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Wayback Machine Scraper: Snapshots & Website History

Scrape Wayback Machine snapshots, archived-URL lists per domain and availability checks with dates and status codes. Export CSV, JSON, Excel, XML.

Input: 10 fields, none required. Billed per event on the free Apify plan: Snapshot row $0.015, Availability check $0.01. Results export as JSON, CSV or Excel. Last updated 2026-10-04.

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STATUS: PRODUCTION
INPUT FIELDS: 10
REQUIRED: 0
PRICING: PAY PER EVENT
UPDATED: 2026-10-04
OUTPUT: JSON, CSV, Excel

01 / INPUT

What you can configure.

FIELDTYPEDESCRIPTION

URLs / domains (snapshot history)urlsarrayPages or domains to list archived Wayback Machine snapshots for (for example apify.com or apify.com/store). Leave empty only if you use the availability check list.

Match typematchTypestringexact = that page only; prefix = everything under the path; host = whole host; domain = host + subdomains. default: "exact"

From date (optional)fromDatestringEarliest snapshot, YYYY, YYYYMM or YYYYMMDD (e.g. 2015 or 20200101). default: ""

To date (optional)toDatestringLatest snapshot, YYYY, YYYYMM or YYYYMMDD. default: ""

Only HTTP 200 capturesonlySuccessfulbooleanKeep only snapshots that archived successfully (status 200). default: false

MIME filter (optional)mimeFilterstringKeep only this content type, e.g. text/html, application/pdf, image/jpeg. default: ""

DeduplicatecollapsestringCollapse snapshots: one per day/month/year, or one per unique URL (site inventory mode). default: "none"

Availability check URLscheckAvailabilityUrlsarrayURLs to check for their closest archived Wayback Machine snapshot. One row per URL; URLs that were never archived return a free row with isArchived false. default: []

Availability target date (optional)availabilityTimestampstringFind the snapshot closest to this date (YYYYMMDD). Empty = most recent. default: ""

Max ItemsmaxItemsintegerMaximum rows to return and pay for (snapshots plus availability checks). Free users are limited to 10 rows (preview). Paid users: leave empty for no limit, or set up to 1,000,000.

02 / PRICING

Pay for what you collect.

EVENTDETAILPRICE

Snapshot rowOne archived capture with date, status, MIME type and archive link.$0.015

Availability checkOne URL checked for its closest archived snapshot.$0.01

Prices in USD, shown for the Apify free plan. Paid Apify plans get tiered discounts. Platform usage is included.

03 / FAQ

About the Wayback Machine Scraper.

How much does the Wayback Machine Scraper cost?

It charges per event: Snapshot row $0.015, Availability check $0.01. Prices are for the free Apify plan, and paid Apify plans get tiered discounts. Apify platform usage is included in the event price.

What input does the Wayback Machine Scraper need?

No field is required. The Actor has 10 input fields and every one has a default.

Which formats can I export the Wayback Machine Scraper results in?

Results are saved to an Apify dataset. Download them as JSON, CSV or Excel, or fetch them through the Apify API.

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