crawl4ai

What problem does it solve?

Crawl4AI is a powerful open-source web scraping and data processing tool that supports 6 modes, including screenshots, PDF export, and intelligent crawling, to automate data collection and processing workflows.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Supports six modes: scrape, deep_crawl, batch_crawl, extract, pdf_export, and screenshot to handle a wide range of data tasks.
• Outputs base64 encoded binaries (screenshots and PDFs) for easy model consumption, with reliable caching and adaptive timeouts.
• Real-world scenario: crawl a product catalog, extract structured product data, and save evidence as PDF and screenshots for audit.

Quick Start

Run a basic scrape of a page: { "mode": "scrape", "parameters": { "url": "https://example.com", "format": "markdown" } }