scrapling cli

use scrapling extract to fetch a page and save selected or full content without writing code.

setup

uv tool install "scrapling[shell]"
scrapling install

update Scrapling and refresh browsers and fingerprints when required by a release:

uv tool upgrade scrapling
scrapling install --force

required safety

always add --ai-targeted when content will be read by an AI model. it keeps the main body, removes noisy and hidden content that may contain prompt injection, strips comments and zero-width characters, and enables ad blocking for browser commands.

choose a command

| use case | command | | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | static pages, blogs, news, APIs | get, post, put, delete | | JavaScript-rendered pages | fetch | | Cloudflare or anti-bot protection | stealthy-fetch |

start with get, then try fetch, then stealthy-fetch.

output

output format is selected by the file extension:

• .md: markdown
• .html: HTML
• .txt: clean text

prefer .md for readability and use --css-selector to reduce output.

common examples

# static page
scrapling extract get "https://example.com" /tmp/page.md --ai-targeted

# select matching elements
scrapling extract get "https://example.com" /tmp/articles.md \
	--css-selector "article" --ai-targeted

# query parameters, headers, and cookies
scrapling extract get "https://example.com/search" /tmp/results.md \
	-p "q=scrapling" \
	-H "Accept-Language: en-US" \
	--cookies "session=abc123" \
	--ai-targeted

# form or JSON request
scrapling extract post "https://example.com/search" /tmp/results.txt \
	--data "q=scrapling" --ai-targeted

scrapling extract put "https://example.com/resource" /tmp/result.txt \
	--json '{"enabled":true}' --ai-targeted

# JavaScript-rendered page
scrapling extract fetch "https://example.com" /tmp/page.md \
	--network-idle --ai-targeted

# protected page
scrapling extract stealthy-fetch "https://example.com" /tmp/page.md \
	--solve-cloudflare --ai-targeted

read the output file after the command finishes, then clean up temporary files.

key options

all commands support:

• -s, --css-selector TEXT: return all matching elements
• --ai-targeted: sanitize content for AI consumption
• --proxy TEXT: proxy URL

HTTP commands also support:

• -H, --headers TEXT: repeatable Key: Value header
• --cookies TEXT: name=value; name2=value2
• -p, --params TEXT: repeatable query parameter
• --timeout INTEGER: seconds; default 30
• --impersonate TEXT: browser fingerprint such as chrome or firefox
• --follow-redirects / --no-follow-redirects
• --verify / --no-verify
• --stealthy-headers / --no-stealthy-headers
• --data TEXT and --json TEXT: available for post and put

fetch and stealthy-fetch also support:

• --headless / --no-headless
• --network-idle / --no-network-idle
• --disable-resources / --enable-resources
• --wait INTEGER: extra wait in milliseconds
• --wait-selector TEXT
• --timeout INTEGER: milliseconds; default 30000
• --locale TEXT
• -H, --extra-headers TEXT
• --real-chrome / --no-real-chrome
• --block-ads / --no-block-ads
• --dns-over-https / --no-dns-over-https: prevent DNS leaks when using a proxy
• --executable-path TEXT: custom Chromium executable; falls back to SCRAPLING_EXECUTABLE_PATH

stealthy-fetch additionally supports:

• --solve-cloudflare / --no-solve-cloudflare
• --block-webrtc / --allow-webrtc
• --allow-webgl / --block-webgl
• --hide-canvas / --show-canvas

help

scrapling extract --help
scrapling extract get --help
scrapling extract fetch --help
scrapling extract stealthy-fetch --help

resources: documentation · github