Quick Start: CLI

Install the Anakin CLI and scrape your first page in 2 minutes

The CLI is the fastest way to use AnakinScraper. It handles job submission, polling, and output formatting for you.

Install the CLI

Requires Python 3.10+.

pip install anakin-cli

pipx install anakin-cli

Authenticate

Save your API key (you only need to do this once):

anakin login --api-key "ak-your-key-here"

Verify it worked:

anakin status

Scrape your first page

anakin scrape "https://example.com"

The CLI submits the job, polls until it's done, and prints the markdown output to your terminal. That's it.

Save to a file:

anakin scrape "https://example.com" -o page.md

Go further

Extract structured JSON with AI

anakin scrape "https://news.ycombinator.com" --format json

AI automatically extracts structured data from the page — no schema needed.

Scrape JavaScript-heavy sites

anakin scrape "https://example.com/spa" --browser

Enables full browser rendering for SPAs and dynamic content. Only use when needed — standard scraping is faster.

Batch scrape multiple URLs

anakin scrape-batch "https://a.com" "https://b.com" "https://c.com"

Scrape up to 10 URLs in parallel with a single command.

Search the web with AI

anakin search "best web scraping libraries 2025"

Returns AI-powered search results instantly.

Deep research

anakin research "comparison of web frameworks 2025" -o report.json

Runs a multi-stage AI research pipeline across 20+ sources. Takes 1–5 minutes.

Next steps