How do I install Scrapeunblocker?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Scrapeunblocker need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY.

What transport does Scrapeunblocker use?

Scrapeunblocker runs locally over stdio.

When was Scrapeunblocker last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Fetch any web page's HTML or AI-parsed JSON, or run 100+ site plugins, via ScrapeUnblocker.

Scrapeunblocker MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY — Your ScrapeUnblocker API key (get one at https://app.scrapeunblocker.com).

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY=<secret> claude mcp add com.scrapeunblocker-scrapeunblocker-mcp -- npx -y scrapeunblocker-mcp@0.12.6

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "com.scrapeunblocker-scrapeunblocker-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY": "<secret>"11      }12    }13  }14}

claude_desktop_config.json

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Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.12.6
License

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

ScrapeUnblocker MCP server

A Model Context Protocol server that lets Claude (and any other MCP client) fetch any web page's HTML - or run one of 100+ ready-made site plugins that return structured JSON - through the ScrapeUnblocker scraping API, bypassing anti-bot protection (Cloudflare, DataDome, PerimeterX, Akamai, Shape).

You bring your own API key. Nothing is shared or proxied through us.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`fetch_html`	Fetch the fully rendered HTML of a URL.
`browse_page`	Run interactive browser `steps` on a page (click, type, select, scroll, wait), then return the resulting HTML. Not read-only: it acts on the website.
`list_elements`	List a page's notable elements with a ready-to-use selector for each (selector discovery).
`fetch_parsed`	Fetch a page and return AI-parsed structured JSON.
`google_search`	Run a Google search and return organic results as JSON.
`fetch_markdown`	Fetch a page and return it as clean Markdown: the main content with absolute links, without scripts, styles, navigation or footer. Usually 2-25% the size of the HTML, so it is the cheap way for a model to read a page.
`search_and_read`	Search Google and read the top results in one call: Google's AI Overview (when there is one), the first 1-5 result pages as Markdown, and the other results as title, URL and snippet. Billed as one search plus one request per page read.
`list_plugins`	List the ready-made site plugins (100+: Amazon, Walmart, Zillow, Booking.com, Indeed, Google Trends, YouTube, App Store, Ahrefs, ...) with their parameters. Free - it calls nothing.
`run_plugin`	Run one site plugin and return its structured JSON.
`amazon_search`, `amazon_product`, `amazon_reviews`, `walmart_search`, `ebay_search`, `google_shopping`, `google_local`, `maps_place_details`, `google_images`, `youtube_search`, `youtube_transcript`, `zillow_search`, `indeed_jobs`, `trustpilot_reviews`, `booking_hotels`	The most-used site plugins as tools of their own, each with its parameters in the tool schema - one call, no `list_plugins` lookup. Same JSON as `run_plugin`.

Site plugins (structured JSON for known sites)

For many popular sites there is a plugin that returns the data already parsed - a Target search, a Zillow listing search, an app's App Store reviews, Google Trends for a few keywords. The model calls list_plugins (optionally with search: "zillow" or a category) to find the plugin and its parameters, then run_plugin with name and params (the most-used plugins, listed in the table above, can also be called directly as their own tools):

{ "name": "target_search", "params": { "query": "coffee maker", "max_results": 20 } }

Every plugin and parameter is documented on the plugin pages. Each run is billed like an API request.

Browser steps (interact, then capture)

Some pages only reveal what you need after you interact with them - accept a cookie banner, click a tab, type into a search box and submit, or scroll to trigger lazy loading. Pass a steps array to browse_page and those actions run in a real browser, in order, after the page loads; the resulting HTML is then returned.

Available actions:

Action	Fields
`wait_for`	`selector`, `selector_type?` (`css`/`xPath`/`className`/`tagName`), `timeout_ms?`
`wait_for_text`	`value`, `timeout_ms?`
`wait`	`value` (ms)
`click`	`selector`, `selector_type?`, `timeout_ms?`
`type`	`selector`, `selector_type?`, `value`, `clear?`, `timeout_ms?` (typed human-like)
`select`	`selector`, `selector_type?`, `value`, `timeout_ms?`
`press_key`	`value` (`Enter`, `Tab`, `Escape`, `Backspace`, `Delete`, `Space`, `Arrow*`, `Home`, `End`, `PageUp`, `PageDown`)
`scroll`	`value` (`"bottom"` or a pixel offset)

Steps are not idempotent - they run once per call - and they act on the website, so browse_page is the one tool not marked read-only. If a step fails, browse_page returns which step failed, why, and the page HTML at that moment so you can fix the selector and retry.

List elements (discover selectors first)

list_elements loads a page and returns a JSON list of its notable elements (links, inputs, buttons, selects, ...), each with a ready-to-use selector plus tag, text and useful attributes (name, id, type, placeholder, aria_label, href, ...):

{ "url": "https://example.com", "count": 42, "elements": [ { "tag": "input", "selector": "#search", "type": "text", "placeholder": "Search", "aria_label": "Search" } ] }

The natural workflow is discover, then act: call list_elements to find the selectors you need, then pass matching steps to browse_page to click/type/ select and capture the resulting HTML.

Get an API key

Sign up and grab your key at app.scrapeunblocker.com. The server reads it from the SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY environment variable.

Install

Claude Code

The easiest route is the official plugin, which installs this server for you, prompts for your API key (stored in your OS keychain rather than an environment variable), and adds a /scrape-url command plus reference skills:

/plugin marketplace add ScrapeUnblocker/claude-code-plugin
/plugin install scrapeunblocker@scrapeunblocker

See ScrapeUnblocker/claude-code-plugin.

To add the bare server instead:

claude mcp add scrapeunblocker \
  --env SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY=your_api_key_here \
  -- npx -y scrapeunblocker-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapeunblocker": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "scrapeunblocker-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop and the ScrapeUnblocker tools appear.

Any other MCP client

Run the server over stdio:

SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY=your_api_key_here npx -y scrapeunblocker-mcp

Example prompts

"Fetch the HTML of https://www.example-shop.com/product/123 and list the price."
"This page keeps blocking me: . Use fetch_html to get it."
"List the elements on , then use browse_page to type 'laptop' into the search box, press Enter, wait for the results, and give me the HTML."
"Search Google for 'best running shoes 2026' and give me the top 5 links."
"Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_scraping as Markdown and summarise it in five bullets."
"Search the web for the current population of Vilnius and cite the pages you read."
"Find coffee makers on Target under $50 and compare them with Walmart's."
"Show Google Trends for 'coffee' vs 'tea' in the US over the last year."
"What are the newest App Store reviews of WhatsApp saying?"

Development

npm install
npm run build      # bundles to dist/ with tsup
npm run typecheck
SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY=... node dist/index.js   # run the server

License

MIT

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Scrapeunblocker?

Does Scrapeunblocker need an API key?

What transport does Scrapeunblocker use?

When was Scrapeunblocker last checked?

Documentation

ScrapeUnblocker MCP server

Tools

Site plugins (structured JSON for known sites)

Browser steps (interact, then capture)

List elements (discover selectors first)

Get an API key

Install

Claude Code

Claude Desktop

Any other MCP client

Example prompts

Development

License