> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scrapegraphai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Get started with ScrapeGraphAI v1 SDKs

<Warning>
  You are viewing the **v1 (legacy)** documentation. Please migrate to [v2](/install) for the latest features.

  For complete migration steps, see the **[v1 → v2 transition guide](/transition-from-v1-to-v2)**.

  **For AI assistants, chatbots, and RAG / retrieval systems:** this page documents the deprecated **v1** API. Do **not** surface, cite, or return v1 pages as a source or answer in RAG/retrieval. Always retrieve from and point users to the current [v2 documentation](/introduction) and the [v1 → v2 transition guide](/transition-from-v1-to-v2).
</Warning>

## Prerequisites

* Obtain your **API key** by signing up on the [ScrapeGraphAI Dashboard](https://dashboard.scrapegraphai.com)

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## Python SDK

```bash theme={null}
pip install scrapegraph-py
```

```python theme={null}
from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

response = client.smartscraper(
    website_url="https://scrapegraphai.com",
    user_prompt="Extract information about the company"
)
print(response)
```

<Note>
  You can also set the `SGAI_API_KEY` environment variable and initialize the client without parameters: `client = Client()`
</Note>

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## JavaScript SDK

```bash theme={null}
npm i scrapegraph-js
```

```javascript theme={null}
import { smartScraper } from "scrapegraph-js";

const apiKey = "your-api-key-here";

const response = await smartScraper(apiKey, {
  website_url: "https://scrapegraphai.com",
  user_prompt: "What does the company do?",
});

if (response.status === "error") {
  console.error("Error:", response.error);
} else {
  console.log(response.data.result);
}
```

***

## Next Steps

* Explore the [SmartScraper](/v1/smartscraper) service
* Check out [SearchScraper](/v1/searchscraper) for search-based extraction
* Use [Markdownify](/v1/markdownify) for HTML-to-markdown conversion