`get_snapshot`

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_snapshot for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Look up the archived/historical version of a web page in the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Returns the closest available snapshot (its Wayback URL, timestamp and HTTP status). Pass a timestamp to find the snapshot nearest a specific date; omit it to get the latest archived version.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	yes	The page URL to look up, e.g. “example.com” or “https://example.com/page”.
`timestamp`	string	no	Optional target date as YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDDhhmmss. The closest snapshot to this time is returned. Defaults to the latest snapshot.

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_snapshot","arguments":{"url":"https://example.com"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "url": "https://example.com/page",
  "timestamp": "20200101"
}

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.

get_snapshot