Maxun Documentation

Turn any website into live, clean structured data with Maxun

Maxun is the open-source web data platform for turning the web into structured, reliable data.
It supports extraction, crawling, scraping, monitoring and search - designed to scale from simple use cases to complex, automated workflows.

Start Here

New to Maxun? Follow the Quickstart to create your first robot in minutes.
Not sure which robot to use? See Robots Overview to compare Extract, Scrape, Crawl, Search and Document robots.
Building in code? Install the Node.js or Python SDK, or use the REST API.
Using AI agents? See Build with AI to add Maxun to Claude, Cursor, Codex and other agents with MCP or skills, or give them the docs as llms.txt.
Self-hosting? Install the open-source edition with Docker Compose.

What Maxun Enables

Scrape	Convert full webpages into clean Markdown, HTML and capture screenshots. Learn More.
Crawl	Automatically discover and collect data across entire websites with intelligent link following and scoped control. Learn More.
Agent	Extract data from websites with AI that autonomously discovers where the data lives. Learn More.
Extract	Extract structured data from websites by recording browser actions. Learn More.
Search	Run programmatic web searches and extract results as metadata or full content, with time-based filtering. Learn More.
Monitor	Track websites over time, detect changes, and get notified when they occur. Learn More.
Document Extract & Parse	Extract and parse structured data from documents (PDF, CSV, XLSX, DOCX, JPG and PNG). Learn More.

How To Use Maxun

Maxun is no-code by default, with APIs, CLI, MCP, and SDKs for deeper integrations without changing how extractions are defined.

No-Code Dashboard	Build, run, and manage robots through Maxun's visual interface. No coding required.
API	Integrate Maxun's scraping and extraction capabilities into your applications. Learn More.
SDK	Use Maxun programmatically for scraping, extraction, automation and more. Learn more.
CLI	Create robots, trigger runs, and retrieve data from your terminal. Learn more.
MCP	Connect Maxun to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol. Learn more.