Crawlora MCP
Crawlora MCP is a hosted Model Context Protocol server that gives AI clients and
agents 445 structured public‑web‑data tools across 30+ categories — search, maps,
e‑commerce, social, finance, travel, app stores, media, and reviews — each returning clean,
normalized JSON instead of HTML to parse.
Two ways to use it: connect any MCP client to the hosted endpoint
(https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp), or run the small open‑source local server in this repo
(npx / Docker, stdio) — both expose the same tools and authenticate with your Crawlora API
key. Start free with 2,000 credits/month (no card) at crawlora.net.
Connection
A missing or invalid API key returns 401.
Connect your client
Crawlora MCP works with any MCP‑capable client. Pick yours below — they all point at the same
hosted endpoint (https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp, Streamable HTTP) and authenticate with your
CRAWLORA_API_KEY. Prefer keeping the key in an environment variable over pasting it literally,
and never commit it. Ready‑to‑paste files for each client live in examples/.
Claude Code (CLI)
claude mcp add --transport http crawlora https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${CRAWLORA_API_KEY}"
Adds at local scope by default. Use --scope user to make it available in every project, or
--scope project to write a shared .mcp.json. Confirm with claude mcp list.
Claude Desktop
Settings → Developer → Edit Config, then add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlora": {
"url": "https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_CRAWLORA_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
Cursor
Project‑local .cursor/mcp.json (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all projects):
{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlora": {
"url": "https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${CRAWLORA_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}
Codex CLI
codex mcp add crawlora \
--url https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp \
--bearer-token-env-var CRAWLORA_API_KEY
VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
.vscode/mcp.json (project) or your user mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"crawlora": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:CRAWLORA_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (note the serverUrl key):
{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlora": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:CRAWLORA_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}
Gemini CLI
~/.gemini/settings.json (note the httpUrl key):
{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlora": {
"httpUrl": "https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_CRAWLORA_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
Cline / Roo Code
Add to cline_mcp_settings.json using the generic remote shape — full walkthrough in
llms-install.md:
{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlora": {
"url": "https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${CRAWLORA_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}
Other clients
Any client that speaks Streamable HTTP can use the generic config in
examples/mcp.json. stdio‑only clients (e.g. Zed) should run the
local server below and point at its npx command.
Run it locally (open‑source server)
This repo also ships a small stdio MCP server (index.mjs) that exposes the same 445
tools, each wrapping the Crawlora REST API (https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1) with your
CRAWLORA_API_KEY. Useful if you'd rather run the server yourself than use the hosted endpoint.
# Node 20+ (no install)
CRAWLORA_API_KEY=your-key npx -y crawlora-mcp
# or from a clone
npm install && CRAWLORA_API_KEY=your-key node index.mjs
# or Docker
docker build -t crawlora-mcp . && docker run -i -e CRAWLORA_API_KEY=your-key crawlora-mcp
Client config (stdio):
{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlora": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "crawlora-mcp"],
"env": { "CRAWLORA_API_KEY": "your-key" }
}
}
}
The tool definitions in tools.json are generated from Crawlora's published API
catalog; each carries its real input schema and maps to a single REST endpoint.
What you can call (445 tools / 30+ categories)
| Category | Tools | Examples |
|---|
| Finance & crypto | 142 | Yahoo Finance, Google Finance, CoinGecko, Polymarket, Kalshi, Metaculus — quotes, financials, screeners, markets, trending, coins, prediction markets |
| Media & entertainment | 113 | Spotify, Spotify Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JustWatch, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Box Office Mojo — tracks, artists, charts, episodes, where‑to‑watch, titles, ratings, box office |
| Social & video | 54 | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn — search, profiles, posts, comments, transcripts, trends |
| E‑commerce | 36 | Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Shop.app — product, search, sellers, collections, reviews |
| Search & web | 27 | Google, Bing, Brave, Google Trends, Web Scrape — SERPs, suggestions, news, videos, images, interest‑over‑time, URL‑to‑markdown |
| App stores | 20 | App Store, Google Play — app details, reviews, rankings, similar apps |
| Reviews & companies | 18 | Trustpilot, Product Hunt — business reviews, launches, makers, leaderboards |
| Travel & real estate | 18 | Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Zillow, Redfin — listings, calendars, hotels, property data, estimates, region trends |
| Data & utility | 12 | Datasets, SimilarWeb, usage — curated datasets, website intelligence, account usage |
| Maps & places | 5 | Google Maps, Geocoding — place search, details, forward/reverse geocoding |
Full, always‑current tool list with parameters, response examples, and a live Playground:
https://crawlora.net/docs.
Why Crawlora
- Normalized JSON per tool — ship data features, not scraper infrastructure.
- No proxies, browsers, or parsers to maintain.
- Pay on success — credit‑based, billed only on
2xx responses.
- One key, 445 tools — search, commerce, social, finance, and more behind a single MCP endpoint.
A good alternative to stitching together SerpApi, Firecrawl, ScraperAPI, or ScrapingBee.
Links
License
See LICENSE. The Crawlora MCP service itself is a hosted SaaS governed by the
Crawlora terms; this repository contains connection docs and manifests.
