# webclaw Documentation

> Webclaw extracts public web content for AI agents. Results depend on source availability and access restrictions. Check extracted facts against the source.

## API and authentication

- Hosted API: https://api.webclaw.io
- [OpenAPI](https://webclaw.io/openapi.json): request schemas for the documented hosted operations.
- [Authentication](https://webclaw.io/auth.md): API keys and device authorization.
- [Pricing](https://webclaw.io/pricing): plans and allowances. Free plan: 500 credits a month, no card. Paid plans from $19/mo. One credit is one page, whatever that page needs.
- [Source](https://github.com/0xMassi/webclaw): AGPL-3.0 CLI, MCP, extraction engine and OSS REST server. The managed cloud platform is separate.

## Documentation

The pages below are the maintained reference. Request Accept: text/markdown at a page URL, or use its Markdown link below, to read its content as Markdown. Hosted and self-hosted options and response shapes differ; consult the self-hosting matrix before switching base URLs.

- [Introduction](https://webclaw.io/docs) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs)
- [Quick start](https://webclaw.io/docs/getting-started) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fgetting-started)
- [CLI reference](https://webclaw.io/docs/cli) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fcli)
- [Overview](https://webclaw.io/docs/api) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi)
- [/v1/scrape](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/scrape) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fscrape)
- [/v1/scrape/{vertical}](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/vertical) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fvertical)
- [/v1/crawl](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/crawl) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fcrawl)
- [/v1/batch](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/batch) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fbatch)
- [/v1/map](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/map) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fmap)
- [/v1/endpoints](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/endpoints) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fendpoints)
- [/v1/extract](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/extract) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fextract)
- [/v1/summarize](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/summarize) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fsummarize)
- [/v1/diff](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/diff) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fdiff)
- [/v1/brand](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/brand) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fbrand)
- [/v1/search](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/search) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fsearch)
- [/v1/research](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/research) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fresearch)
- [/v1/watch](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/watch) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fwatch)
- [/v1/x/monitors](https://webclaw.io/docs/api/x-monitors) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2Fx-monitors)
- [Setup & tools](https://webclaw.io/docs/mcp) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fmcp)
- [Self-hosting](https://webclaw.io/docs/self-hosting) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fself-hosting)
- [Cloud API](https://webclaw.io/docs/cloud) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fcloud)
- [Overview](https://webclaw.io/docs/sdks) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fsdks)
- [Python](https://webclaw.io/docs/sdks/python) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fsdks%2Fpython)
- [TypeScript](https://webclaw.io/docs/sdks/typescript) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fsdks%2Ftypescript)
- [Go](https://webclaw.io/docs/sdks/go) — [Markdown](https://webclaw.io/api/markdown?path=%2Fdocs%2Fsdks%2Fgo)

## Free browser tools

- [Tools](https://webclaw.io/tools)
- [Website to Markdown](https://webclaw.io/tools/website-to-markdown)
- [Website Table to CSV](https://webclaw.io/tools/website-table-to-csv)
- [Pricing Page Extractor](https://webclaw.io/tools/pricing-page-extractor)
- [Website Brand Kit Extractor](https://webclaw.io/tools/website-brand-kit-extractor)

All four tools share three attempts per network per UTC day and require browser verification. They do not render JavaScript. Pricing and brand results may be historical; check their extraction dates. Use backend-returned hosted asset URLs when available.

## Further reading

- [Articles](https://webclaw.io/blog): dated tutorials and editorial content. Consult the API reference for current contracts.
- [Article archive](https://webclaw.io/llms-full.txt): published article bodies and documentation links.
- [webclaw vs Firecrawl](https://webclaw.io/compare/firecrawl)
- [webclaw vs Crawl4AI](https://webclaw.io/compare/crawl4ai)
- [webclaw vs Apify](https://webclaw.io/compare/apify)
- [webclaw vs ScrapingBee](https://webclaw.io/compare/scrapingbee)
- [webclaw vs ScraperAPI](https://webclaw.io/compare/scraperapi)
- [webclaw vs Browse.ai](https://webclaw.io/compare/browse-ai)
- [webclaw vs Zyte](https://webclaw.io/compare/zyte)
- [webclaw vs Bright Data](https://webclaw.io/compare/bright-data)
- [webclaw vs Jina Reader](https://webclaw.io/compare/jina-reader)
- [webclaw vs Context.dev](https://webclaw.io/compare/context-dev)
- [webclaw vs Scrapfly](https://webclaw.io/compare/scrapfly)