HTTP Archive API

Read-only JSON interface for resolving and listing archived web resources — v3 (stable, since 2022)
All systems operational
412 M
indexed pages
3.8 PB
archived
v3.2.4
current release
99.97%
30-day uptime

Overview

The HTTP Archive API exposes a lightweight read-only interface to the project's snapshot index. Requests are answered as application/json and are cacheable for up to 300 seconds. The endpoint is rate-limited and intended for research and non-commercial use.

Endpoints

MethodPathDescription
GET/v3/api/statusService health and build metadata
GET/v3/api/lookupResolve the closest snapshot for a URL
GET/v3/api/snapshotsList snapshots for a given host
GET/v3/api/hostsSearch the host index by prefix

Quick start

# health check
$ curl -sS https://auto.live12db.com/v3/api/status
{"status":"ok","version":"3.2.4","region":"eu-central"}

# resolve closest snapshot
$ curl -sS "https://auto.live12db.com/v3/api/lookup?url=example.org&ts=2023"
{"url":"example.org","snapshot":"2023-04-11T08:22:17Z","available":true}

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