# List archived versions of a website, one per year

**Use case:** 

Lists the Wayback Machine snapshots of a page, one per year, with the date and a link to each archived copy. A quick way to see how a site looked in the past or when its content changed.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.python.org"
    }
  ],
  "matchType": "exact",
  "collapse": "year",
  "maxSnapshotsPerUrl": 30,
  "newestFirst": false,
  "onlySuccessful": true,
  "onlyPages": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "capturedAt": {
    "label": "Captured",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Address",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "statusCode": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "mimeType": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "waybackUrl": {
    "label": "Open in Wayback Machine",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "You asked for",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "object"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Wayback Machine Snapshots Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "List archived versions of a website, one per year". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/wV14ohaq0Z80pkzJZ) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "List archived versions of a website, one per year" task

The Wayback Machine Snapshots Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like websites or pages, what to look up, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "List archived versions of a website, one per year" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as captured, address, status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "List archived versions of a website, one per year" task via API](https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/wayback-machine-snapshots.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Wayback Machine Snapshots](https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/wayback-machine-snapshots.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/wayback-machine-snapshots.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/wayback-machine-snapshots.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).