Scrape Everything MCP server

An MCP server for Scrape Everything. Public social data as clean JSON. It lets Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and any other MCP client fetch public data from Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, Telegram, Spotify, Pinterest and Twitch.

• One tool per API endpoint. At startup the server reads the live catalog from GET /v1/scrapers and registers a tool for each scraper (instagram_profile, tiktok_posts, youtube_transcript, …). New endpoints appear without a package update.
• Works offline. If the catalog can’t be fetched, the server starts from a bundled snapshot.
• Shows the cost first. Every tool description lists its credit cost and the fields it returns. Failed calls are refunded.
• Gives readable errors. API errors come back as tool errors that keep the error code and request_id. On RATE_LIMITED the error includes the Retry-After wait. The server never retries on its own.
• Keeps results bounded. Results are JSON text, truncated at 100k characters by default, with a note when that happens.
• Sends no telemetry. The only network calls go to the Scrape Everything API.

Get an API key

Create a key at . Keys look like ssk_live_....

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add scrapeeverything -e SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY=ssk_live_... -- npx -y @scrapeeverything/mcp

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json (Settings, then Developer, then Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapeeverything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapeeverything/mcp"],
      "env": { "SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY": "ssk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

On Windows, if npx is not found, use "command": "cmd" and "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@scrapeeverything/mcp"].

Cursor

Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapeeverything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapeeverything/mcp"],
      "env": { "SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY": "ssk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (GitHub Copilot agent mode)

Add this to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for the key and stores it securely:

{
  "inputs": [
    { "type": "promptString", "id": "scrapeeverything-key", "description": "Scrape Everything API key", "password": true }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "scrapeeverything": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapeeverything/mcp"],
      "env": { "SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY": "${input:scrapeeverything-key}" }
    }
  }
}

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"scrapeeverything","command":"npx","args":["-y","@scrapeeverything/mcp"],"env":{"SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY":"ssk_live_..."}}'

Windsurf

Add this to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapeeverything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapeeverything/mcp"],
      "env": { "SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY": "ssk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Self-hosted streamable HTTP

SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY=ssk_live_... npx -y @scrapeeverything/mcp --http --port 3333
# MCP endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:3333/mcp   health: /health

HTTP mode is stateless and accepts POST only. By default it binds to 127.0.0.1 and only accepts loopback Host and Origin headers (127.0.0.1, localhost, [::1]), which blocks DNS rebinding. On loopback, each request can bring its own key with Authorization: Bearer ssk_live_... or x-api-key. If a request has no key, the server uses SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY.

To listen on any other address, you must set an inbound auth token. Without one the server refuses to start, so it can never act as an open proxy that spends your key:

SCRAPEEVERYTHING_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN="$(openssl rand -hex 32)" \
  npx -y @scrapeeverything/mcp --http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3333 --allowed-host mcp.example.com

• Clients send Authorization: Bearer . The token is compared in constant time and must be at least 16 characters.
• With a token set, each client sends its own Scrape Everything key in x-api-key. The server’s SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_KEY is not used as a fallback unless you pass --allow-shared-key.
• --allowed-host (repeatable, or SCRAPEEVERYTHING_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS, comma-separated) restricts the Host header. Requests that send an Origin header must match an allowed host or an --allowed-origin (SCRAPEEVERYTHING_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS).
• Terminate TLS in front of the server (a reverse proxy) so the token and keys are never sent in clear text.

Configuration

About one_of: some endpoints accept one of several inputs, for example url or shortcode. Several clients reject a top-level anyOf in tool schemas, Anthropic’s API among them. So by default the rule goes in the schema/tool description, and the server checks it before calling the API, which spends no credits. Set SCRAPEEVERYTHING_MCP_SCHEMA_ANYOF=1 if your client supports anyOf.

Tools

The live catalog is the source of truth. Ask your assistant to run list_scrapers to see the current list.

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm test
npm run update-catalog   # refresh catalog/scrapers.json (honours SCRAPEEVERYTHING_API_URL)
node dist/index.js --help

Inspect the server interactively with npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js.

Org and scope placeholders

org.config.json is the one place that records the GitHub org (scrapeeverything) and the npm scope (@scrapeeverything). To change them, run:

npm run apply-org -- --github-org  --npm-scope @

That rewrites package.json (name, mcpName, repository), server.json, smithery.yaml and this README. The MCP Registry name io.github./mcp must match the GitHub org that publishes it. glama.json lists the GitHub usernames of the Glama maintainers, so put the founder’s GitHub username there.

Releasing

1. Run npm version patch (or minor/major). This also syncs server.json.
2. Run git push --follow-tags.
3. The release.yml workflow publishes to npm with provenance (NPM_TOKEN secret), then publishes server.json to the official MCP Registry through GitHub OIDC.

About Scrape Everything

Scrape Everything is a REST API for public social media data. Send a username, link or ID and get clean, typed JSON from Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, Telegram, Spotify, Pinterest and Twitch. Pay per successful request with prepaid credits that never expire. New accounts start with 100 free credits. https://scrapeeverything.com

License

MIT © 2026 Scrape Everything