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The older api_key URL parameter is deprecated.","Requests can consume different numbers of credits when rendering or proxy options change.","The reviewed tool documentation does not establish proxy purchasing or proxy account management."],"capabilities":["web-search","scraping-extraction"],"connections":[{"id":"hosted","label":"Hosted MCP","transport":"streamable-http","hosting":"hosted","endpoint":"https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcp","package":null,"auth":"Authorization: Bearer followed by a ScrapingBee API key.","prerequisites":["ScrapingBee account and API key.","A remote MCP client accepting custom headers."],"config_label":"Cursor mcp.json (JSON)","config":"{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"scrapingbee\": {\n      \"url\": \"https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcp\",\n      \"headers\": {\n        \"Authorization\": \"Bearer YOUR_API_KEY\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}","source_ids":["overview","cursor"]}],"tools":[{"name":"fast_search","description":"Retrieve structured web search results.","task":"Find articles about a research topic.","source_ids":["tools"]},{"name":"get_page_text","description":"Retrieve a page as Markdown or text.","task":"Read the full text of a selected source.","source_ids":["tools"]},{"name":"extract_page_data","description":"Extract fields using supported selectors or extraction options.","task":"Collect headings and product fields from one page.","source_ids":["tools"]}],"commercial":{"account_required":true,"product":"ScrapingBee API account.","billing":"Calls consume API credits according to the chosen features and proxy options; account plan limits apply.","pricing_url":"https://www.scrapingbee.com/pricing/"},"sources":[{"id":"overview","label":"ScrapingBee hosted MCP documentation","url":"https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/","claims":["Official endpoint, Streamable HTTP, Bearer authentication and deprecated query-key setup"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"tools","label":"ScrapingBee published tool catalog","url":"https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/static/data/tools.json","claims":["Current selected search, page and extraction tool names"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"pricing","label":"ScrapingBee pricing","url":"https://www.scrapingbee.com/pricing/","claims":["API credits and feature-dependent consumption"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"cursor","label":"Cursor MCP configuration reference","url":"https://cursor.com/docs/mcp","claims":["Client JSON format and remote header support"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"}],"checked_at":"2026-09-27","updated_at":"2026-09-27","review_due_at":"2026-10-27","verification":"docs-confirmed","test":null,"status":"published","withdrawal_reason":null,"repository_url":null,"license":null,"editorial":{"seo_title":"ScrapingBee MCP Server: Setup, API Key & Scraping Tools","seo_description":"Connect ScrapingBee MCP with a Bearer API key. Follow a search-to-extraction workflow, compare tool choices, and troubleshoot authentication and credit usage.","intro":"ScrapingBee MCP connects a remote client to search, page-reading and extraction tools. Start with the hosted endpoint and an Authorization header, then choose whether your task needs source discovery, readable text or selected fields. The setup below keeps the API key out of the endpoint URL.","selection":{"best_for":["Research that starts with a search query and continues to source pages.","Extracting selected page fields through a hosted API."],"not_for":["Proxy purchases or account provisioning: the selected tools do not establish those operations."],"source_ids":["tools","overview"]},"recommended_connection":{"connection_id":"hosted","reason":"Use a client that accepts remote request headers. The documented Cursor configuration supplies the Bearer key without putting it into a shareable URL.","source_ids":["overview","cursor"]},"workflow":{"title":"Example workflow: find a source, read it, then extract fields","steps":[{"title":"Discover candidate pages","body":"Ask for a small set of relevant source URLs and choose which ones to inspect. A search result is a lead, not a substitute for the page itself.","tool_names":["fast_search"],"source_ids":["tools"]},{"title":"Read the chosen source","body":"Retrieve readable page content before asking the model to summarize it. Keep the source URL with your notes.","tool_names":["get_page_text"],"source_ids":["tools"]},{"title":"Extract the fields you need","body":"For a repeatable output, name the required fields and use the documented extraction options. Check the returned values against the source.","tool_names":["extract_page_data"],"source_ids":["tools"]}]},"troubleshooting":[{"symptom":"Authentication fails after adding the URL","resolution":"Confirm the client sends Authorization with Bearer followed by your actual ScrapingBee key. The placeholder in this page is not a credential.","source_ids":["overview","cursor"]},{"symptom":"A request uses more credits than expected","resolution":"Review rendering and proxy options before increasing the request volume. Feature choices can change consumption; a single tool call is not a fixed universal credit amount.","source_ids":["pricing"]}],"faqs":[{"question":"Which ScrapingBee tool should I use first?","answer":"Use fast_search when you need URLs, get_page_text when the URL is known, and extract_page_data when you need selected fields.","source_ids":["tools"]},{"question":"Can I use the older api_key URL parameter?","answer":"The provider labels that query parameter deprecated. Use the documented Bearer header setup in a client that supports it.","source_ids":["overview"]},{"question":"Does installing MCP make ScrapingBee usage free?","answer":"No. The MCP interface uses your ScrapingBee API account. Product limits and feature-dependent credit usage still apply.","source_ids":["pricing"]}]},"url":"https://workingproxysites.info/mcp/scrapingbee","provider_url":"https://workingproxysites.info/t/167-scrapingbee-proxies","review_due":false,"version":null}