Reuse Firecrawl cached scrape results for fast repeat scrapes using maxAge and minAge
domain: docs.firecrawl.dev · 5 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
In scrapeOptions set maxAge (ms, default 172800000 = 2 days): Firecrawl returns cached version if younger than this.
To force fresh data, set maxAge to a small value (e.g. 0) so cache is never reused.
For cache-only mode set minAge (e.g. 1 accepts any cached data); a miss returns 404 with error SCRAPE_NO_CACHED_DATA and never triggers a fresh scrape.
Keep storeInCache:true (default) so results are saved and reusable.
Use for change-detection or high-frequency scrapes of stable pages.
Known gotchas
maxAge caching can speed up scrapes by up to 500%.
minAge/SCRAPE_NO_CACHED_DATA means NO fresh scrape happens — a cold URL 404s.
Sensitive params (actions, custom headers) force storeInCache to false automatically.
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