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Before You Start

You need:

ZenRows Account

A ZenRows account

ZenRows API Key

Your ZenRows API key

Node.js

Latest version of Node.js installed on your machine

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Setup

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Step 1: Open the configuration file

Open the Claude Desktop configuration file for your operating system:
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
If the file does not exist yet, create it.
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Step 2: Add the ZenRows MCP server

Paste the following into the configuration file, replacing YOUR_ZENROWS_API_KEY with your actual API key:
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "zenrows": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["-y", "@zenrows/mcp"],
            "env": {
                "ZENROWS_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZENROWS_API_KEY"
            }
        }
    }
}
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Step 3: Restart Claude Desktop

Save the file and fully quit Claude Desktop. Reopen it to load the new configuration.

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Verify the integration

Once Claude Desktop restarts, the scrape tool is available. You can confirm it loaded correctly by asking Claude: 
Which tools do you have available?
Claude lists the scrape tool if the integration is active.

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Start scraping

Ask Claude to scrape a webpage in plain English: 
Get the product names and prices from https://www.scrapingcourse.com/ecommerce/.

Scrape https://www.scrapingcourse.com/antibot-bypass using Premium Proxies.

Fetch https://www.scrapingcourse.com/javascript-rendering/ with JavaScript rendering enabled and return the page as Markdown.

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Troubleshooting

The scrape tool does not appear after restarting Confirm the configuration file is saved in the correct location and contains valid JSON. You can validate the JSON syntax at jsonlint.com. Page content is missing or incomplete The page likely loads content dynamically. Ask Claude to enable JavaScript rendering: 
Scrape https://www.scrapingcourse.com/javascript-rendering/ with `js_render: true`.
Requests return a 403 or bot detection page Ask Claude to use Premium Proxies: 
Scrape https://www.scrapingcourse.com/antibot-bypass using `premium_proxy: true`.
For more troubleshooting options, see the ZenRows MCP overview.