| title | π¦ LlamaIndex |
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| description | Build LlamaIndex agents and RAG pipelines with ScrapeGraphAI |
LlamaIndex is a data framework for building LLM-powered agents and RAG applications. This page shows how to wire scrapegraph-py β₯ 2.0.1 into LlamaIndex as a set of FunctionTools so your agents can scrape pages, extract structured data, search the web, run asynchronous crawls, and manage scheduled monitors.
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**Which package?** LlamaIndex also ships a pre-built tool spec at [`llama-index-tools-scrapegraphai`](https://pypi.org/project/llama-index-tools-scrapegraphai/), but it currently depends on `scrapegraph-py<2` and targets the legacy v1 backend. New v2 API keys are rejected by that path. The recipes below use the v2 SDK directly β they work with the current dashboard and every v2 endpoint (scrape, extract, search, crawl, monitor).pip install -U llama-index
pip install "scrapegraph-py>=2.0.1"Set your API key:
export SGAI_API_KEY="your-api-key"Initialize the v2 client and expose a tool to any LlamaIndex agent:
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI() # reads SGAI_API_KEY
def scrape(url: str) -> str:
"""Fetch a page and return its markdown content."""
result = sgai.scrape(url)
if result.status == "error":
raise RuntimeError(result.error)
return result.data.results.get("markdown", {}).get("data", [""])[0]
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=[FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=scrape)],
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
)The following recipes are ported from the official scrapegraph-py cookbook notebooks, swapped to call the v2 extract endpoint so they run against the current dashboard API key.
Pull founders, pricing plans, and social links off a company homepage. Based on cookbook/company-info/.
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from typing import List
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI
class FounderSchema(BaseModel):
name: str = Field(description="Name of the founder")
role: str = Field(description="Role of the founder in the company")
linkedin: str = Field(description="LinkedIn profile of the founder")
class PricingPlanSchema(BaseModel):
tier: str = Field(description="Name of the pricing tier")
price: str = Field(description="Price of the plan")
credits: int = Field(description="Number of credits included in the plan")
class SocialLinksSchema(BaseModel):
linkedin: str
twitter: str
github: str
class CompanyInfoSchema(BaseModel):
company_name: str
description: str
founders: List[FounderSchema] = Field(default_factory=list)
pricing_plans: List[PricingPlanSchema] = Field(default_factory=list)
social_links: SocialLinksSchema
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
res = sgai.extract(
"Extract info about the company",
url="https://scrapegraphai.com/",
schema=CompanyInfoSchema.model_json_schema(),
)
if res.status == "success":
print(res.data.json_data)Pull a ranked list of trending repositories. Based on cookbook/github-trending/.
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from typing import List
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI
class RepositorySchema(BaseModel):
name: str = Field(description="Name of the repository (e.g. 'owner/repo')")
description: str = Field(description="Description of the repository")
stars: int = Field(description="Star count")
forks: int = Field(description="Fork count")
today_stars: int = Field(description="Stars gained today")
language: str = Field(description="Programming language used")
class ListRepositoriesSchema(BaseModel):
repositories: List[RepositorySchema]
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
res = sgai.extract(
"Extract only the first ten trending repositories",
url="https://github.com/trending",
schema=ListRepositoriesSchema.model_json_schema(),
)
if res.status == "success":
for repo in res.data.json_data["repositories"]:
print(f"{repo['name']} β {repo['stars']} β
")Pull headlines from a news section. Based on cookbook/wired-news/.
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from typing import List
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI
class NewsItemSchema(BaseModel):
category: str = Field(description="Category of the news (e.g. 'Health', 'Environment')")
title: str = Field(description="Title of the news article")
link: str = Field(description="URL to the news article")
author: str = Field(description="Author of the news article")
class ListNewsSchema(BaseModel):
news: List[NewsItemSchema]
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
res = sgai.extract(
"Extract the first 10 news articles on the page",
url="https://www.wired.com/category/science/",
schema=ListNewsSchema.model_json_schema(),
)
if res.status == "success":
for item in res.data.json_data["news"]:
print(f"[{item['category']}] {item['title']}")Pull house listings with price, address, and tags. Based on cookbook/homes-forsale/.
