# Wayback Cdx Scraper (`smorgi_apps/wayback-cdx-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/smorgi\_apps/wayback-cdx-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Smorgi Apps](https://apify.com/smorgi_apps) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 wayback cdx rows

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Wayback Machine CDX Scraper — Pay Per Result

Query the **Internet Archive CDX API** for archived URL captures. Paste URLs or domains — multi-URL batch with date, status, and match-type filters.

**Store search keywords:** Wayback Machine scraper · Internet Archive CDX · web archive captures · archive.org API · historical URLs

***

### Why this Actor

| Need | What you get |
|------|----------------|
| Archive research | Timestamps, original URLs, status codes, archive links |
| Bulk lookups | Many URLs/domains in one run |
| Failures that shouldn’t bill | Empty CDX results / HTTP errors → **not charged** |
| Low cost | HTTP-only (no browser); PPE priced from measured unit economics |

Public CDX API only. Tries HTTPS first, then HTTP fallback.

***

### Input

```json
{
  "urls": ["example.com"],
  "matchType": "domain",
  "from": "2000",
  "to": "2003",
  "filterStatus": "200",
  "maxItemsPerUrl": 100,
  "collapse": "digest"
}
```

Match types: `domain`, `exact`, `prefix`, `host`.

***

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `urlKey` | CDX urlkey identifier |
| `timestamp` | Capture timestamp (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS) |
| `original` | Original URL at capture time |
| `mimeType` | Content MIME type |
| `statusCode` | HTTP status code |
| `digest` | Content digest hash |
| `length` | Response body length (bytes) |
| `archiveUrl` | Direct Wayback link (`https://web.archive.org/web/{timestamp}/{original}`) |
| `inputUrl` | The input URL/domain this row came from |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp of this run |

The first row of CDX JSON output is a header — it is skipped automatically.

***

### Pricing

Pay-per-event for each **delivered** capture row.

- Empty CDX results and HTTP failures → **not charged**

**~$0.50 / 1,000 captures** on the Store pricing tab (HTTP-only; empty URLs free).

***

### Limitations (honest)

- CDX API has rate limits — use `requestDelayMs` for large batches
- `limit` caps rows per URL; full history may require multiple runs or advanced CDX paging
- Very new captures may not appear in CDX immediately
- Archive availability depends on Internet Archive crawl policy

***

Issues / feature requests: use the Actor **Issues** tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

URLs or domains to query against the CDX API. Multi-URL batch in one run.

## `matchType` (type: `string`):

CDX matchType: domain, exact, prefix, or host.

## `from` (type: `string`):

Start of capture range (YYYY or YYYYMMDD).

## `to` (type: `string`):

End of capture range (YYYY or YYYYMMDD).

## `filterStatus` (type: `string`):

HTTP status filter, e.g. "200" maps to filter=statuscode:200.

## `maxItemsPerUrl` (type: `integer`):

CDX limit parameter — max rows returned per input URL.

## `collapse` (type: `string`):

CDX collapse parameter, e.g. "digest" to dedupe identical content.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Throttle between CDX requests.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. CDX API usually works without proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "example.com"
  ],
  "matchType": "domain",
  "from": "",
  "to": "",
  "filterStatus": "200",
  "maxItemsPerUrl": 100,
  "collapse": "",
  "requestDelayMs": 500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `captures` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "example.com"
    ],
    "matchType": "domain",
    "filterStatus": "200",
    "maxItemsPerUrl": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("smorgi_apps/wayback-cdx-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "urls": ["example.com"],
    "matchType": "domain",
    "filterStatus": "200",
    "maxItemsPerUrl": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("smorgi_apps/wayback-cdx-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "example.com"
  ],
  "matchType": "domain",
  "filterStatus": "200",
  "maxItemsPerUrl": 100
}' |
apify call smorgi_apps/wayback-cdx-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,smorgi_apps/wayback-cdx-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kD0ySB3SVyNglXk4P/builds/uev8kZwPaqav86VL4/openapi.json