`wayback_check`

Pack: archive · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/archive/mcp

Check if a URL was archived and retrieve the closest snapshot. Returns capture dates and direct link to the archived version.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	yes	The URL to look up (e.g., “https://example.com/some-page”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "url": "https://example.com/some-page"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/archive/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"wayback_check","arguments":{"url":"https://example.com/some-page"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('wayback_check', {
  "url": "https://example.com/some-page"
});

More examples

{
  "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2001/09/11/"
}

Response shape

Always returns: url, archived, snapshot_url, timestamp, status

Field	Type	Description
`url`	string	The queried URL
`archived`	boolean	Whether the URL has been archived
`snapshot_url`	string \| null	Direct URL to the archived snapshot
`timestamp`	string \| null	Timestamp of the closest snapshot
`status`	string \| null	Status code of the snapshot

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The queried URL"
    },
    "archived": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the URL has been archived"
    },
    "snapshot_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Direct URL to the archived snapshot"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Timestamp of the closest snapshot"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Status code of the snapshot"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url",
    "archived",
    "snapshot_url",
    "timestamp",
    "status"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archive": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/archive/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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