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$ man web-archive

/web-archive

agentutility / web-probe / web-archive
PRICE / CALL
$0.02
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobe
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
web-archive returns the closest archived snapshot url and timestamp for a public web page, with optional cleaned text fetch for reference rot repair…
synonym alias of archive-snapshot — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/web-archive
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

Returns the closest archived snapshot URL and timestamp for a public web page, with optional cleaned text fetch for reference rot repair and due-diligence citations. Use it as a web archive lookup, archive snapshot API, Wayback Machine API, or historical webpage snapshot.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
urlstringrequired
timestampstringoptional
fetch_textbooleanoptional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
snapshot_urlstring
snapshot_iso_timestampstring
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/web-archive \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster
npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster>

# Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base
export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...

# Then call the web-archive tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
web-probewebarchiveweb-archive
methods
POST
cluster
webprobe
price
$0.02 USDC per call
ADJACENTother endpoints in webprobe
endpointdescriptionprice
archive-snapshotFinds the closest archived snapshot of a public URL, like a Wayback Machine API.$0.02
archive-snapshot-apiFinds archived snapshots of public web pages, returning the closest Wayback Machine captures with timestamps, status codes, and replay URLs.$0.02
archive-urlLooks up the archived copy of a public URL closest to a given timestamp and can fetch cleaned archived page text.$0.02
brand-domain-checkChecks whether a brand or company domain is established, expiring, registrar-locked, or newly registered, on the same RDAP backend as who…$0.02
brand-watch-domain-riskChecks new or suspicious brand-adjacent domains for age, registrar, expiry, DNSSEC, and transfer/lock statuses.$0.02
creator-domain-checkChecks creator, newsletter, podcast, and community domains for age, expiry, registrar, DNSSEC, and suspicious new-registration flags.$0.02
dmarc-checkAudits a domain's email authentication posture: DMARC, SPF, and DKIM in one check.$0.02
dns-lookupFull DNS lookup over Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS-over-HTTPS.$0.02
SEE ALSO
agentutility · webprobe · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org