firecrawl download 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 --limit Max pages to download --search Filter URLs by search query --include-paths Only download matching paths --exclude-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 , -H , -S , --screenshot , --full-page-screenshot , --only-main-content , --include-tags , --exclude-tags , --wait-for , --max-age , --country , --languages See also firecrawl-map — just discover URLs without downloading firecrawl-scrape — scrape individual pages firecrawl-crawl — bulk extract as JSON (not local files)