Download & Access Archive Data
Bulk exports, raw datasets, API endpoints, and verified indexes. Access 4.2M+ preserved pages from the dawn of the internet in researcher-ready formats.
Comprehensive dump of all verified pages, assets, and metadata from the first decade of the WWW. Includes original timestamps and HTTP headers.
Reconstructed personal homepages, community themes, and web rings. Structured JSON metadata included for each neighborhood and theme.
Curated sample set spanning 1992-1998. Ideal for testing parsers, building demos, or academic exploration without heavy bandwidth usage.
Preserved corporate websites, early e-commerce layouts, and Y2K-era marketing pages. Includes navigation structures and early CSS experiments.
Unfiltered capture streams from original crawlers. Best for advanced archival reconstruction and protocol analysis.
Graph-structured dataset mapping WebRing connections, adjacency lists, and thematic clusters across early community networks.
Query archived pages by URL, date range, or metadata. Includes pagination, rate limits, and batch export capabilities.
Choose Your Access Level
Structured tiers designed for hobbyists, academic researchers, and commercial enterprises.
For students, hobbyists, and casual explorers.
- Sample datasets (≤500 MB)
- Basic search & preview
- Standard API (100 req/day)
- CC0 licensed content
For academics, journalists, and digital historians.
- Full corpus access
- High-speed downloads
- Advanced API (10k req/day)
- Priority support & verification
For AI training, commercial archives, and partners.
- Raw WARC streams
- Dedicated endpoints
- Unlimited API access
- Commercial licensing & SLA
Data Formats & Integrity
| Parameter | Specification | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Format | WARC 1.1 |
Web Archive standard with full HTTP transaction preservation |
| Metadata | JSON-LD / CSV |
Semantic markup, timestamps, crawl paths, and deduplication flags |
| Checksums | SHA-256 |
Every file verified. .sha256sum manifests included per dataset |
| Compression | Zstandard / GZIP |
Optimized for archival storage and fast decompression |
| API Protocol | REST + GraphQL |
See API Documentation for rate limits & schemas |
| CLI Tool | 1990-archive-cli |
npm i -g 1990-archive-cli • Authenticated bulk downloads |
Usage Guidelines & Licensing
All archived content is preserved under a CC0 1.0 Universal dedication where copyright has expired or explicitly waived. Commercial usage of verified datasets requires attribution to "1990 Web Archive" and compliance with our Data Policy.
Academic researchers must cite the archive using the provided persistent identifiers (DOIs). Automated scraping outside of approved API endpoints is prohibited and may result in access revocation.