This server provides access to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine for retrieving historical web snapshots and searching archived content.
List snapshots: Get available archived versions of a URL with date range filtering (
from,to), result limits, and match type control (exact, prefix, host, domain)Fetch archived pages: Retrieve content from specific timestamps (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format), with option to get original content without Wayback Machine's rewriting
Search archive items: Query Internet Archive's collection with advanced filters like media type, collection, field selection, sorting, and pagination
Resource access: Directly fetch archived content via
wayback://{url}/{timestamp}resource URLs
Provides access to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, enabling retrieval of historical website snapshots, archived page content, and searching of archive.org items with metadata filtering capabilities.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Wayback Machine MCP Servershow me snapshots of wikipedia.org from last year"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Wayback Machine MCP Server (Python)
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine: list snapshots and fetch archived pages. Inspired by the TypeScript server described in the LobeHub listing.
Reference: Wayback MCP (listing) — link
Reference: Internet Archive APIs — Wayback APIs index
Reference: MCP server quickstart — Build an MCP Server
Features
Tools
get_snapshots(url, from, to, limit, match_type)via Wayback CDX APIget_archived_page(url, timestamp, original)fetches archived contentsearch_items(query, mediatype, collection, fields, sort, rows, page)searches archive.org items
Resource
wayback://{url}/{timestamp}returns the archived page content
Install
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txtRun (stdio)
python -m wayback_mcp.serverInstall as CLI
pip install wayback-mcp
wayback-mcpRun with uvx (no install)
uvx wayback-mcpPin Python version:
uvx --python 3.12 wayback-mcpPin package version:
uvx --from wayback-mcp==0.1.1 wayback-mcpConfigure in MCP client
Claude Desktop settings (example):
{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"command": "wayback-mcp",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}Alternatively, using uvx (no install):
{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["wayback-mcp"],
"env": {},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}Usage examples
Tool call (snapshots):
get_snapshots(url="example.com", from="20200101", to="20201231", limit=10)Tool call (page):
get_archived_page(url="example.com", timestamp="20200101120000", original=true)Tool call (items search):
search_items(
query="title:(Wayback) AND creator:(Internet Archive)",
mediatype="texts",
fields=["identifier","title","creator","mediatype","publicdate"],
sort=["publicdate desc"],
rows=20,
page=1
)Resource fetch:
wayback://example.com/20200101120000Notes
Snapshot data via CDX API:
https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url={url}&output=jsonPage retrieval via Wayback:
https://web.archive.org/web/{timestamp}/{url}(orid_mode for original content)Advanced item search endpoint:
https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php(JSON output)
Resources
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