tavily-map

by tavily-ai

Fast URL discovery on websites without extracting content, ideal for finding specific pages on large sites. Returns structured lists of all URLs on a domain with configurable depth and breadth, regex path filtering, and natural language instructions for semantic filtering Supports depth control (1–5 levels), breadth limits per page, external link inclusion/exclusion, and domain filtering via regex patterns Designed as step 1 in a workflow: map to find the right page, then use extract or... npx skills add https://github.com/tavily-ai/skills --skill tavily-map Download ZIPGitHub399

tavily map

Discover URLs on a website without extracting content. Faster than crawling.

When to use

• You need to find a specific subpage on a large site

• You want a list of all URLs before deciding what to extract or crawl

• Step 3 in the workflow: search → extract → map → crawl → research

Options

Option Description --max-depth Levels deep (1-5, default: 1) --max-breadth Links per page (default: 20) --limit Max URLs to discover (default: 50) --instructions Natural language guidance for URL filtering --select-paths Comma-separated regex patterns to include --exclude-paths Comma-separated regex patterns to exclude --select-domains Comma-separated regex for domains to include --exclude-domains Comma-separated regex for domains to exclude --allow-external / --no-external Include external links --timeout Max wait (10-150 seconds) -o, --output Save output to file --json Structured JSON output

Map + Extract pattern

Use map to find the right page, then extract it. This is often more efficient than crawling an entire site:

# Step 1: Find the authentication docs
tvly map "https://docs.example.com" --instructions "authentication" --json

# Step 2: Extract the specific page you found
tvly extract "https://docs.example.com/api/authentication" --json

Tips

• Map is URL discovery only — no content extraction. Use extract or crawl for content.

• Map + extract beats crawl when you only need a few specific pages from a large site.

• Use --instructions for semantic filtering when path patterns aren't enough.

See also

• tavily-extract — extract content from URLs you discover

• tavily-crawl — bulk extract when you need many pages