# Tools

Source: https://docs.evomi.com/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/tools/

The Scraper API includes powerful tools for URL discovery and domain crawling. Use these tools to find and collect URLs at scale.

## Available Tools

| Tool | Description | Endpoint |
|------|-------------|----------|
| **[Url Discovery](/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/tools/url-discovery/)** | Discover URLs from sitemaps, Common Crawl, or active crawl. Returns URLs only. | `/api/v1/scraper/map` |
| **[Domain Crawling](/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/tools/domain-crawling/)** | Crawl a website and automatically scrape every discovered URL. | `/api/v1/scraper/crawl` |
| **[Search](/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/tools/search/)** | Find relevant domains by searching for topics, products, or keywords. | `/api/v1/scraper/search` |

## Quick Comparison

| Feature | Url Discovery | Domain Crawling | Search |
|---------|--------------|-----------------|--------|
| Returns | URLs only | URLs + scraped content | Domains + titles |
| Scrapes | No | Yes (every URL) | No |
| Sources | sitemap, commoncrawl, crawl | crawl only | web search |
| Default depth | 1 | 1 | N/A |
| URL validation | Optional | Not applicable | N/A |

## Which Tool Should You Use?

**Use Url Discovery when:**
- You only need URLs (not content)
- You want flexibility in discovery sources
- You need to validate which URLs are live
- You're building a URL list for another process

**Use Domain Crawling when:**
- You need both URLs and scraped content
- You want to scrape every discovered page
- You want a single request to do discovery + scraping
- You're doing complete site scraping

**Use Search when:**
- You don't know the exact domain to scrape
- You want to find relevant websites by topic or keyword
- You need to discover competitors or similar sites
- You're doing market research or lead generation

## Getting Started

Choose a tool above to see full documentation, parameters, and examples.

Both tools support async mode for large jobs. Use `async: true` to process in the background and poll for results.

## Credit Requirements

**Url Discovery:**
- 2 credits per source (sitemap, commoncrawl)
- 0.5 credits per URL validation
- Crawl source uses scraper rates

**Domain Crawling:**

- Actual costs depend on number of URLs scraped
- Uses [Scraper API pricing](/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/#pricing-at-a-glance)

**Search:**
- 5 credits per query used
- Refunded for unused queries if max URLs reached

## Related Documentation

- **[Scraper API Main Docs](/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/)** - Core scraping functionality
- **[Parameters](/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/parameters/)** - All scraper configuration options
- **[Usage Examples](/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/usage-examples/)** - Code samples

## Pages in this section

- [Domain Crawling Usage Examples](https://docs.evomi.com/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/tools/domain-crawling/usage-examples/index.md): Domain Crawling requests and responses: crawl depth, URL pattern filters, JavaScript rendering, markdown output, AI enhancement and async mode.
- [Search Tool Usage Examples](https://docs.evomi.com/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/tools/search/usage-examples/index.md): Search API requests and responses: single and multiple queries, regional results, async handling, and passing the domains you find straight into a scrape.
- [URL Discovery Usage Examples](https://docs.evomi.com/scraping-products-instructions/scraper-api/tools/url-discovery/usage-examples/index.md): Url Discovery requests and responses: sitemap and Common Crawl sources, live validation, pattern filters, async mode for large domains, and a full content audit.