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Experimental. Convenience command that combines
map +
scrape to save an entire site as local files.
Maps the site first to discover pages, then scrapes each one into nested directories under
.firecrawl/. All scrape options work with download. Always pass
-y to skip the confirmation prompt.
When to use
- You want to save an entire site (or section) to local files
- You need offline access to documentation or content
- Bulk content extraction with organized file structure
Quick start
# Interactive wizard (picks format, screenshots, paths for you)
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com
# With screenshots
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --screenshot --limit 20 -y
# Multiple formats (each saved as its own file per page)
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --format markdown,links --screenshot --limit 20 -y
# Creates per page: index.md + links.txt + screenshot.png
# Filter to specific sections
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --include-paths "/features,/sdks"
# Skip translations
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com --exclude-paths "/zh,/ja,/fr,/es,/pt-BR"
# Full combo
firecrawl download https://docs.example.com \
--include-paths "/features,/sdks" \
--exclude-paths "/zh,/ja" \
--only-main-content \
--screenshot \
-y
Download options
| Option | Description |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
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--limit <n> | Max pages to download |
|
--search <query> | Filter URLs by search query |
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--include-paths <paths> | Only download matching paths |
|
--exclude-paths <paths> | Skip matching paths |
|
--allow-subdomains | Include subdomain pages |
|
-y | Skip confirmation prompt (always use in automated flows) |
Scrape options (all work with download)
-f <formats>,
-H,
-S,
--screenshot,
--full-page-screenshot,
--only-main-content,
--include-tags,
--exclude-tags,
--wait-for,
--max-age,
--country,
--languagesSee also
- [firecrawl-map](../firecrawl-map/SKILL.md) — just discover URLs without downloading
- [firecrawl-scrape](../firecrawl-scrape/SKILL.md) — scrape individual pages
- [firecrawl-crawl](../firecrawl-crawl/SKILL.md) — bulk extract as JSON (not local files)