HasData Web Scraping — Claude Code MCP server: install
A remote MCP server fetches public pages through managed proxies and returns Markdown, text, HTML, or JSON. Use it when a site has no dedicated API.
claude mcp add web-scraping -e HASDATA_API_KEY=<HASDATA_API_KEY> -- npx -y @hasdata/web-scraping-mcpWhat HasData Web Scraping does
HasData Web Scraping gives an agent a remote MCP endpoint with one read-only page-fetching tool. It can pass requests through managed proxies, render JavaScript when needed, and return the result as Markdown, plain text, HTML, or JSON.
The service uses HTTP, while stdio clients can start it through @hasdata/web-scraping-mcp. Claude Code can add it with claude mcp add, using HASDATA_API_KEY for authentication. The API key is required for the connection, so requests will not work without it.
What it helps with
- fetch a public web page
- return page content as Markdown or JSON
- read JavaScript-rendered sites
- work around a missing site API
Example prompts for the agent
- Fetch the public page I named through HasData Web Scraping and return it as Markdown.
- Read this documentation page and collect its code blocks in the response.
- Load the site homepage and extract its headings and links as JSON.
How to install HasData Web Scraping
1Platform CLI
claude mcp add web-scraping -e HASDATA_API_KEY=<HASDATA_API_KEY> -- npx -y @hasdata/web-scraping-mcpReplace <…> with your own values
2Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http hasdata-web-scraping 'https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=web_scraping'1Platform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add hasdata-web-scraping --url 'https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=web_scraping'2Platform CLI
codex mcp add hasdata-web-scraping --env HASDATA_API_KEY=<HASDATA_API_KEY> -- npx -y @hasdata/web-scraping-mcpReplace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"mcpServers": {
"hasdata-web-scraping": {
"url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=web_scraping"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"hasdata-web-scraping": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hasdata/web-scraping-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HASDATA_API_KEY": "<HASDATA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"servers": {
"hasdata-web-scraping": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=web_scraping"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"hasdata-web-scraping": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hasdata/web-scraping-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HASDATA_API_KEY": "<HASDATA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
1Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http hasdata-web-scraping 'https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=web_scraping'2Platform CLI
gemini mcp add -e HASDATA_API_KEY=<HASDATA_API_KEY> hasdata-web-scraping npx -y @hasdata/web-scraping-mcpReplace <…> with your own values
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about HasData Web Scraping
How do I install HasData Web Scraping in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add web-scraping -e HASDATA_API_KEY=<HASDATA_API_KEY> -- npx -y @hasdata/web-scraping-mcp. A HasData API key is required.
What does HasData Web Scraping do?
It gives an MCP client a remote tool for fetching public web pages through managed proxies. The response can contain Markdown, text, HTML, or JSON, including content from pages that need JavaScript rendering.
Do I need a local browser to use HasData Web Scraping?
No. The server runs remotely; stdio clients can reach it through @hasdata/web-scraping-mcp, which uses the HasData key.
