# jjjake/internetarchive

A Python and Command-Line Interface to Archive.org

Repository: https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/internetarchive
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-25T15:26:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5131, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 29.5, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1898, forks 252 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:51.176941+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library and command-line tool (ia) for programmatically accessing Archive.org, including searching, downloading, and uploading items. It wraps the Archive.org APIs for both interactive and scripted use.

## Use cases
- download items from archive.org from the command line
- upload files to archive.org programmatically
- search the internet archive with python
- bulk download wayback machine captures
- script metadata retrieval for archive.org items
- manage my archive.org uploads

## When to choose
- you need programmatic or scripted access to Archive.org from Python
- you want a ready-made CLI for downloading or uploading archive.org items
- you need to automate bulk interactions with the Internet Archive

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose web scraping tool for arbitrary sites
- you want a GUI for browsing archive.org
- you rely on Homebrew or system package installs, which are unsupported and outdated

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apis
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: archive-org, internet-archive, api-client, wayback-machine, python-library, command-line, automation

## Member repositories
- jjjake/internetarchive (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:51.176941+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:12:46.552399+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:51.176941+00:00, sha 0e36d05f2c1e)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/internetarchive/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:51:24.479260+00:00, sha f05f04a30256)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.