# Fast Website Content Crawler (AI/RAG Markdown & Sitemap) (`church_of_loujess/fast-website-content-crawler`) Actor

Ultra-fast HTTP/2 website content & sitemap crawler for AI agents, MCP servers, and RAG pipelines. Converts any webpage or website into clean LLM-ready Markdown, semantic RAG chunks, JSON-LD schema, headings outline, and links with zero browser overhead.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/fast-website-content-crawler.md
- **Developed by:** [H H](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, MCP servers, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 crawled web page (clean ai/rag markdown & chunks)s

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Fast Website Content Crawler (AI/RAG Markdown, Sitemap & Chunker)

Ultra-fast HTTP/2 website content & sitemap crawler designed for **AI agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, LangChain / LlamaIndex RAG pipelines, and competitive intelligence**.

Converts any list of websites, bare domains, or documentation URLs into **clean LLM-ready Markdown**, **token-bounded RAG chunks (`ragChunks`)**, **structured headings outlines (`h1–h6`)**, **Schema.org JSON-LD objects**, and **internal/external link graphs** — in seconds, with **zero headless browser bloat and zero proxy cost**.

Built as a **100% drop-in replacement** for `6sigmag/fast-website-content-crawler`, `6sigmag/deep-website-content-crawler`, and `curious_coder/instant-web-scraper`.

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### Why Switch to This Fast Website Content Crawler?

| Capability | Legacy / Abandoned Crawlers (`6sigmag` / `curious_coder`) | **Fast Website Content Crawler (This Actor)** |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **LLM / AI Markdown** | Raw unformatted text or messy HTML | **Clean Markdown (`#`, `##`, `-`, ` ``` `, `>`) with navbars/ads removed** |
| **RAG Readiness** | Requires custom tokenizer & splitter | **Built-in token-bounded `ragChunks` (`wordCount`, `estimatedTokens`, `text`)** |
| **Subpage Discovery** | Homepage only or slow sequential links | **Concurrent internal link + `/sitemap.xml` discovery (`useSitemap: true`)** |
| **Structured Metadata** | Title & URL only | **JSON-LD (`jsonLd`), Headings Outline (`headings`), OpenGraph, Reading Time** |
| **Execution Speed** | 30–120s browser cold start | **2–6 seconds via async HTTP/2** |

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### Input Example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://crawlee.dev",
    "apify.com"
  ],
  "maxPagesPerSite": 5,
  "useSitemap": true,
  "includeRagChunks": true,
  "chunkSizeWords": 250
}
```

***

### Output Example

```json
{
  "url": "https://crawlee.dev/",
  "domain": "crawlee.dev",
  "httpStatus": 200,
  "title": "Crawlee · Build reliable crawlers. Fast.",
  "description": "Crawlee is a web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js and Python...",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://crawlee.dev/",
  "language": "en",
  "wordCount": 642,
  "charCount": 4120,
  "estimatedTokens": 854,
  "readingTimeMinutes": 3.21,
  "headingsCount": 12,
  "headings": [
    { "level": "h1", "text": "Build reliable crawlers. Fast." },
    { "level": "h2", "text": "Why Crawlee instead of plain Playwright or Cheerio?" }
  ],
  "markdown": "# Crawlee · Build reliable crawlers. Fast.\n\n## Why Crawlee instead of plain Playwright or Cheerio?...",
  "ragChunksCount": 3,
  "ragChunks": [
    {
      "chunkIndex": 0,
      "wordCount": 250,
      "estimatedTokens": 332,
      "title": "Crawlee · Build reliable crawlers. Fast.",
      "url": "https://crawlee.dev/",
      "text": "# Crawlee · Build reliable crawlers. Fast. ..."
    }
  ],
  "internalLinksCount": 24,
  "externalLinksCount": 8,
  "jsonLd": []
}
```

***

### Explore the Full Zero-Proxy AI/RAG & B2B Lead Suite (@church_of_loujess)

All 7 Actors run on **256 MB RAM** with **zero external proxies** and support **1-click MCP integration** for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and n8n:

| Actor | Best For |
| :--- | :--- |
| **[YouTube Transcript, Chapters & AI/RAG Scraper](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/youtube-transcript-rag-scraper)** | Android InnerTube captions, chapters, iSummaryMarkdown &
agChunks |
| **[YouTube Channel Email, Socials & B2B Leads Scraper](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/youtube-channel-email-leads-scraper)** | Creator/business emails, socials & external bio-link domain crawling |
| **[Google Trends Fast Scraper (No 429)](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/google-trends-fast-scraper)** | Interest over time, regional breakdown, rising queries & trending searches |
| **[Google News Scraper Fast (Real Decoded URLs + Markdown)](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/google-news-scraper-fast)** | Decodes CBMi.../AU_yqL URLs via Fbv4je RPC + full article Markdown |
| **[Website Email, Phone, Socials & Tech Stack Finder](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/website-email-phone-finder)** | De-obfuscated emails, live DNS/MX mail provider check & 50+ tech signals |
| **[Fast Website Content & AI/RAG Markdown Crawler](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/fast-website-content-crawler)** | Parallel sitemap.xml + BFS Markdown crawler & token-bounded
agChunks |
| **[Yahoo Finance Stock Quotes, Financials, OHLCV & AI News API](https://apify.com/church_of_loujess/yahoo-finance-scraper)** | Real-time quotes, OHLCV bars, full Income/Balance/CashFlow & AI tear-sheets |

- **Open-Source MCP Config, LangChain Loader & n8n Templates:** <https://github.com/Churchofloujess/apify-zero-proxy-mcp-suite>

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

List of URLs or bare domains to crawl (e.g. \['https://crawlee.dev', 'apify.com']).

## `maxPagesPerSite` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to extract per starting website/domain (1 = only the start URL itself; >1 = also crawls internal links or sitemap pages).

## `useSitemap` (type: `boolean`):

Automatically check /sitemap.xml and robots.txt alongside internal page links when maxPagesPerSite > 1.

## `includeRagChunks` (type: `boolean`):

Split extracted Markdown into token-bounded chunks with metadata for direct vector database ingestion.

## `chunkSizeWords` (type: `integer`):

Target word count per RAG chunk.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. Works out-of-the-box with direct connections at zero proxy cost.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://crawlee.dev",
    "https://apify.com"
  ],
  "maxPagesPerSite": 5,
  "useSitemap": true,
  "includeRagChunks": true,
  "chunkSizeWords": 250,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `pages` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://crawlee.dev",
        "https://apify.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("church_of_loujess/fast-website-content-crawler").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [
        "https://crawlee.dev",
        "https://apify.com",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("church_of_loujess/fast-website-content-crawler").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://crawlee.dev",
    "https://apify.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call church_of_loujess/fast-website-content-crawler --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,church_of_loujess/fast-website-content-crawler"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/7UeDb2DynlrcZDcAN/builds/T611iGiPGVLQbE2ny/openapi.json