wayback-intel
Retrieve archived web pages for any URL via the Wayback Machine. Provides the closest snapshot URL, capture time, and HTTP status. Optionally lists up to 10 recent snapshots to track site evolution.
Instructions
Queries the Internet Archive Wayback Machine for historical snapshots of any public URL. Returns the closest archived snapshot URL, capture timestamp (ISO 8601), and HTTP status code at the time of capture. Optionally lists up to 10 recent snapshots to trace how a site evolved over time. Covers 800B+ archived pages spanning 27+ years of web history. Useful for due diligence (when was this domain first archived?), fact-checking, competitor tracking, and retrieving archived regulatory or financial disclosures.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | No | URL to look up in the Wayback Machine. May include or omit the scheme (e.g. 'example.com', 'https://sec.gov/edgar/'). | |
| timestamp | No | Target date/time for the nearest snapshot. Accepts YYYYMMDD, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS, or ISO 8601 (e.g. '20200101', '2022-06-15'). Omit for the most recent snapshot. | |
| list_snapshots | No | If true, also return a list of up to 10 snapshots with timestamps, HTTP status, and direct archive URLs. Useful for tracking how a site changed over time. Default: false. |