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archive.today. X / Facebook
archive.today used specifically for X and Facebook pages that the Wayback crawler often cannot reach, holding tens of millions of on-demand snapshots. Existence is checked through its Memento timemap, and you open the saved snapshot via a direct link. It is valuable for social pages other archives miss, though the snapshot pages can rate-limit and it has faced regional blocks in 2026.
Por qué es útil y cómo funciona
archive.today captures social pages on demand, which means it often holds copies of tweets and Facebook posts that automated crawlers like the Wayback Machine never reached. Anyone can submit a URL for saving, and millions of social pages have been captured this way over the years. You search by pasting a URL and browsing the snapshot history, or by opening a direct link to a saved copy. In 2026 the service has faced regional access restrictions and occasional slowdowns, so availability can vary by location.
Qué contiene
The total archive held roughly 500 million saved pages and 700 terabytes of data as of 2021; the collection has continued to grow since then. There are no current published figures, but social media pages make up a substantial portion of the corpus.
Acceso por API
TimeMap http://archive.ph/timemap/ <url> ; save POST https://archive.ph/submit/
Acceso
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