Wayback Machine

Build with the Wayback Machine API

Access billions of archived web pages. We offer powerful tools to build digital preservation into your applications and research.

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Programmatic Access

Our REST API allows developers to retrieve archived content, search by URL and timestamp, and access metadata about archived pages.

You can integrate our API into research tools, browser extensions, or web applications for digital archiving projects. 


GET /wayback/available?url=https://example.com×tamp=20250906
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Example Response

{ "archivedAt": "20250906000000", "url": "https://example.com", "mimeType": "text/html", "available": true

Developer SDKs & Tools

Ready-made tools to integrate our archive resources into your applications.

Archive API

RESTful interface to search and retrieve archived web pages.

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Crawl SDK

Tool to submit websites for crawling and monitoring.

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Search SDK

For advanced search capabilities and archive exploration.

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Getting Started in 3 Steps

Get API access for your research, app development, or archival project.

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Request an API key or join our developer program for more access.

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Get Keys

Receive your authentication credentials and documentation.

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Build

Integrate our tools into your apps and research projects.

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Start Archiving with Our Tools

Whether you're building educational tools, doing historical research, or preserving web history, we're ready to help.

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Our SDKs

Official libraries for popular languages: Python, Java, NodeJS, and more.

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Python Example

import webarchive

archive = WebArchiveAPI(api_key="your-key")
result = archive.search("https://example.com", date="20250906")
print(result)

Our SDKs handle authentication, pagination, and data parsing automatically.

Additional Resources

Find tools, code samples, and other resources to help you build with the Wayback Machine API.

API Docs

Detailed reference documentation with code samples.

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Code Samples

Example scripts for batch processing and archive analysis.

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Sandbox

Interactive API testing environment with real data.

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Changelog

Release notes and endpoint updates from our team.

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Try Our API Explorer

Execute a sample request to see how our archive API works. You don't need an API key to test with demo access.

This demo uses public test data. Actual results vary based on archival status.

Example Response:

{
  "archived": "20250906000000",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "available": true,
  "archiveCount": 32,
  "lastModified": "2025-09-06T00:00:00Z"
}

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Whether you're doing digital history research or building next-gen web tools, we're ready to help.

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