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DDG Wayback Lookup
x402
DDG Wayback Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).
Looks up a URL's archived snapshot from the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) via a pay-per-call agent-payable endpoint
Price / call$0.002
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
DDG agent-payable service request
Output
Returns the Wayback Machine lookup result for the given URL, likely including the archived snapshot URL, timestamp, and availability status from the Internet Archive.
Example use cases
Retrieving a deleted company page
“The startup I'm researching shut down and their website is gone — can you find an archived version of https://defunctstartup.com/about from the Wayback Machine?”
Verifying historical website content
“I need to check what the privacy policy at https://somesite.com/privacy said back before they changed it — can you pull an archived snapshot from the Wayback Machine?”
Recovering a broken link
“This link I bookmarked is now a 404 — https://oldblog.com/post/my-article — can you find a Wayback Machine archive of it so I can read the original content?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com/v1/web/wayback-lookup?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs to retrieve archived or historical versions of web pages programmatically in an agentic, pay-per-call workflow using x402 micropayments. Prefer this over direct Wayback Machine API calls when you need a managed, monetized agent-compatible wrapper with a simple POST interface.
Side effects
- URL was never archived — no snapshot found in the Wayback Machine
- Invalid or malformed URL input
- Rate limiting or upstream Internet Archive unavailability
- Payment failure — insufficient USDC balance for x402 micropayment
- HTTP 402 if payment is not properly attached
- Timeout if the Wayback Machine API is slow to respond
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| outputrequired | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"ok": true
}
}Tags
x402
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