# Python

> Get started with Firecrawl in Python. Scrape, search, and interact with web data using the official SDK.

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.8+
- A Firecrawl API key — [get one free](https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys)

## Install the SDK

```bash
pip install firecrawl-py
```

## Search the web

```python
from firecrawl import Firecrawl

app = Firecrawl(api_key="fc-YOUR-API-KEY")
results = app.search("firecrawl web scraping", limit=5)

for result in results.web:
    print(result.title, result.url)
```

## Scrape a page

```python
result = app.scrape("https://example.com")
print(result.markdown)
```

<Accordion title="Example response">
```json
{
  "markdown": "# Example Domain\n\nThis domain is for use in illustrative examples...",
  "metadata": {
    "title": "Example Domain",
    "source_url": "https://example.com"
  }
}
```
</Accordion>

## Interact with a page

Use Interact to control a live browser session — click buttons, fill forms, and extract dynamic content.

```python
result = app.scrape("https://www.amazon.com", formats=["markdown"])
scrape_id = result.metadata.scrape_id

app.interact(scrape_id, prompt="Search for iPhone 16 Pro Max")
response = app.interact(scrape_id, prompt="Click on the first result and tell me the price")
print(response.output)

app.stop_interaction(scrape_id)
```

## Environment variable

Instead of passing `api_key` directly, set the `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` environment variable:

```bash
export FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-YOUR-API-KEY
```

```python
app = Firecrawl()
```

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Scrape docs" icon="file-lines" href="/features/scrape">
    All scrape options including formats, actions, and proxies
  </Card>
  <Card title="Search docs" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/features/search">
    Search the web and get full page content
  </Card>
  <Card title="Interact docs" icon="hand-pointer" href="/features/interact">
    Click, fill forms, and extract dynamic content
  </Card>
  <Card title="Python SDK reference" icon="python" href="/sdks/python">
    Full SDK reference with crawl, map, async, and more
  </Card>
</CardGroup>