firecrawl-install-auth

# Firecrawl Install & Auth ## Overview Install the Firecrawl SDK and configure API key authentication. Firecrawl turns any website into LLM-ready markdown or structured data. The SDK is published as `@mendable/firecrawl-js` on npm and `firecrawl-py` on PyPI. ## Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+ - Package manager (npm, pnpm, yarn, or pip) - Firecrawl API key from [firecrawl.dev/app](https://firecrawl.dev/app) (free tier available) ## Instructions ### Step 1: Install the SDK ```bash set -euo pipefail # Node.js (official npm package) npm install @mendable/firecrawl-js # Python pip install firecrawl-py ``` ### Step 2: Configure Your API Key ```bash # Set the environment variable (SDK reads FIRECRAWL_API_KEY automatically) export FIRECRAWL_API_KEY="fc-YOUR_API_KEY" # Or add to .env file (use dotenv in your app) echo 'FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-YOUR_API_KEY' >> .env ``` All Firecrawl API keys start with `fc-`. Get yours at [firecrawl.dev/app](https://firecrawl.dev/app). ### Step 3: Verify Connection — TypeScript ```typescript import FirecrawlApp from "@mendable/firecrawl-js"; const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY!, }); // Quick connection test: scrape a simple page const result = await firecrawl.scrapeUrl("https://example.com", { formats: ["markdown"], }); if (result.success) { console.log("Firecrawl connected. Page title:", result.metadata?.title); console.log("Content length:", result.markdown?.length, "chars"); } else ...