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name: firecrawl-security-basics description: | 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". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

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

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

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

Step 2: Implement Secret Rotation

Copy# 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

Output

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

Error Handling

Examples

Service Account Pattern

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

Webhook Signature Verification

Copyimport 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

Copyinterface 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

• FireCrawl Security Guide
• FireCrawl API Scopes

Next Steps

For production deployment, see firecrawl-prod-checklist.