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$ man wayback-machine

/wayback-machine

agentutility / web-probe / wayback-machine
PRICE / CALL
$0.02
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobe
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
wayback-machine wayback machine api / archive.org snapshot lookup / historical url capture finder
synonym alias of archive-snapshot — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/wayback-machine
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

Wayback Machine API / archive.org snapshot lookup / historical URL capture finder. Finds archived captures by URL and timestamp and can fetch cleaned archived text.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
urlstringrequired
timestampstringoptional
fetch_textbooleanoptional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
snapshot_urlstring
snapshot_iso_timestampstring
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/wayback-machine \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster
npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster>

# Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base
export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...

# Then call the wayback-machine tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
web-probewaybackmachinewayback-machine
methods
POST
cluster
webprobe
price
$0.02 USDC per call
ADJACENTother endpoints in webprobe
endpointdescriptionprice
archive-snapshotArchive snapshot lookup / Wayback Machine API / web archive URL lookup / historical webpage snapshot.$0.02
archive-urlArchive URL lookup / web archive URL builder / Wayback Machine snapshot finder.$0.02
dmarc-checkDMARC + SPF + DKIM email-authentication checker / mail-auth posture audit / spoofing-resistance grader / phishing-readiness scanner / dom…$0.02
dns-lookupDNS lookup / DNS resolver / dig replacement / nslookup API / DoH proxy / authoritative-record fetch / MX checker / SPF + DMARC TXT inspec…$0.02
expand-urlURL expander / redirect chain tracer / link unshortener / shortlink resolver / bit.ly + t.co + lnkd.in + goo.gl + tinyurl resolver / fina…$0.02
password-strengthPassword strength meter / password checker / password entropy calculator / zxcvbn-style score / HIBP breach lookup / pwned password check…$0.02
scrape-to-jsonURL to structured JSON / web scraper with schema enforcement / scrape and extract / website to JSON / page to structured data / scrape wi…$0.02
wayback-lookupWayback lookup / archive snapshot API / historical page capture finder.$0.02
SEE ALSO
agentutility · webprobe · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org