Add support for local/custom API URLs - #20
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For custom API URLs (e.g., local development with Docker), the CLI now: - Skips API key requirement when using non-cloud URLs - Allows optional API key input during login - Skips browser auth flow for custom URLs This enables use with local Firecrawl instances that have USE_DB_AUTHENTICATION=false. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add --api-url flag at both global and command levels (scrape, crawl, map, search, credit-usage) similar to --api-key. When a custom API URL is provided, authentication is skipped allowing requests to local or self-hosted Firecrawl instances without an API key. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Document the --api-url option for self-hosted and local development use cases in the README, including examples for environment variables and CI/CD usage. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Problem
Users running Firecrawl locally via Docker with
USE_DB_AUTHENTICATION=falsecouldn't use the CLI:firecrawl login --api-url http://localhost:3002 # Would prompt for API key, then fail with "Unauthorized: Invalid token"Solution
Detect when
--api-urlis different fromhttps://api.firecrawl.devand:validateConfig()Usage
Test plan
isCustomApiUrl()andvalidateConfig()with custom URLs🤖 Generated with Claude Code