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ScraperAPI MCP

ScraperAPI MCP combines URL fetching with tools that already parse search and commerce results. Choose the structured tool when it matches the data source, then fetch individual pages when the result alone does not answer the question.

Server publisher: ScraperAPI. Guide maintained by Working Proxy Sites.

Documentation reviewed · Next review

What you can use it for

  • Find pages with parsed Google Search results.
  • Read selected URLs as Markdown or other supported formats.
  • Collect structured shopping results.

Documented capabilities: Web search · Scraping & extraction.

Account & usage

Account required
Yes
Required product
ScraperAPI API credits
Billing basis
Successful requests consume credits from the account plan. Target sites, structured endpoints and options such as rendering or premium routing affect request cost. Plans also have concurrency limits. Provider pricing.

When to choose ScraperAPI MCP

A useful fit when

  • Research beginning with a search query.
  • Shopping-result collection without writing a result-page parser.

Check another approach when

  • Assuming every tool accepts a URL as its main input.
  • Turning on all premium options without reviewing credit use.
Sources: Official ScraperAPI MCP repository, ScraperAPI pricing

Connect to ScraperAPI MCP

Choose a connection profile below and replace credential placeholders in your own MCP client. The transport describes the MCP connection.

ScraperAPI hosted MCP

Streamable HTTP · hosted

Endpoint
https://mcp.scraperapi.com/mcp
Authentication
Send the ScraperAPI API key as a Bearer credential.

Before you connect

  • An account and API credential for the service.
  • A client with Streamable HTTP support.

Cursor mcp.json — replace the credential placeholder Sources: ScraperAPI hosted MCP connection guide, Cursor MCP configuration

Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global). Configuration guide.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scraperapi-http": {
      "url": "https://mcp.scraperapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SCRAPERAPI_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Find relevant results and read the source

A suggested sequence using the documented tools. Check the connected server's tool schema before making a call.

  1. Choose a discovery tool

    Use Google Search for general sources or Google Shopping for products. Limit the result count to the question being investigated.

    Tools: google_search, google_shopping

    Sources: ScraperAPI hosted MCP connection guide, Official ScraperAPI MCP repository

  2. Fetch selected pages

    Scrape only URLs that merit inspection. Start with ordinary retrieval and add rendering if the required content depends on JavaScript.

    Tools: scrape

    Sources: Official ScraperAPI MCP repository

  3. Review cost before widening the job

    Check account credits and the cost of the chosen options before expanding to many queries or pages. Preserve source URLs with extracted facts.

    Tools: scrape

    Sources: ScraperAPI pricing

Selected tools & example tasks

Troubleshoot the connection

Limits & undocumented behavior

  • Rendering and premium routing can change credit use.
  • Structured endpoint inputs differ from the generic scrape tool.
  • Documentation was checked; no account-backed calls were made.

ScraperAPI MCP: questions & answers

When should I use google_shopping instead of scrape?

Use google_shopping for a product query with parsed shopping output. Use scrape when you already have a specific page to retrieve.

Sources: Official ScraperAPI MCP repository, ScraperAPI hosted MCP connection guide
Does the hosted MCP server require a local installation?

A client with native Streamable HTTP can connect directly with the URL and Bearer key.

Sources: ScraperAPI hosted MCP connection guide
Does connecting through MCP avoid API credits?

No. The provider account still pays for successful requests, including the cost of selected rendering and routing features.

Sources: ScraperAPI pricing

Sources & review history

This listing is documentation-confirmed. We reviewed the primary sources below; this is not a successful live connection test.

Record updated . Review due .

  1. ScraperAPI hosted MCP connection guideChecked · Hosted endpoint, Streamable HTTP, Bearer auth and shopping tools.
  2. Official ScraperAPI MCP repositoryChecked · Tool parameters, output formats and incompatible proxy flags.
  3. ScraperAPI MCP overviewChecked · Managed MCP service and scraping use cases.
  4. ScraperAPI pricingChecked · API credits, successful request billing and plan limits.
  5. Cursor MCP configurationChecked · Remote URL/header and local command configuration formats.

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Connection choices
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Bright Data MCP

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Connection choices
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Product to check
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Shared capabilities
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Connection choices
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Product to check
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Evomi MCP

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Shared capabilities
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Connection choices
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Product to check
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