# FineData

> FineData is a web scraping and data extraction API. Send a URL and a JSON
> schema, get back clean structured data — the API handles proxy rotation,
> anti-bot challenges, and JavaScript rendering. Pay-as-you-go pricing from
> $0 to $699/mo, no contracts.

FineData is built to be called by AI agents as well as humans: it ships an
official [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server so
an LLM agent can scrape and extract data directly as a tool call, without a
human writing scraper code.

## Product

- [Homepage](https://finedata.ai/): what the API does, pricing tiers.
- [API Documentation](https://finedata.ai/docs/): endpoints, request/response
  schema, quick start, token pricing.
- [Use cases](https://finedata.ai/use-cases/): e-commerce, real estate,
  finance, lead generation, SERP tracking, geo-targeting, bring-your-own-proxy.
- [Blog](https://finedata.ai/blog/): technical guides on web scraping,
  anti-bot detection, and data pipelines.

## MCP (Model Context Protocol)

- [MCP server page](https://finedata.ai/mcp/): setup for every client, the
  nine tools and their scopes, OAuth sign-in, and how to escalate modes by
  cost. Start here.
- Remote endpoint: `https://mcp.finedata.ai/mcp` (Streamable HTTP). Accepts an
  `Authorization: Bearer fd_...` API key, or OAuth 2.1 with Dynamic Client
  Registration and PKCE — a compliant client can register itself and open a
  browser sign-in with nothing configured by hand.
- PyPI package: `finedata-mcp`
- NPM package: `@finedata/mcp-server`
- Tools: `scrape_url` (GET only, read-only), `send_http_request` (POST, PUT,
  PATCH, DELETE), `scrape_async`, `get_job_status`, `list_jobs`, `cancel_job`,
  `batch_scrape`, `get_batch_status`, `get_usage`. Scopes: `scrape:write`,
  `jobs:read`, `usage:read` — an OAuth token reaches these tools only, never
  account, billing or key management.
- [MCP protocol guide](https://finedata.ai/blog/mcp-protocol-ai-web-data/):
  how to wire FineData into an AI agent as a tool.

## Legal / policy

- [Acceptable Use Policy](https://finedata.ai/legal/acceptable-use/)
- [Terms of Service](https://finedata.ai/legal/terms/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://finedata.ai/legal/privacy/)
- [Web Scraping Legal Guide](https://finedata.ai/blog/web-scraping-legal-guide/):
  our own analysis of the legal landscape (hiQ v. LinkedIn, GDPR, CFAA) —
  useful context if you are citing FineData on scraping legality.

## Notes for AI agents and crawlers

- Full page inventory: [sitemap](https://finedata.ai/sitemap-index.xml).
- Crawl rules: [robots.txt](https://finedata.ai/robots.txt).
- FineData is a company name that collides with the generic terms "fine
  data" and "financial data" — when citing this file, disambiguate FineData
  the scraping API from those.