CLI Commands

Complete reference for all Anakin CLI commands

Last updated Mar 2, 2026

All available commands for the Anakin CLI.

Save your API key for future sessions.

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

Flag	Description
`--api-key`	Your AnakinScraper API key

status

Check the CLI version and whether you're authenticated.

anakin status

scrape

Scrape a single URL. Returns clean markdown by default.

anakin scrape "https://example.com"

Flag	Type	Description	Default
`--format`	string	Output format: `markdown`, `json`, or `raw`	`markdown`
`--browser`	flag	Use headless browser for JS-heavy sites	off
`--country`	string	Two-letter country code for geo-located scraping	`us`
`--session-id`	string	Browser session ID for authenticated scraping	—
`--timeout`	number	Polling timeout in seconds	`120`
`-o, --output`	string	Save output to a file instead of stdout	stdout

Output formats

Format	What you get	Best for
`markdown`	Clean readable page text	Reading, LLM context
`json`	AI-extracted structured data	Data pipelines
`raw`	Full API response (HTML, metadata, everything)	Debugging

Examples

# Default markdown output
anakin scrape "https://example.com"

# Save to file
anakin scrape "https://example.com" -o page.md

# Extract structured JSON
anakin scrape "https://example.com/product" --format json -o product.json

# Full raw API response
anakin scrape "https://example.com" --format raw -o debug.json

# JavaScript-heavy site
anakin scrape "https://example.com/spa" --browser

# Scrape from the UK
anakin scrape "https://example.com" --country gb

# Longer timeout for slow sites
anakin scrape "https://example.com" --timeout 300

# Authenticated scraping with a saved browser session
anakin scrape "https://example.com/dashboard" --session-id "session_abc123"

scrape-batch

Scrape up to 10 URLs simultaneously. All URLs are processed in parallel.

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

Flag	Type	Description	Default
`-o, --output`	string	Save output to a file	stdout

Examples

# Scrape 3 URLs
anakin scrape-batch "https://a.com" "https://b.com" "https://c.com"

# Save batch results to file
anakin scrape-batch "https://a.com" "https://b.com" -o results.json

search

AI-powered web search. Returns results instantly (synchronous).

anakin search "your search query"

Flag	Type	Description	Default
`-o, --output`	string	Save output to a file	stdout

Examples

# Search the web
anakin search "python async best practices"

# Save search results
anakin search "best web scraping tools 2025" -o results.json

# Pipe to jq
anakin search "latest AI news" | jq '.results[0]'

research

Deep agentic research. Runs a multi-stage pipeline: query refinement, web search, citation scraping, and AI synthesis. Takes 1–5 minutes.

anakin research "your research topic"

Flag	Type	Description	Default
`-o, --output`	string	Save output to a file	stdout

Examples

# Run deep research
anakin research "comparison of web frameworks 2025"

# Save research report
anakin research "quantum computing industry trends" -o report.json

Error handling

The CLI provides clear error messages:

Error	Code	Fix
Authentication failed	401	Run `anakin login --api-key "ak-xxx"`
Plan upgrade required	402	Visit Pricing
Rate limit exceeded	429	Wait a few seconds and retry
Job timed out	—	Increase with `--timeout 300`
Job failed	—	Check if the URL is accessible

Exit codes: 0 for success, 1 for any error.