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#

• You want to save an entire site (or section) to local files
• You need offline access to documentation or content
• Bulk content extraction with organized file structure

Quick start#

bash

# 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

Download options#

OptionDescription--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-subdomainsInclude subdomain pages-ySkip 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#

• firecrawl-map — just discover URLs without downloading
• firecrawl-scrape — scrape individual pages
• firecrawl-crawl — bulk extract as JSON (not local files)