# Wayback API API

> Wayback API API on Apizie: 2 endpoints (GET /wayback/v1/available, POST /wayback/v1/available) returned as clean JSON through one API key. 2 endpoints are live now. Call it over REST at https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:archive-wayback/{endpoint} or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through the Apizie MCP server. Free plan: 1,000 requests a month.

- Project key: `search-tools:archive-wayback`
- Category: Search Tools
- Status: live
- Source: https://archive.org
- Page: https://apizie.tech/api/search-tools/archive-wayback
- OpenAPI: https://apizie.tech/api/search-tools/archive-wayback/openapi.json

API for Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

## Endpoints

### GET /wayback/v1/available
`GET https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:archive-wayback/get-wayback-v1-available`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | A single URL to query. |
| timestamp | string | no | Timestamp requested in ISO 8601 format. The following formats are acceptable: - YYYY - YYYY-MM - YYYY-MM-DD - YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:SSz -… |
| callback | string | no | Specifies a JavaScript function func, for a JSON-P response. When provided, results are wrapped as `callback(data)`, and the returned MIME… |
| timeout | number | no | Timeout is the maximum number of seconds to wait for the availability API to get its underlying results from the CDX server. The default… |
| closest | string | no | The direction specifies whether to match archived timestamps that are before the provided one, after, or the default either (closest in… |
| status_code | integer | no | HTTP status codes to filter by. Only results with these codes will be returned |
| tag | string | no | The optional tag can have any value, and is returned with the results; it can be used to help collate input and output values. |

### POST /wayback/v1/available
`POST https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:archive-wayback/post-wayback-v1-available`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | A single URL to query. |
| timestamp | string | no | Timestamp requested in ISO 8601 format. The following formats are acceptable: - YYYY - YYYY-MM - YYYY-MM-DD - YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:SSz -… |
| callback | string | no | Specifies a JavaScript function func, for a JSON-P response. When provided, results are wrapped as `callback(data)`, and the returned MIME… |
| timeout | number | no | Timeout is the maximum number of seconds to wait for the availability API to get its underlying results from the CDX server. The default… |
| closest | string | no | The direction specifies whether to match archived timestamps that are before the provided one, after, or the default either (closest in… |
| status_code | integer | no | HTTP status codes to filter by. Only results with these codes will be returned |
| tag | string | no | The optional tag can have any value, and is returned with the results; it can be used to help collate input and output values. |
| body | object | no | JSON request body |

## Example
```
curl "https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:archive-wayback/get-wayback-v1-available" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APIZIE_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I call the Wayback API API?
Create a free Apizie key, then send GET https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:archive-wayback/get-wayback-v1-available with the header x-api-key. Every endpoint returns { project, data, timestamp }.

### Is the Wayback API API free on Apizie?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, no credit card.

### Can AI agents use the Wayback API API?
Yes. Add the Apizie MCP server (https://apizie.tech/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, then ask in plain language. The agent calls run_scraper with project key search-tools:archive-wayback.

### What is the status of the Wayback API API?
Live: works with just an Apizie key