# AgentTools Wayback Machine Archive Lookup

> AgentTools Wayback Machine Archive Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from agentstoolshub.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Queries the Internet Archive Wayback Machine index for a URL to return its first archival date, most recent snapshot, number of years archived, and recent capture dates

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://agentstoolshub.com/api/v1/dev/archive-lookup?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/agenttools-wayback-machine-archive-lookup-cf785cec
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_mPiBG9sYnmw1Ocjm5r2PV

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability agenttools-wayback-machine-archive-lookup-cf785cec
```

Example prompt: Can you check the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine for 'example.com' and tell me when it was first archived, the most recent snapshot, and how many years it's been tracked?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to verify the archival history of a specific URL or domain via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine — particularly for fact-checking when a site first appeared, recovering information from deleted pages, or conducting due diligence on a domain's online longevity. Prefer this over manual Wayback Machine browsing when operating in an automated agent workflow.

## Known failure modes

- URL has never been archived — returns no results or empty history
- Invalid or malformed URL input causes a validation error
- Network timeout or Internet Archive API unavailability
- Rate limiting or payment failure for the $0.005 USDC per-call fee

## How this service works

Query the Internet Archive's Wayback index for any URL: when it was first archived, the most recent snapshot, how many years it spans, and recent capture dates. Useful for fact-checking page history, finding deleted content and due-diligence. Use this when an agent needs to how the Internet Archive remembers a URL.

## Output

Returns structured information about the URL's archival history in the Wayback Machine, including: the date the URL was first archived, the date of the most recent snapshot, the total number of years spanned between first and latest capture, and a list of recent capture dates.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "url"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "url": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "URL or domain"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/agenttools-wayback-machine-archive-lookup-cf785cec/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agentstoolshub.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agentstoolshub.com/llms.txt)