Internet Archive Wayback MCP Server
Check URL archival status, explore capture history, and analyze Wayback Machine data.
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What is the Internet Archive Wayback Machine MCP Server?
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to Internet Archive Wayback Machine via 10 tools. Check URL archival status, explore capture history, and analyze Wayback Machine data. Powered by the Vinkius - no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Tools for your AI Agents to operate Internet Archive Wayback Machine
Ask your AI agent "Check if https://example.com has been archived." and get the answer without opening a single dashboard. With 10 tools connected to real Internet Archive Wayback Machine data, your agents reason over live information, cross-reference it with other MCP servers, and deliver insights you would spend hours assembling manually.
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Internet Archive Wayback MCP Server capabilities
10 toolsReturns the closest (most recent) snapshot timestamp and availability status. Use this to verify if a page is preserved and find its latest archived version. Check if a URL has been archived by the Wayback Machine
Use this to measure how frequently a page has been preserved over time. Get the total number of captures for a URL
Common types: "text/html" (web pages), "image/jpeg" (JPEG images), "application/pdf" (PDFs), "text/css" (stylesheets). Use this to find specific resource types in the archive. Get captures filtered by MIME type
Common codes: "200" (OK), "404" (Not Found), "301" (Redirect), "500" (Server Error). Use this to analyze site availability patterns over time. Get captures filtered by HTTP status code
Use this to analyze archival frequency or find snapshots from a particular year. Year should be 4-digit format (e.g., "2020"). Get captures filtered by a specific year
This shows unique page captures without redundant entries for the same page. Use this for a cleaner view of archived content. Get captures deduplicated by URL key
Each capture includes timestamp, original URL, MIME type, HTTP status code, and file size. Use this for comprehensive archival analysis. Optional limit parameter controls maximum results. Get detailed capture history from the CDX server
Includes the timestamp, status code, and original URL. Use this to find when a page was first preserved. Get the first (earliest) capture of a URL
Includes timestamp, status code, and URL. Use this to find the newest preserved version of a page. Get the most recent capture of a URL
g., *.example.com). Use this to discover the archival footprint of an entire domain, finding all subdomains that have been preserved. Get captures for all subdomains of a domain
What the Internet Archive Wayback MCP Server unlocks
Connect the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to any AI agent and access the world's largest web archive — 800B+ archived web pages spanning 25+ years of internet history.
What you can do
- URL Availability Check — Verify if any URL has been archived and find the latest snapshot
- Full CDX Capture History — Get detailed capture history with timestamps, status codes, MIME types, and sizes
- Filter by Year — Find all captures from a specific year for temporal analysis
- Filter by HTTP Status — Find captures that returned specific status codes (200, 404, 301, 500)
- Filter by MIME Type — Find captures of specific resource types (HTML, images, PDFs, CSS)
- First Capture — Find when a URL was first archived
- Latest Capture — Find the most recent archived version of a URL
- Capture Count — Get the total number of times a URL has been archived
- Deduplicated Captures — Get unique captures collapsed by URL key
- Subdomain Discovery — Find all archived subdomains of a domain
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server 2. No API key needed — completely free and public 3. Start exploring web history from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible clientThe Wayback Machine is a non-profit service preserving internet history — no authentication required for access.
Who is this for?
- Journalists & Researchers — find archived versions of websites to verify claims, track content changes, and recover deleted information
- Web Developers — analyze how websites evolved over time, compare design changes, and find historical implementations
- Legal & Compliance — preserve evidence of website content at specific points in time for legal proceedings
- Historians & Academics — study the evolution of the internet, track how organizations presented themselves online over decades
- Cybersecurity — investigate phishing sites, track domain changes, and discover subdomain footprints
Frequently asked questions about the Internet Archive Wayback MCP Server
How far back does the Wayback Machine go?
The Wayback Machine has archived web pages since 1996. However, coverage varies significantly — major websites have captures going back 20+ years, while smaller or newer sites may have fewer or no captures. Use get_first_capture to find the earliest archived version of any URL.
Can I find captures that returned 404 errors?
Yes! Use get_captures_by_status with status_code="404". This returns all archived versions where the page returned a Not Found error. This is useful for tracking when pages were removed or URLs changed structure.
Can I discover all subdomains of a website that have been archived?
Yes! Use get_subdomain_captures with the base domain (e.g., "example.com"). This returns captures for all subdomains like www.example.com, blog.example.com, api.example.com, etc. It's useful for mapping the full archival footprint of an organization's web presence.
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