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tavily map

Discover URLs on a website without extracting content. Faster than crawling.

Before running

Map requires authentication. Run the requested command directly when tvly is already authenticated; do not add a status check to every invocation.

If tvly is missing, follow the tavily-cli setup. If an installed CLI reports an authentication error, use tvly login for authentication only, or tvly init --skip-skills when guided verification is also useful. Browser-based OAuth is preferred when an interactive user can complete it. --no-browser prints the sign-in link instead of opening it, but still waits for a localhost callback. In an unattended agent or CI environment, leave authentication to the user or use a securely provided TAVILY_API_KEY. Do not start a second login immediately after guided setup has completed.

When to use

• You need to find a specific subpage on a large site
• You want a list of all URLs before deciding what to extract or crawl
• Step 3 in the workflow: search → extract → map → crawl → research

Quick start

# Discover all URLs
tvly map "https://docs.example.com" --json

# With natural language filtering
tvly map "https://docs.example.com" --instructions "Find API docs and guides" --json

# Filter by path
tvly map "https://example.com" --select-paths "/blog/.*" --limit 500 --json

# Deep map
tvly map "https://example.com" --max-depth 3 --limit 200 --json

Options

Option	Description
--max-depth	Levels deep (1-5, default: 1)
--max-breadth	Links per page (default: 20)
--limit	Max URLs to discover (default: 50)
--instructions	Natural language guidance for URL filtering
--select-paths	Comma-separated regex patterns to include
--exclude-paths	Comma-separated regex patterns to exclude
--select-domains	Comma-separated regex for domains to include
--exclude-domains	Comma-separated regex for domains to exclude
--allow-external / --no-external	Include external links
--timeout	Max wait (10-150 seconds)
-o, --output	Save the JSON response to a file
--json	Structured JSON output

Map + Extract pattern

Use map to find the right page, then extract it. This is often more efficient than crawling an entire site:

# Step 1: Find the authentication docs
tvly map "https://docs.example.com" --instructions "authentication" --json

# Step 2: Extract the specific page you found
tvly extract "https://docs.example.com/api/authentication" --json

Tips

• Map is URL discovery only — no content extraction. Use extract or crawl for content.
• Map + extract beats crawl when you only need a few specific pages from a large site.
• Use --instructions for semantic filtering when path patterns aren't enough.

See also

• tavily-extract — extract content from URLs you discover
• tavily-crawl — bulk extract when you need many pages