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from typing import List
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI, FetchConfig
class HouseListingSchema(BaseModel):
price: int = Field(description="Price of the house in USD")
bedrooms: int
bathrooms: int
square_feet: int = Field(description="Total square footage of the house")
address: str
city: str
state: str
zip_code: str
tags: List[str] = Field(description="Tags like 'New construction' or 'Large garage'")
agent_name: str
agency: str
class HousesListingsSchema(BaseModel):
houses: List[HouseListingSchema]
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
# Anti-bot heavy sites need stealth + JS rendering
res = sgai.extract(
"Extract information about houses for sale",
url="https://www.zillow.com/san-francisco-ca/",
schema=HousesListingsSchema.model_json_schema(),
fetch_config=FetchConfig(mode="js", stealth=True, wait=2000),
)Combine scrape + extract into a LlamaIndex ReActAgent so the LLM decides which tool to call per step. Based on cookbook/research-agent/.
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI, MarkdownFormatConfig
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
from llama_index.core.agent import ReActAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
def scrape(url: str) -> str:
"""Fetch a page and return its markdown content."""
res = sgai.scrape(url, formats=[MarkdownFormatConfig()])
if res.status != "success":
return res.error or ""
return res.data.results.get("markdown", {}).get("data", [""])[0]
def extract(url: str, prompt: str) -> dict:
"""Extract structured data from a URL using the given prompt."""
res = sgai.extract(prompt, url=url)
return res.data.json_data if res.status == "success" else {"error": res.error}
tools = [FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=f) for f in (scrape, extract)]
agent = ReActAgent.from_tools(
tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
verbose=True,
)
response = agent.chat(
"Extract all the keyboard names and prices from "
"https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=keyboards"
)
print(response)from scrapegraph_py import (
ScrapeGraphAI,
MarkdownFormatConfig, HtmlFormatConfig, JsonFormatConfig,
)
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
def scrape(url: str, format: str = "markdown") -> dict:
"""Fetch `url` and return the requested format.
format: one of "markdown", "html", "json".
"""
entries = {
"markdown": MarkdownFormatConfig(mode="reader"),
"html": HtmlFormatConfig(),
"json": JsonFormatConfig(prompt="Extract the main content"),
}
result = sgai.scrape(url, formats=[entries[format]])
if result.status == "error":
return {"error": result.error}
return result.data.results
scrape_tool = FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=scrape)from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
def extract(url: str, prompt: str, schema: dict | None = None) -> dict:
"""Extract structured data from `url` per `prompt`."""
result = sgai.extract(prompt, url=url, schema=schema)
if result.status == "error":
return {"error": result.error}
return result.data.json_data
extract_tool = FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=extract)from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
def search(
query: str,
num_results: int = 5,
prompt: str | None = None,
time_range: str | None = None,
country: str | None = None,
) -> dict:
"""Search the web and return structured results.
time_range: "past_hour", "past_24_hours", "past_week", "past_month", "past_year".
country: two-letter ISO country code (e.g. "us", "it").
"""
result = sgai.search(
query,
num_results=num_results,
prompt=prompt,
time_range=time_range,
location_geo_code=country,
)
if result.status == "error":
return {"error": result.error}
return {
"results": [{"title": r.title, "url": r.url} for r in result.data.results],
"json_data": result.data.json_data,
}
search_tool = FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=search)Crawls are asynchronous β poll sgai.crawl.get(id) until status in ("completed", "failed", "stopped").
import time
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI, MarkdownFormatConfig
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
def crawl(
url: str,
max_depth: int = 2,
max_pages: int = 50,
include_patterns: list[str] | None = None,
exclude_patterns: list[str] | None = None,
) -> dict:
"""Crawl a site and return pages as markdown once the job completes."""
start = sgai.crawl.start(
url,
formats=[MarkdownFormatConfig()],
max_depth=max_depth,
max_pages=max_pages,
include_patterns=include_patterns,
exclude_patterns=exclude_patterns,
)
if start.status == "error":
return {"error": start.error}
crawl_id = start.data.id
while True:
status = sgai.crawl.get(crawl_id)
if status.data.status in ("completed", "failed", "stopped"):
return status.data.model_dump()
time.sleep(2)
crawl_tool = FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=crawl)from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI, MarkdownFormatConfig
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
def create_monitor(
url: str,
name: str,
interval: str,
webhook_url: str | None = None,
) -> dict:
"""Create a recurring monitor (cron `interval`) that tracks changes on `url`."""
