal Token for fast, static HTML extraction. Switch to the JavaScript Token when the target site uses frameworks like React or Angular, where content is rendered dynamically in the browser. The 'scrape_js_rendered' tool requires the JS Token to function.
Can my agent bypass CAPTCHAs while scraping Google or LinkedIn? +
Yes. Crawlbase is built to handle CAPTCHAs and blocks natively. When you use specialized tools like 'scrape_google_serp' or 'scrape_linkedin', the agent routes your requests through Crawlbase's advanced proxy infrastructure to ensure successful data extraction.
How do I get a structured JSON response instead of raw HTML? +
Use the 'scrape_json_format' tool or the specialized scraper tools (Amazon, LinkedIn, etc.). These trigger Crawlbase's auto-extraction pipelines, which analyze the page structure and return specific data fields in a clean JSON format.
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