`list_snapshots`

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

List the captured snapshots of a URL in the Internet Archive Wayback Machine over time, using the CDX index. Each entry includes the capture timestamp, the original URL, HTTP status code, MIME type, content digest and a direct Wayback snapshot URL. Optionally restrict to a date range with from/to (YYYYMMDD).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	yes	The page URL to list archived snapshots for, e.g. “example.com”.
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of snapshots to return (default 50, max 1000).
`from`	string	no	Optional start of date range as YYYYMMDD.
`to`	string	no	Optional end of date range as YYYYMMDD.

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "url": "https://example.com/page",
  "limit": 100,
  "from": "20190101",
  "to": "20210101"
}

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.

list_snapshots