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Firecrawl Security Basics by micsapp

Name: Firecrawl Security Basics
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: micsapp

Firecrawl Security Basics

Apply FireCrawl security best practices for secrets and access control. Use when securing API keys, implementing least privilege access, or auditing FireCrawl security configuration. Trigger with phrases like "firecrawl security", "firecrawl secrets", "secure firecrawl", "firecrawl API key security".

micsapp Updated Sep 8, 2026 3 repo stars

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FireCrawl Security Basics

Overview

Security best practices for FireCrawl API keys, tokens, and access control.

Prerequisites

FireCrawl SDK installed
Understanding of environment variables
Access to FireCrawl dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Configure Environment Variables

# .env (NEVER commit to git)
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=sk_live_***
FIRECRAWL_SECRET=***

# .gitignore
.env
.env.local
.env.*.local

Step 2: Implement Secret Rotation

set -euo pipefail
# 1. Generate new key in FireCrawl dashboard
# 2. Update environment variable
export FIRECRAWL_API_KEY="new_key_here"

# 3. Verify new key works
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ${FIRECRAWL_API_KEY}" \
  https://api.firecrawl.com/health

# 4. Revoke old key in dashboard

Step 3: Apply Least Privilege

Environment	Recommended Scopes
Development	`read:*`
Staging	`read:*, write:limited`
Production	`Only required scopes`

Output

Secure API key storage
Environment-specific access controls
Audit logging enabled

Error Handling

Security Issue	Detection	Mitigation
Exposed API key	Git scanning	Rotate immediately
Excessive scopes	Audit logs	Reduce permissions
Missing rotation	Key age check	Schedule rotation

Examples

Service Account Pattern

const clients = {
  reader: new FireCrawlClient({
    apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_READ_KEY,
  }),
  writer: new FireCrawlClient({
    apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_WRITE_KEY,
  }),
};

Webhook Signature Verification

import crypto from 'crypto';

function verifyWebhookSignature(
  payload: string, signature: string, secret: string
): boolean {
  const expected = crypto.createHmac('sha256', secret).update(payload).digest('hex');
  return crypto.timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(signature), Buffer.from(expected));
}

Security Checklist

API keys in environment variables
.env files in .gitignore
Different keys for dev/staging/prod
Minimal scopes per environment
Webhook signatures validated
Audit logging enabled

Audit Logging

interface AuditEntry {
  timestamp: Date;
  action: string;
  userId: string;
  resource: string;
  result: 'success' | 'failure';
  metadata?: Record<string, any>;
}

async function auditLog(entry: Omit<AuditEntry, 'timestamp'>): Promise<void> {
  const log: AuditEntry = { ...entry, timestamp: new Date() };

  // Log to FireCrawl analytics
  await firecrawlClient.track('audit', log);

  // Also log locally for compliance
  console.log('[AUDIT]', JSON.stringify(log));
}

// Usage
await auditLog({
  action: 'firecrawl.api.call',
  userId: currentUser.id,
  resource: '/v1/resource',
  result: 'success',
});

Resources

Next Steps

For production deployment, see firecrawl-prod-checklist.

---name: firecrawl-security-basicsdescription: Apply FireCrawl security best practices for secrets and access control. Use when securing API keys, implementing least privilege access, or auditing FireCrawl security configuration. Trigger with phrases like "firecrawl security", "firecrawl secrets", "secure firecrawl", "firecrawl API key security".license: MIT---# FireCrawl Security Basics## OverviewSecurity best practices for FireCrawl API keys, tokens, and access control.## Prerequisites- FireCrawl SDK installed- Understanding of environment variables- Access to FireCrawl dashboard## Instructions### Step 1: Configure Environment Variables```bash# .env (NEVER commit to git)FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=sk_live_***FIRECRAWL_SECRET=***# .gitignore.env.env.local.env.*.local```### Step 2: Implement Secret Rotation```bashset -euo pipefail# 1. Generate new key in FireCrawl dashboard# 2. Update environment variableexport FIRECRAWL_API_KEY="new_key_here"# 3. Verify new key workscurl -H "Authorization: Bearer ${FIRECRAWL_API_KEY}" \ https://api.firecrawl.com/health# 4. Revoke old key in dashboard```### Step 3: Apply Least Privilege| Environment | Recommended Scopes ||-------------|-------------------|| Development | `read:*` || Staging | `read:*, write:limited` || Production | `Only required scopes` |## Output- Secure API key storage- Environment-specific access controls- Audit logging enabled## Error Handling| Security Issue | Detection | Mitigation ||----------------|-----------|------------|| Exposed API key | Git scanning | Rotate immediately || Excessive scopes | Audit logs | Reduce permissions || Missing rotation | Key age check | Schedule rotation |## Examples### Service Account Pattern```typescriptconst clients = { reader: new FireCrawlClient({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_READ_KEY, }), writer: new FireCrawlClient({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_WRITE_KEY, }),};```### Webhook Signature Verification```typescriptimport crypto from 'crypto';function verifyWebhookSignature( payload: string, signature: string, secret: string): boolean { const expected = crypto.createHmac('sha256', secret).update(payload).digest('hex'); return crypto.timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(signature), Buffer.from(expected));}```### Security Checklist- [ ] API keys in environment variables- [ ] `.env` files in `.gitignore`- [ ] Different keys for dev/staging/prod- [ ] Minimal scopes per environment- [ ] Webhook signatures validated- [ ] Audit logging enabled### Audit Logging```typescriptinterface AuditEntry { timestamp: Date; action: string; userId: string; resource: string; result: 'success' | 'failure'; metadata?: Record<string, any>;}async function auditLog(entry: Omit<AuditEntry, 'timestamp'>): Promise<void> { const log: AuditEntry = { ...entry, timestamp: new Date() }; // Log to FireCrawl analytics await firecrawlClient.track('audit', log); // Also log locally for compliance console.log('[AUDIT]', JSON.stringify(log));}// Usageawait auditLog({ action: 'firecrawl.api.call', userId: currentUser.id, resource: '/v1/resource', result: 'success',});```## Resources- [FireCrawl Security Guide](https://docs.firecrawl.com/security)- [FireCrawl API Scopes](https://docs.firecrawl.com/scopes)## Next StepsFor production deployment, see `firecrawl-prod-checklist`.

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