Archive.org for AI agents
Agents read Archive.org at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Archive.org
Search and access Internet Archive content, inspect analytics, Wayback captures, IIIF images, and account tasks, and manage item files, metadata, derivation, and the connected user's reviews.
What an agent can do in Archive.org
Every Archive.org action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Archive.org without asking first. 19 actions.
- Advanced Search Archive.org ItemsSearch Archive.org metadata with exact Advanced Search page semantics. Use Search Archive.org Items instead when cursor-based deep paging is needed.
- Check Identifier AvailabilityCheck whether an Archive.org item identifier is available before attempting to create an item.
- Check Archive.org Upload LimitCheck whether Archive.org's ingest queue is likely to accept an upload or delete, using only the connection's LOW Authorization header.
- Download Item FileDownload one public file from an Archive.org item and return a temporary downloadable file reference.
- Find Wayback SnapshotsFind the closest archived Wayback Machine snapshot for each requested URL, using one before, after, or either direction for the batch.
- Get Connected Archive.org UserReturn the authenticated Archive.org user's identity and privileges without returning either IA-S3 credential.
- Get Detailed Archive.org ViewsGet bounded geographic view analytics and, for items, top referrers over a recent window or date range. Collections support both timeframes; contributors support date ranges only and do not include re
- Get IIIF Image InfoGet normalized IIIF Image API capabilities through Archive.org's fixed-host single-image convenience route or a live-proven versioned file route.
- Get IIIF ManifestGet a compact IIIF Presentation manifest for an Archive.org item or one page of an Archive.org collection.
- Get Item MetadataGet an Archive.org item's full record, including metadata, file inventory, public reviews, and catalog tasks, or return one selected metadata field or array slice.
- Get Item View CountsGet all-time, last-30-day, and last-7-day view counts for one or more Archive.org item or collection identifiers from the current or legacy counting pipeline.
- Get Item View HistoryGet a bounded daily view history for one Archive.org item or collection, split by robot classification.
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- Get My ReviewGet the connected Archive.org user's review for one item, if that user has reviewed it.
- Get Archive.org Task LogDownload a plain-text log for a task visible to the connected account. Optionally return only the first or last requested number of lines.
- Get Task Rate LimitsReport the connected account's current task capacity and in-flight counts for one Archive.org catalog command.
- List Archive.org TasksReturn any documented combination of the connected account's task summary, active catalog, and resource-authorized history, one page at a time.
- List Wayback CapturesReturn one bounded structured CDX page of Wayback captures for a URL or host.
- Render IIIF ImageRender a bounded crop, resize, rotation, quality, and format from a fixed Archive.org IIIF image route.
- Search Archive.org ItemsSearch Archive.org item metadata with a Lucene-style query and return one deep-pagination page of matching items.
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 7 actions.
- Copy Item FileCopy one Archive.org file server-side to a named path in an existing destination item. This creates the destination file when absent and overwrites it when present while preserving the prior destinati
- Delete Item FileSubmit asynchronous deletion of one named file from an Archive.org item through IA-S3. An accepted response does not verify file absence; read item metadata later to verify it. This action cannot dele
- Delete My Archive.org ReviewPermanently delete the connected Archive.org user's public review from one item. Archive.org queues the deletion and rejects the request if no such review exists.
- Derive Archive.org ItemQueue Archive.org's fixed derive.php task for an item owned or editable by the connected account. The task transforms source content into derived files asynchronously and may replace prior derivatives
- Update Item MetadataApply JSON Patch changes to one Archive.org item owned or editable by the connected account, limited to ordinary item metadata and metadata records for named files. Remove permanently deletes the sele
- Upload Item FileCreate or replace one file through Archive.org IA-S3, explicitly choosing a new-item or existing-item upload. New-item uploads alone send item creation metadata. Overwrites preserve the prior file und
- Upsert My Archive.org ReviewCreate or overwrite the connected Archive.org user's single public review for an eligible item. The title, body, and optional rating become publicly visible on the item.
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Archive.org are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
Archive.org questions
Can an agent change data in Archive.org on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Archive.org are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Archive.org?
This connector lists 19 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Archive.org connect?
It connects with API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.