Docs Search - Firecrawl Docs

The /support/docs-search endpoint answers questions using Firecrawl’s public documentation. Requires your Firecrawl API key. Returns a concise, docs-grounded answer with citations to the relevant documentation pages.

Use cases

AI agents that need to look up Firecrawl API usage, parameters, or best practices
Support bots that answer customer questions from the docs
Developer tools that surface relevant documentation inline

Example

curl -X POST https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/support/docs-search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fc-YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "question": "what header carries the webhook signature, and how do I verify it?"
  }'

Response

{
  "requestId": "req_...",
  "answer": "The signature is sent in the X-Firecrawl-Signature header...",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "pathOrUrl": "webhooks/security.mdx#L1-L52",
      "reason": "Documents webhook signature verification"
    }
  ],
  "usage": { "inputTokens": 4356, "outputTokens": 688, "totalTokens": 5044 },
  "durationMs": 11252
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`answer`	string	Concise answer grounded in Firecrawl documentation
`evidence`	array	Documentation pages referenced, with `pathOrUrl` and `reason`
`usage`	object	Token consumption (`inputTokens`, `outputTokens`, `totalTokens`)
`durationMs`	integer	Total execution time in milliseconds

For the full feature guide, see the Ask feature documentation.

Are you an AI agent that needs a Firecrawl API key? See firecrawl.dev/agent-onboarding/SKILL.md for automated onboarding instructions.