get_capture_count

Pack: wayback · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_capture_count for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Count how many times a URL has been captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, and find when a URL was first and last archived. Returns the total number of captures plus the earliest and latest capture timestamps (YYYYMMDDhhmmss).

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringyesThe page URL to count archived captures for, e.g. “example.com”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Connect to just the wayback pack
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wayback": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wayback/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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