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Crawling → Cancel a crawl job
AI-generatedOverview
This node operation allows users to cancel an ongoing crawl job by specifying the crawl job's ID. It is useful in scenarios where a web crawling task needs to be stopped before completion, such as when the crawl parameters were incorrect or the data is no longer needed. For example, if a user started a crawl to extract data from a website but realized the crawl was targeting the wrong pages, they can use this operation to cancel the job promptly.
Use Case Examples
- Cancel a crawl job by providing its unique Crawl ID to stop the crawling process immediately.
- Use the node to manage crawl jobs dynamically by cancelling unnecessary or erroneous crawls.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Crawl ID | The unique identifier of the crawl job to cancel, used to specify which crawl job should be stopped. |
| Use Custom Body | Flag to indicate whether to send a custom request body in the cancellation request. |
| Request Options | Additional HTTP request options such as batching, SSL certificate validation, proxy settings, and timeout configuration to customize the API call behavior. |
Output
JSON
success- Indicates whether the crawl job cancellation was successful.message- Additional information or status message returned from the API after attempting to cancel the crawl job.
Dependencies
- Firecrawl API key credential
Troubleshooting
- Ensure the Crawl ID provided is correct and corresponds to an active crawl job; otherwise, the cancellation will fail.
- If the API returns an authentication error, verify that the Firecrawl API key credential is correctly configured and has the necessary permissions.
- Timeout errors may occur if the server is slow to respond; consider increasing the timeout setting in Request Options.
- If SSL certificate validation fails and you trust the endpoint, enable the 'Ignore SSL Issues' option to bypass SSL errors.