Web Archive Checker
Check if a URL has been archived in the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive). Shows the most recent snapshot date, total snapshot count, and links to archived versions. Useful for checking deleted pages and historical content.
How to Use Web Archive Checker
- 1Enter any URL to check its Wayback Machine archive status.
- 2The tool queries the Internet Archive CDX API for all snapshots of the URL.
- 3The most recent snapshot date, total count, and first archived date are shown.
- 4Direct links to the most recent archived version are provided.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Wayback Machine and how does it work?▾
The Wayback Machine, run by the Internet Archive (archive.org), is a digital archive of the World Wide Web. It has been crawling and archiving web pages since 1996, storing snapshots of billions of URLs. When you check a URL, the Wayback Machine returns its stored snapshots — frozen copies of what the page looked like at specific points in time. The archive is used by researchers, journalists, lawyers, and developers to access historical versions of web pages that may have been changed or deleted.
How do I access archived versions of a deleted page?▾
Use the "View most recent archive" link in the results. The archive URL format is: https://web.archive.org/web/{timestamp}/{original-url}. You can change the timestamp to access different historical snapshots. For example, https://web.archive.org/web/20200101000000*/example.com shows a calendar of all snapshots. If a page was deleted, search its URL in the Wayback Machine directly. Note: some websites use "no-archive" meta tags or robots.txt to prevent archiving — those pages may have fewer or no snapshots.
Why would a URL show no archives?▾
Several reasons: (1) The website uses a robots.txt Disallow or noarchive meta tag — the Wayback Machine respects these. (2) The domain or URL is very new and hasn't been crawled yet. (3) The URL was never linked from other pages (less likely to be crawled). (4) The page was submitted for removal under GDPR or copyright claims. (5) The URL uses dynamic query parameters or sessions that differ each visit. (6) The website is behind authentication. Highly trafficked public pages almost always have archives.
What HTTP status codes do snapshots show?▾
Each Wayback Machine snapshot records the HTTP status code at the time of crawling: 200 = page was accessible and content was saved. 301/302 = redirect was captured. 404 = page not found at that time (the 404 page itself may be archived). 403 = forbidden. Snapshots with 200 status codes contain the full page content. You can filter by status code at web.archive.org to find snapshots where the page was actually accessible.
Can the Wayback Machine be used as legal evidence?▾
In many jurisdictions, Wayback Machine archives have been accepted as evidence in court cases — demonstrating what a website said or looked like at a specific date. The Internet Archive provides certified copies and has testified in court about the authenticity of its archives. For legal use cases, contact the Internet Archive directly for official certification. Note: technically sophisticated parties can sometimes prevent their pages from being archived, so absence of an archive doesn't prove a page never existed.