v3.14.0

apify/crawleev3.14.0Jul 25, 2025by apify-service-account

AI Summary

This release introduces `maxCrawlDepth` as a new crawler option and fixes several issues regarding browser retirement, link exclusion, and request validation.

Key Highlights

Add `maxCrawlDepth` crawler option.
Fix browser retirement timing for long-running hooks.
Respect `exclude` option in `enqueueLinksByClickingElements`.

New Features

Add `maxCrawlDepth` crawler option

Full Release Notes

# [3.14.0](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/compare/v3.13.10...v3.14.0) (2025-07-25)


### Bug Fixes

* don't retire browsers with long-running `pre|postLaunchHooks` prematurely ([#3062](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/3062)) ([681660e](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/commit/681660e35a1ceaca5e96a7f61d5a7c66ec32bcde))
* respect `exclude` option in `enqueueLinksByClickingElements` ([#3058](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/3058)) ([013eb02](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/commit/013eb028b6ecf05f83f8790a4a6164b9c4873733))
* retry on blocked status codes in `HttpCrawler` ([#3060](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/3060)) ([b5fcd79](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/commit/b5fcd79324ed61c6591fbdc9ffba67b35dc54fde)), closes [#3029](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/3029)
* validation of iterables when adding requests to the queue ([#3091](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/3091)) ([529a1dd](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/commit/529a1dd57278efef4fb2013e79a09fd1bc8594a5)), closes [#3063](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/3063)


### Features

* add `maxCrawlDepth` crawler option ([#3045](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/3045)) ([0090df9](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/commit/0090df93a12df9918d016cf2f1378f1f7d40557d)), closes [#2633](https://github.com/apify/crawlee/issues/2633)