
firecrawl-download
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Experimental. Convenience command that combines map + scrape to save an entire site as local files.
Experimental. Convenience command that combines map + scrape to save an entire site as local files.
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by firecrawl
Experimental. Convenience command that combines map + scrape to save an entire site as local files.
npx skills add https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-cli --skill firecrawl-download
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firecrawl download
Experimental. Convenience command that combines map + scrape to save an entire site as local files.
Maps the site first to discover pages, then scrapes each one into nested directories under .firecrawl/. All scrape options work with download. Always pass -y to skip the confirmation prompt.
When to use
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You want to save an entire site (or section) to local files
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You need offline access to documentation or content
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Bulk content extraction with organized file structure
Download options
Option Description
--limit <n> Max pages to download
--search <query> Filter URLs by search query
--include-paths <paths> Only download matching paths
--exclude-paths <paths> Skip matching paths
--allow-subdomains Include subdomain pages
-y Skip confirmation prompt (always use in automated flows)
Scrape options (all work with download)
-f <formats>, -H, -S, --screenshot, --full-page-screenshot, --only-main-content, --include-tags, --exclude-tags, --wait-for, --max-age, --country, --languages
See also
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firecrawl-map — just discover URLs without downloading
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firecrawl-scrape — scrape individual pages
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firecrawl-crawl — bulk extract as JSON (not local files)
npx skills add https://github.com/firecrawl/cli --skill firecrawl-downloadRun this in your project — your agent picks the skill up automatically.
Quick start
# Interactive wizard (picks format, screenshots, paths for you)
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com
# With screenshots
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --screenshot --limit 20 -y
# Multiple formats (each saved as its own file per page)
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --format markdown,links --screenshot --limit 20 -y
# Creates per page: index.md + links.txt + screenshot.png
# Filter to specific sections
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --include-paths "/features,/sdks"
# Skip translations
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --exclude-paths "/zh,/ja,/fr,/es,/pt-BR"
# Full combo
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com \
--include-paths "/features,/sdks" \
--exclude-paths "/zh,/ja" \
--only-main-content \
--screenshot \
-y
No common issues documented yet. If you hit a problem, the repository's GitHub Issues page is the best place to look.