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What is agentic web scraping?
Agentic web scraping uses AI agents that autonomously handle the full scraping pipeline. Instead of writing scripts with URLs and selectors, you describe what you need and the agent decides where to go, how to interact with pages, and how to extract the results.
| Aspect | Traditional Scraping | Agentic Scraping |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation | Developer writes URL lists | Agent decides where to go |
| Interaction | Scripted clicks and forms | Agent interacts autonomously |
| Site changes | Scripts break | Agent adapts |
| Setup | Code per site | Prompt + schema |
Use agentic scraping when data is scattered across sites, requires complex interactions (logins, filters, pagination), or when site structures change often. For stable, known URLs, a standard scraping API is faster and cheaper.
Firecrawl Agent handles this out of the box. Describe what you want, and the agent searches, navigates, and returns structured data in one call.
Last updated: Feb 23, 2026
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