Open Research Resources
Structured datasets, high-throughput APIs, and developer tools for historians, computer scientists, and digital preservationists studying the formative decade of the World Wide Web.
4.2M+
Indexed Pages
892 TB
Raw Storage
1,400+
Academic Users
99.94%
API Uptime
// Core Resources
Access & Integration
REST API v2
High-speed query interface for page retrieval, metadata extraction, and temporal versioning.
View Documentation →Bulk Datasets
Downloadable WARC/CDX dumps organized by era, domain, and content type for offline analysis.
Browse Collections →SDKs & CLIs
Official Python, JavaScript, and Go libraries with built-in authentication, caching, and parsing utilities.
Download Packages →Academic Partners
University mirror access, grant-supported crawling, and joint preservation initiatives.
Apply for Partnership →
// API Preview
Query Interface
archive-api v2.1.4
$ GET https://api.1990archive.org/v2/pages
--era "1995-1997"
--format html,warc
--domain "*.geocities.com"
--limit 50
Response [200]
{
"total_results": 14829,
"pages": [
{"id": "gc_1996_8842", "url": "https://.../y2k_ready.html", "timestamp": "1996-11-04T14:22:00Z", "size": "14.2KB"}
]
}
$
// Collections
Available Datasets
| Collection Name | Era | Format | Size | Access Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeoCities & Angelfire Personal Pages | 1995–2000 | WARC CSV | 48.2 GB | Public |
| Early E-Commerce & Shopping Networks | 1996–1999 | JSON HTML.TGZ | 31.5 GB | Academic |
| WebRings & Community Hubs | 1997–2001 | WARC CSV | 22.8 GB | Public |
| University & Government Portals | 1993–1998 | JSON WARC | 64.1 GB | Partner |
| Early Search Engines & Directories | 1994–1998 | CSV HTML.TGZ | 18.4 GB | Academic |
📖 Citation Guidelines
1990 Web Archive. (2024). GeoCities & Angelfire Personal Pages Collection [WARC/CSV]. [Dataset]. Retrieved from https://archive.1990archive.org/datasets/geocities-1995-2000
// Access Request