firecrawl-hello-world

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Create a minimal working FireCrawl example. Use when starting a new FireCrawl integration, testing your setup, or learning basic FireCrawl API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "firecrawl hello world", "firecrawl example", "firecrawl quick start", "simple firecrawl code".

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firecrawl-exampleapi-integrationquick-startsdk-usageerror-handling

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FireCrawl Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core FireCrawl functionality.

Prerequisites

  • Completed 
    firecrawl-install-auth
    setup
  • Valid API credentials configured
  • Development environment ready

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file for your hello world example.

Step 2: Import and Initialize Client

typescript
import { FireCrawlClient } from '@firecrawl/sdk';

const client = new FireCrawlClient({
  apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY,
});

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

typescript
async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Output

  • Working code file with FireCrawl client initialization
  • Successful API response confirming connection
  • Console output showing:
Success! Your FireCrawl connection is working.

Error Handling

ErrorCauseSolution
Import ErrorSDK not installedVerify with 
npm list
or 
pip show
Auth ErrorInvalid credentialsCheck environment variable is set
TimeoutNetwork issuesIncrease timeout or check connectivity
Rate LimitToo many requestsWait and retry with exponential backoff

Examples

TypeScript Example

typescript
import { FireCrawlClient } from '@firecrawl/sdk';

const client = new FireCrawlClient({
  apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY,
});

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Python Example

python
from firecrawl import FireCrawlClient

client = FireCrawlClient()

# Your first API call here

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to 
firecrawl-local-dev-loop
for development workflow setup.