Decodo MCP Server
What is the Decodo MCP Server?
The Decodo MCP Server is an official Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementation that connects AI tools like Claude and Cursor directly to Decodo's Web Scraping API. Once it's connected, your AI agent can scrape websites, search engines, eCommerce platforms, and more. Without the need to write a single scraper or manage any infrastructure.
Under the hood, every request runs through Decodo's network of 125M+ IPs across 195+ locations, with JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA bypass, and anti-bot handling baked in. You get clean, structured results back in HTML, JSON, or Markdown.
How to set up the Decodo MCP Server
Setup takes about a minute. Grab your authentication token from the Decodo dashboard, drop the server config into Claude or Cursor, and paste the token in. See step-by-step instructions for each client in our setup guide and official docs.
Key features
- 30+ ready-to-use scraping tools, including google_search, universal (any public webpage), amazon, amazon_search, youtube_subtitles, reddit_post, and reddit_subreddit
- JavaScript rendering for sites that load content dynamically
- CAPTCHA bypass and anti-bot handling out of the box
- 125M+ residential IPs across 195+ locations with continent, country, state, city, and ASN targeting
- 99.95% success rate with sub‑second response times
- Multiple output formats, including clean HTML, JSON, CSV, XHR, or Markdown ready to feed back into your agent
- Free plan available with up to 2K requests, no credit card required
Use cases
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Real-time research, helping you to pull live SERP data, webpage content, and YouTube transcripts on demand to keep your AI grounded in current information
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eCommerce tracking, monitoring Amazon product pages, search results, prices, and inventory across markets
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SEO and content workflows to feed Google search results and scraped pages straight into your AI assistant for keyword research, SERP analysis, and content audits
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Competitive intelligence, tracking competitor pricing, listings, and announcements across the open web
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Content discovery and community monitoring with overviews of trends and discussions from Reddit posts and subreddits for sentiment analysis and audience research
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AI training and RAG pipelines from fresh, structured web data to train models or feed retrieval-augmented generation workflows
FAQ
Which AI tools does the Decodo MCP Server work with?
Any MCP-compatible client. We've tested it with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and Windsurf. The setup steps are the same pattern across all of them.
Do I need a paid Decodo plan to use it?
No. There's a free plan with up to 2K requests, so you can test it end-to-end before scaling up.
Which sites can I scrape?
Any public webpage via the universal tool, plus dedicated tools for Google Search, Amazon (product pages and search), Reddit (posts and subreddits), and YouTube (subtitles). Some targets are blocked by default. Explore our restricted targets list for more information.
Where do I get my authentication token?
Log in to your Decodo dashboard, access your Web Scraping API credentials, and copy the basic auth token. Paste it into the server config where you see the placeholder.
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"Decodo MCP Server": {
"url": "https://mcp.decodo.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Basic <basic_auth_token>"
}
}
}
}