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API for Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
Wayback API is an open data API from archive.org. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 2 endpoints.
At a glance
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Open Data
- Base URL
https://api.archive.org- Version
- 1.0.0
- Endpoints
- 2
- OpenAPI
- Specification ↗
- Spec updated
- 2021-06-21
Make a first request
Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.
curl -X GET "https://api.archive.org/wayback/v1/available" \
-H "Accept: application/json"const response = await fetch("https://api.archive.org/wayback/v1/available", {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"Accept": "application/json",
},
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);import requests
response = requests.request(
"GET",
"https://api.archive.org/wayback/v1/available",
headers={
"Accept": "application/json",
},
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())Endpoints
| Method | Path | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /wayback/v1/available | — |
| POST | /wayback/v1/available | — |
Questions
Does the Wayback API API need an API key?
No. The Wayback API API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.
Does the Wayback API API support HTTPS?
Yes, the Wayback API API is served over HTTPS.
How many endpoints does the Wayback API API have?
Its OpenAPI description lists 2 endpoints in version 1.0.0. All of them are shown on this page.
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