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Use Internet Archive Search with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search 40M+ books, videos, audio, software across the Internet Archive.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 12 capabilities

The complete Internet Archive Search capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Internet Archive Search.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Internet Archive Search.

  1. 01

    Search by creator

    Creator names should match item metadata. Examples: "George Orwell", "NASA", "Charlie Chaplin", "Project Gutenberg". Use this to find the complete works of an author or content from an organization. Search for all items by a specific creator or author

  2. 02

    Search by publisher

    Examples: "Penguin Books", "Marvel Comics", "National Geographic". Use this to find all content from a specific publisher. Search for items by publisher name

  3. 03

    Search top downloads

    Optional mediatype filter narrows to a specific format (texts, movies, audio, software). Use this to find popular content. Get the most downloaded items from the Internet Archive

  4. 04

    Search by language

    Examples: "English", "French", "Spanish", "Portuguese", "German". Use this to find content in a specific language. Search for items in a specific language

Capability set02 / 03

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Internet Archive Search.

  1. 05

    Search recent

    Use this to discover new content added to the archive. Useful for staying current with new additions. Get the most recently uploaded items to the Internet Archive

  2. 06

    Faceted search

    The facets parameter uses JSON faceting syntax (e.g., "mediatype:{type:terms,field:mediatype}"). Use this to understand the composition of search results by categories like media type, collection, or creator. Search with faceted results for category analysis

  3. 07

    Search

    Supports AND, OR, NOT, wildcards (*), and field searches. Use this for broad discovery. Optional: fields (e.g., "identifier,title,mediatype"), rows (1-100), page for pagination, and sort (e.g., "date desc"). Universal search across 40M+ items in the Internet Archive

  4. 08

    Search by collection

    Use this to explore themed collections. Search items within a specific Internet Archive collection

Capability set03 / 03

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Internet Archive Search.

  1. 09

    Search by date range

    Combines a text query with year filtering. Example: query="science fiction", startYear="1950", endYear="1959" finds 1950s sci-fi. Use this for historical content discovery. Search for items within a specific year range

  2. 10

    Search by mediatype

    Use this to filter by format type. Search for items of a specific media type

  3. 11

    Search by subject

    Subjects are curated topics assigned to items. Examples: "world war 2", "science fiction", "civil rights", "jazz music". Use this to find content about specific topics across all collections. Search for items by subject or topic

  4. 12

    Search fulltext

    Returns identifier, title, and description. Use this when you need to find items containing specific terms in their descriptions. Limited to 25 results by default. Full-text search across item descriptions and metadata

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Internet Archive Search is checked daily against the live service.

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Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 12 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Internet Archive Search, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Internet Archive Search. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Internet Archive Search Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_H8wzTCL12xeLsnU6aa4vQEhDnGRk2a4BRejS7NsF/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Internet Archive Search capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "internet-archive-search-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_H8wzTCL12xeLsnU6aa4vQEhDnGRk2a4BRejS7NsF/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Internet Archive Search owners ask.

  • 01

    What search syntax does the Internet Archive support?

    The IA search uses Solr-like syntax: AND, OR, NOT for boolean logic, wildcards (*), phrase matching ("..."), and field-specific searches like creator:"Name", subject:"Topic", collection:"name". Combine multiple criteria for precise results.

  • 02

    What collections are available?

    Major collections include: prelinger (ephemeral films), gutenberg (free ebooks), nasa (space images/videos), tv (TV news archive), fedflix (government films), netlabels (independent music), softwarelibrary (classic games/apps), and thousands more community collections.

  • 03

    Can I search by date range?

    Yes! Use search_by_date_range with a query, start_year, and end_year. Example: query="science fiction", start_year="1950", end_year="1959" finds all sci-fi from the 1950s.

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