# Install crawlee with npm

The scalable web crawling and scraping library for JavaScript/Node.js. Enables development of data extraction and web automation jobs (not only) with headless Chrome and Puppeteer. Version 3.18.0 via npm; verified 2026-08-04.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:crawlee
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g crawlee
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:crawlee
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlee>
- **Version:** 3.18.0
- **Source summary:** The scalable web crawling and scraping library for JavaScript/Node.js. Enables development of data extraction and web automation jobs (not only) with headless Chrome and Puppeteer.
- **Homepage:** <https://crawlee.dev>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/apify/crawlee>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://crawlee.dev>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-08-04T14:33:28.948Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-04T14:33:28.948Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- crawlee (cli)
- crawlee (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 3.18.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-08-04
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/apify/crawlee
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for crawlee. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 3.18.0, Next: 3.17.1-beta.76, V4: 4.0.0-beta.95
- **Version Count:** 1,857
- **Maintainers:** mtrunkat, jancurn, petrpatek, mnmkng, jaroslavhejlek, drobnikj, metalwarrior665, fnesveda, b4nan, janbuchar, apify-service-account
- **Author:** Apify
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2022-04-22T11:00:38.487Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-08-04T14:33:28.948Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-08-04T14:33:28.948Z


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