ScrapingBee — Claude Code MCP server: search and setup
Gives an AI agent ScrapingBee tools to read web pages and search Google, Amazon, Walmart, and YouTube. A ScrapingBee API key is required.
claude mcp add --transport http scrapingbee https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcpWhat ScrapingBee does
The server connects an agent to ScrapingBee over MCP. It can return page text or HTML, capture a screenshot, download a file, or extract fields using CSS or XPath selectors. Other tools search the web and retrieve product, video, and Google results.
ScrapingBee hosts the server, so there is no local process to install or run. Configure an HTTP connection and provide the API key in an authorization header. Each call uses ScrapingBee credits, and a call handles one page or query. The description points to ScrapingBee CLI for crawling a site or processing hundreds of URLs in batches.
What it helps with
- read text or HTML from a web page
- search Google or Amazon listings
- extract page fields with CSS or XPath selectors
- retrieve an Amazon item’s price by ASIN
- download a file from a URL
Example prompts for the agent
- Search Google for recent coverage of this topic and show me the results.
- Extract the product name and price from this page using CSS selectors.
- Get the subtitles and description for this YouTube video.
How to install ScrapingBee
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http scrapingbee https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add scrapingbee --url https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"scrapingbee": {
"url": "https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"scrapingbee": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http scrapingbee https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcpStep 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 ScrapingBee
How do I install ScrapingBee in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http scrapingbee https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcp. The server also needs a ScrapingBee API key in its authorization header.
What does ScrapingBee do?
It connects an AI agent to ScrapingBee tools for reading pages, searching the web, and extracting structured data.
Does ScrapingBee require an API key?
Yes. Pass a ScrapingBee key in the authorization header. Calls use credits from your account.