result = sgai.monitor.create(
url,
interval,
name=name,
formats=[MarkdownFormatConfig()],
webhook_url=webhook_url,
)
if result.status == "error":
return {"error": result.error}
return {"cron_id": result.data.cron_id}
monitor_tool = FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=create_monitor)The v2 ScrapeGraphAI client accepts:
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
api_key |
str | None |
None |
Falls back to SGAI_API_KEY. |
base_url |
str |
https://v2-api.scrapegraphai.com/api |
Override via SGAI_API_URL. |
timeout |
int |
120 |
Request timeout in seconds. Override via SGAI_TIMEOUT. |
Each v2 resource maps 1:1 to a LlamaIndex tool:
| SDK call | Endpoint | First positional arg |
|---|---|---|
sgai.scrape(url, ...) |
Scrape | url |
sgai.extract(prompt, url=..., ...) |
Extract | prompt |
sgai.search(query, ...) |
Search | query |
sgai.crawl.start(url, ...), .get/.stop/.resume/.delete(id) |
Crawl | url / id |
sgai.monitor.create(url, interval, ...), .list/.get/.update/.pause/.resume/.delete/.activity(...) |
Monitor | url, interval |
Every call returns an ApiResult[T] with status, data, error, and elapsed_ms β so tools can surface errors without exceptions.
Hand the full tool list to an agent and let it pick the right tool per step:
from scrapegraph_py import ScrapeGraphAI, MarkdownFormatConfig
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
sgai = ScrapeGraphAI()
def scrape(url: str) -> str:
res = sgai.scrape(url)
if res.status != "success":
return res.error or ""
return res.data.results.get("markdown", {}).get("data", [""])[0]
def extract(url: str, prompt: str) -> dict:
res = sgai.extract(prompt, url=url)
return res.data.json_data if res.status == "success" else {"error": res.error}
def search(query: str, num_results: int = 5) -> list[dict]:
res = sgai.search(query, num_results=num_results)
if res.status == "error":
return [{"error": res.error}]
return [{"title": r.title, "url": r.url} for r in res.data.results]
def crawl(url: str, max_pages: int = 20) -> dict:
res = sgai.crawl.start(url, formats=[MarkdownFormatConfig()], max_pages=max_pages)
return {"crawl_id": res.data.id} if res.status == "success" else {"error": res.error}
def create_monitor(url: str, name: str, interval: str) -> dict:
res = sgai.monitor.create(
url, interval, name=name, formats=[MarkdownFormatConfig()],
)
return {"cron_id": res.data.cron_id} if res.status == "success" else {"error": res.error}
tools = [FunctionTool.from_defaults(fn=f) for f in (
scrape, extract, search, crawl, create_monitor,
)]
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are a web research assistant powered by ScrapeGraphAI v2. "
"Pick the most specific tool for the job: scrape for a single page, "
"extract for structured data, search for open-web questions, "
"crawl for multi-page jobs, and create_monitor for recurring jobs."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"Research the latest blog posts on scrapegraphai.com and summarize them."
)
print(response)Every resource has an async twin via AsyncScrapeGraphAI:
from scrapegraph_py import AsyncScrapeGraphAI
from llama_index.core.tools import FunctionTool
async def scrape(url: str) -> str:
async with AsyncScrapeGraphAI() as sgai:
res = await sgai.scrape(url)
if res.status == "error":
raise RuntimeError(res.error)
return res.data.results.get("markdown", {}).get("data", [""])[0]
scrape_tool = FunctionTool.from_defaults(async_fn=scrape)Plug the tools into any LlamaIndex agent β ReActAgent, workflow-based, or third-party:
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import ReActAgent
from llama_index.llms.anthropic import Anthropic
agent = ReActAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=Anthropic(model="claude-sonnet-4-6"),
verbose=True,
)- Tool selection β pass only the tools the agent actually needs; a shorter tool list keeps prompts tighter and routing more accurate.
- Schema design β when calling
extractorsearch, pass a concrete JSON schema (YourSchema.model_json_schema()) so the extractor has a clear target. - Format entries β
scrapeaccepts a list of format entries; combineMarkdownFormatConfig,ScreenshotFormatConfig, andJsonFormatConfigin one call to avoid multiple round-trips. - Async crawls β
sgai.crawl.startreturns immediately; always pollsgai.crawl.get(id)untilstatus in ("completed", "failed", "stopped"). - ApiResult β branch on
result.statusinstead of wrapping calls intry/except; the SDK never raises on API-level errors. - Hard pages β stealth mode +
mode="js"fetch config handles most anti-bot sites (see the Zillow recipe above).