Covers everything related to web archiving, including the use of the Wayback Machine, Archive.today, and other snapshot services. This tag includes techniques for restoring lost websites, comparing historical versions, and uncovering changes in site content or ownership over time using archived data.
When using the CDX API from the Wayback Machine, the matchType parameter lets you control how broad or narrow your search results should be. This gives you powerful filtering options when retrieving archived pages—especially if you want more than just exact matches. By default, the…
Continue reading...The Wayback Machine, operated by the Internet Archive, stores historical versions of websites, often going back decades. While useful for research or restoration, sometimes there's a need to remove archived content for privacy, legal, or brand-related reasons. This article outlines the methods available to remove…
Continue reading...The Wayback Machine is a fascinating tool. You type in a URL, and suddenly you’re back in 2005 looking at an old homepage you forgot ever existed. But behind that magical experience is a quiet, invisible structure that makes it all possible — the CDX…
Continue reading...How to use Wayback Machine to search for archived non-text files, including files from long-expired, defunct domains? I will not repeat the benefits of Smartial tools here; they are instrumental when searching for archived web pages and scraping their text content. Many of you actively…
Continue reading...Ever tried to retrieve a lost webpage or delve into the history of a website? You’re not alone. Let’s explore some tools that can help you navigate the archived web. The Wayback Machine is a pioneering tool that has archived over 900 billion web pages…
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