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Internet Archive API

Internet Archive (archive.org) has 2 public methods: get archived page and list archived snapshots of a page. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

2

  • Get archived page

    Finds the closest Wayback Machine capture of a web page to a past date and returns its title and readable text.

    Returns capture time, days from requested date, snapshot URL, page title, main text

    Readweb.archive.org/get_archived_page

  • List archived snapshots of a page

    Lists Wayback Machine captures of a web page, oldest first, with HTTP status and whether the content changed since the previous capture.

    Returns total_snapshots, snapshots with datetime, link, HTTP status, content_changed, digest

    Readweb.archive.org/list_snapshots