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crawlee

Crawlee—A web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js to build reliable crawlers. In JavaScript and TypeScript. Extract data for AI, LLMs, RAG, or GPTs. Download HTML, PDF, JPG, PNG, and other files from websites. Works with Puppeteer, Playwright, Cheerio, JSDOM, and raw HTTP. Both headful and headless mode. With proxy rotation.

Best fitUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Check whether this project matches your task before installing it.

What it can doskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

Review the portable capability path.

Before continuingVerify in a sandbox

Do not treat a preview pack as a proven local install.

GitHub snapshot24k stars

1.4k forks · 133 contributors

Doramagic.ai Last verification date: 2026-06-22 Verification method: source evidence, semantic profile, public page gate, and static build acceptance.

Official first step Read manual preview Source repository

Publication status · 2026-06-22

What is crawlee?

Crawlee—A web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js to build reliable crawlers. In JavaScript and TypeScript. Extract data for AI, LLMs, RAG, or GPTs. Download HTML, PDF, JPG, PNG, and other files from websites. Works with Puppeteer, Playwright, Cheerio, JSDOM, and raw HTTP. Both headful and headless mode. With proxy rotation.
Best fit: Users who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.
Not for: Not for users who want to skip sandbox verification or cannot accept configuration, permission, or maintenance overhead.
Capability added to an AI workflow: skill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight
First safe verification step: Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.
Verification state: source, Quick Start, and sandbox install checks are recorded as passed.
Top risk: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
Evidence base: https://github.com/apify/crawlee, https://github.com/apify/crawlee#readme, Human Manual, Pitfall Log

Quick decision

Use this section to decide whether the project is worth a deeper read.

Best forUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Match the project to your task before installing it.

Capabilityskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

Repositoryapify/crawlee

24k stars · 1.4k forks

What it can do

Translate the upstream project into concrete capabilities the user can judge before installing.

Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout

Related topics: Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients, Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting, Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients

Related topics: Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout, Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting, Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting

Related topics: Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout, Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients, Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Related topics: Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout, Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients, Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

Sources: https://github.com/apify/crawlee, Human Manual, Project Pack evidence, and downstream validation signals.

Community Discussion Evidence

Project-level external discussion stays visible on the detail page, not only inside the manual.

Stars24k stars

Forks1.4k forks

Contributors133 contributors

Licenseunknown

Community Discussion Evidence

12 source-linked items

Review these external discussions before using crawlee with real data or production workflows. They are review inputs, not standalone proof that the project is production-ready.

01
Allow disabling ImpitHttpClient client cache
github / github_issue
02
Add support for Bun runtime - Issue with `browser-pool` and `memory-stor
github / github_issue
03
Crawler hangs forever when given malformed request input (e.g. invalid `
github / github_issue
04
Merge @crawlee/memory-storage package into @crawlee/core
github / github_issue
05
v3.17.0
github / github_release
06
v3.16.0
github / github_release
07
v3.15.3
github / github_release
08
v3.15.2
github / github_release
09
v3.15.1
github / github_release
10
v3.15.0
github / github_release
11
v3.14.1
github / github_release
12
v3.14.0
github / github_release

How to start

Only source-backed commands are shown here. Verify them in an isolated environment first.

Try the prompt first

Test the workflow without installing the upstream project.

preview

Read the Human Manual

Understand inputs, outputs, limits, and failure modes.

manual

Take context to your AI host

Use the compiled assets in your preferred AI environment.

context

Run sandbox verification

Confirm install commands and rollback before using a primary environment.

verify

npx crawlee

Official start command · https://github.com/apify/crawlee#readme · verified: yes

Human Manual

The English page must expose the real manual, not a short placeholder.

8+ sections · Human Manual

crawlee Manual

Open the full manual

https://github.com/apify/crawlee Project Manual
Table of Contents
Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout
Related Pages
Purpose and Scope
Repository Layout and Package Organization
Core Architecture
Project Templates and Getting Started

Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout

Related topics: Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients, Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting, Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients

Related topics: Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout, Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting, Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting

Related topics: Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout, Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients, Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Storage, Sessions, Proxies, Autoscaling, and CLI

Related topics: Overview, Architecture, and Package Layout, Crawler Hierarchy and HTTP Clients, Browser Pool, Launchers, and Fingerprinting

Source: https://github.com/apify/crawlee / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

AI Context Pack and portable assets

After deciding to continue, take the project context into your own AI host.

Complete pack plus user-owned assets

These files are planning and verification assets for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI hosts.

Download complete pack Read Human Manual

BundleComplete Project Pack AssetAI Context Pack AssetBoundary & Risk Card AssetHuman Manual AssetPitfall Log AssetPrompt Preview AssetQuick Start EvidenceREPO_INSPECTION.json

Preflight checks

Treat this page as a planning asset, not proof that your local environment is ready.

The manual is generated from source-linked project files and Doramagic validation signals.
Community evidence warnings stay visible instead of being converted into marketing claims.
This English page is indexable because the locale quality gate passed and explicit English index approval is enabled.
Use the upstream repository as the final authority for installation commands, license, and version-specific behavior.

Pitfall Log and verification risks

Doramagic surfaces high-risk items before users treat a candidate capability as verified.

high

Maintenance risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Configuration risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v3.15.1

medium

Configuration risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v3.16.0

medium

Capability evidence risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Runtime risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v3.15.0

medium

Runtime risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v3.15.3

medium

Runtime risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v3.17.0

medium

Runtime risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.