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How to connect Zenrows to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Zenrows MCP. Download a pdf of this news article, extract plain text from the given webpage, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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ZenRows is a web scraping API that helps you gather structured data from dynamic and protected websites. It makes extracting web data easy by bypassing CAPTCHAs and anti-bot measures.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Zenrows account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to download a PDF of this news article, extract plain text from the given webpage, get latest property data from Zillow, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Zenrows to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Zenrows account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Zenrows or give it any Zenrows-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Download a PDF of this news article"
  • "Extract plain text from the given webpage"
  • "Get latest property data from Zillow"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Zenrows account is ready to use.

What is the Zenrows Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Zenrows MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Zenrows account. It provides structured and secure access to advanced web scraping capabilities, so your agent can extract structured data, bypass CAPTCHAs, convert pages to PDF, and monitor your API usage on your behalf.

  • Intelligent web data extraction: Direct your agent to scrape and extract plain text or structured data from dynamic websites, including specialized real estate property data from platforms like Zillow or Idealista.
  • PDF and content generation: Ask your agent to convert any web page into a PDF or retrieve clean, formatted plain text for archiving, documentation, or offline reading.
  • Seamless CAPTCHA and block bypassing: Enable your agent to gather data from sites protected by CAPTCHAs or anti-bot systems without manual intervention.
  • Real-time API usage monitoring: Have the agent check your account’s current API usage, concurrency status, and limits to help manage credits and avoid interruptions.
  • Session and compression management: Instruct your agent to maintain consistent scraping sessions, handle compression to optimize bandwidth, and retrieve detailed response headers for debugging and performance optimization.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Zenrows?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Zenrows conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Zenrows again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Zenrows connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Zenrows.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Zenrows.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Zenrows authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Zenrows account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Zenrows connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Zenrows authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Zenrows sign-in.

4. Why do Zenrows actions fail after they worked before?

The Zenrows connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Zenrows connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Zenrows account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Zenrows.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Zenrows itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Zenrows account?

Claude can manage the Zenrows connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Zenrows account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Zenrows again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Zenrows.
  • Sign in with the other Zenrows account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Zenrows task.

6. Why is my Zenrows connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Zenrows connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Zenrows tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Zenrows.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Zenrows action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get ZenRows API Usage Statistics

This tool retrieves the current API usage statistics and limits for your ZenRows account.

Get Detailed Concurrency Status

This tool provides detailed information about the current concurrency status and limits of your ZenRows account by making a request to the API and analyzing the response headers.

Get Original Status Code

This tool retrieves the original HTTP status code returned by the target website, which is useful for debugging purposes.

Get PDF from URL

This tool generates a PDF version of the scraped content from a given URL.

Get Plaintext Response

This tool extracts plain text content from a webpage using the ZenRows API.

Get Real Estate Property Data

A specialized tool for extracting structured data from real estate platforms like Zillow and Idealista.

Get Response with Compression

A tool to fetch content from a URL using the ZenRows API with compression enabled to optimize bandwidth usage and improve performance.

Get response headers

A tool to retrieve and parse response headers from ZenRows API requests.

Get Session ID

This tool implements ZenRows' session management functionality to maintain the same IP address across multiple requests for up to 10 minutes.

Get Walmart Product Details

This tool allows users to extract detailed product information from Walmart using ZenRows' specialized e-commerce scraping API.

Scrape url autoparse

The ZENROWS_SCRAPE_URL_AUTOPARSE tool automatically parses and extracts structured data from any given URL using intelligent parsing capabilities.

Scrape URL HTML

This tool extracts raw HTML data from a given URL using ZenRows' Universal Scraper API.

Scrape URL with CSS Selectors

This tool allows users to scrape specific elements from a webpage using CSS selectors.

Screenshot URL

A tool to capture screenshots of web pages using ZenRows API.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Zenrows MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Zenrows tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Zenrows and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Zenrows tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Zenrows scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Zenrows data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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