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Scrapezy

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Scrapezy lets you easily extract structured data and scrape any website for web scraping, content aggregation, and autom

Integrates with the Scrapezy API to extract structured data from websites based on user-specified prompts, enabling flexible web scraping for data collection, content aggregation, and automated research tasks.

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Prompt-based extractionRequires Scrapezy API key

best for

  • / Market research and competitor analysis
  • / Content aggregation and data collection
  • / E-commerce product monitoring
  • / Lead generation and contact scraping

capabilities

  • / Extract structured data from any website URL
  • / Parse web content using custom prompts
  • / Convert unstructured web data into organized formats
  • / Scrape product information, prices, and descriptions
  • / Collect contact details and business information

what it does

Connects to the Scrapezy API to extract specific data from websites using natural language prompts, returning structured information instead of raw HTML.

about

Scrapezy is an official MCP server published by scrapezy that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Scrapezy lets you easily extract structured data and scrape any website for web scraping, content aggregation, and autom It is categorized under search web.

how to install

You can install Scrapezy in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

license

MIT

Scrapezy is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

@scrapezy/mcp MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol server for Scrapezy that enables AI models to extract structured data from websites.

Features

Tools

  • extract_structured_data - Extract structured data from a website
    • Takes URL and prompt as required parameters
    • Returns structured data extracted from the website based on the prompt
    • The prompt should clearly describe what data to extract from the website

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Scrapezy MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Scrapezy/mcp --client claude

Manual Installation

npm install -g @scrapezy/mcp

Usage

API Key Setup

There are two ways to provide your Scrapezy API key:

  1. Environment Variable:

    export SCRAPEZY_API_KEY=your_api_key
    npx @scrapezy/mcp
    
  2. Command-line Argument:

    npx @scrapezy/mcp --api-key=your_api_key
    

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapezy": {
      "command": "npx @scrapezy/mcp --api-key=your_api_key"
    }
  }
}

Example Usage in Claude

You can use this tool in Claude with prompts like:

Please extract product information from this page: https://example.com/product
Extract the product name, price, description, and available colors.

Claude will use the MCP server to extract the requested structured data from the website.

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

License

MIT

FAQ

What is the Scrapezy MCP server?
Scrapezy is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for Scrapezy?
This profile displays 26 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.

Use Cases

Web Research & Information Gathering

Fetch and extract information from websites automatically

Example

Research competitor pricing, scrape product reviews, monitor news mentions

Automate 5-10 hours/week of manual web research

Content Monitoring & Alerts

Track website changes, new content, price updates

Example

Monitor competitor blog for new posts, track stock availability, watch for pricing changes

Stay informed without manual checking, never miss important updates

Data Extraction & Aggregation

Extract structured data from multiple websites

Example

Compile product listings from 10 e-commerce sites, aggregate job postings, collect real estate data

Build datasets 100x faster than manual copying

API-less Integration

Interact with services that don't offer APIs

Example

Check form submissions, validate website functionality, test user flows

Automate interactions with any website, even without API

Implementation Guide

Prerequisites

  • Claude Desktop or Cursor with MCP support
  • Understanding of web scraping ethics and robots.txt
  • Rate limiting awareness to avoid overwhelming target sites
  • Knowledge of legal restrictions on data collection

Time Estimate

20-40 minutes including configuration and testing

Installation Steps

  1. 1.Install web automation MCP server via npm or pip
  2. 2.Configure allowed domains and rate limits in MCP config
  3. 3.Test with simple fetch: 'Get content from example.com'
  4. 4.Progress to extraction: 'Extract all product prices from this page'
  5. 5.Set up monitoring: 'Check this URL daily for changes'
  6. 6.Parse structured data: 'Create CSV from this table'
  7. 7.Respect robots.txt and rate limits always

Troubleshooting

  • 403 Forbidden: Website blocks bots—respect their wishes, use official API instead
  • Rate limit errors: Slow down requests, add delays between fetches
  • Stale data: Target site changed HTML structure—update selectors
  • Timeout errors: Site is slow or blocking—increase timeout, try different user agent
  • JavaScript-rendered content: Use headless browser MCP servers for dynamic sites

Best Practices

✓ Do

  • +Check robots.txt and respect crawl rules
  • +Rate limit requests: 1-2 requests/second maximum
  • +Use official APIs when available instead of scraping
  • +Identify your bot with descriptive user agent
  • +Cache results to minimize repeated requests
  • +Handle errors gracefully with retries and fallbacks
  • +Validate extracted data for accuracy

✗ Don't

  • Don't scrape sites that explicitly forbid it (robots.txt, ToS)
  • Don't overwhelm servers with rapid requests—use rate limiting
  • Don't scrape personal data without consent and legal basis
  • Don't ignore copyright on extracted content
  • Don't assume HTML structure is stable—handle changes
  • Don't use scraped data for commercial purposes without permission

💡 Pro Tips

  • Use CSS selectors or XPath for robust data extraction
  • Set up monitoring alerts for extraction failures (structure changed)
  • Implement exponential backoff for retries on failures
  • Store raw HTML for reprocessing if extraction logic changes
  • Combine with data analysis tools for insights from extracted data
  • Consider using official APIs or RSS feeds as more stable alternatives

Technical Details

Architecture

MCP server handles HTTP requests, HTML parsing, JavaScript rendering (if headless browser), and returns structured data to Claude.

Protocols

  • HTTP/HTTPS
  • WebSocket (for real-time sites)
  • Puppeteer/Playwright (for JavaScript sites)

Compatibility

  • Static HTML sites
  • JavaScript-rendered SPAs (with headless browser)
  • REST APIs
  • GraphQL endpoints

When to Use This

✓ Use When

Use for research automation, content monitoring, data aggregation from multiple sources, and when official APIs don't exist. Best for read-only information gathering.

✗ Avoid When

Avoid for sites with APIs (use API instead), sites that explicitly forbid scraping, when data is copyrighted, or for login-required content without proper authorization.

Integration

  • Scheduled monitoring with change detection
  • Multi-source data aggregation pipelines
  • Fallback to web scraping when API rate limits hit
  • Headless browser for JavaScript-heavy sites

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4.726 reviews
  • Luis Harris· Dec 24, 2024

    We wired Scrapezy into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Kofi Harris· Dec 16, 2024

    I recommend Scrapezy for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Pratham Ware· Dec 8, 2024

    We evaluated Scrapezy against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Sakshi Patil· Nov 27, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Scrapezy is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Michael Kim· Nov 7, 2024

    According to our notes, Scrapezy benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

  • Kofi Khan· Oct 26, 2024

    Scrapezy has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Oct 18, 2024

    Scrapezy reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

  • Mei Iyer· Sep 21, 2024

    I recommend Scrapezy for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Isabella Lopez· Sep 17, 2024

    We evaluated Scrapezy against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Oshnikdeep· Sep 1, 2024

    We wired Scrapezy into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

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