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API for Internet Archive's Search-related services

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET GET /search/v1/fields

Fields that can be requested

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/fields?callback=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/fields?callback=example"

import requests
params = {
    "callback": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/fields",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/fields');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/fields")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/fields")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "callback" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/fields?" . http_build_query([
    "callback" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /search/v1/organic

Return relevance-based results from search queries

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/organic?q=test&size=1000&field=identifier&callback=example&total_only=false

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/organic?q=test&size=1000&field=identifier&callback=example&total_only=false"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "test",
    "size": "1000",
    "field": "identifier",
    "callback": "example",
    "total_only": "false"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/organic",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/organic');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('size', '1000');
url.searchParams.set('field', 'identifier');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('total_only', 'false');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/organic")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	q.Set("size", "1000")
	q.Set("field", "identifier")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	q.Set("total_only", "false")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/organic")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test",
  "size" => "1000",
  "field" => "identifier",
  "callback" => "example",
  "total_only" => "false"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/organic?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test",
    "size" => "1000",
    "field" => "identifier",
    "callback" => "example",
    "total_only" => "false"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /search/v1/scrape

Scrape search results from Internet Archive, allowing a scrolling cursor

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/scrape?q=test&size=1000&sort=desc&field=identifier&cursor=example&callback=example&total_only=false

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/scrape?q=test&size=1000&sort=desc&field=identifier&cursor=example&callback=example&total_only=false"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "test",
    "size": "1000",
    "sort": "desc",
    "field": "identifier",
    "cursor": "example",
    "callback": "example",
    "total_only": "false"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/scrape",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/scrape');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('size', '1000');
url.searchParams.set('sort', 'desc');
url.searchParams.set('field', 'identifier');
url.searchParams.set('cursor', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('total_only', 'false');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/scrape")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	q.Set("size", "1000")
	q.Set("sort", "desc")
	q.Set("field", "identifier")
	q.Set("cursor", "example")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	q.Set("total_only", "false")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/scrape")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test",
  "size" => "1000",
  "sort" => "desc",
  "field" => "identifier",
  "cursor" => "example",
  "callback" => "example",
  "total_only" => "false"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/archive.org/search/1.0.0/search/v1/scrape?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test",
    "size" => "1000",
    "sort" => "desc",
    "field" => "identifier",
    "cursor" => "example",
    "callback" => "example",
    "total_only" => "false"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Search Services?

Search Services is a Search API. Developers commonly use search APIs for:

adding full-text search to your app
building autocomplete and typeahead experiences
indexing and querying large content sets
powering site, product, and document search
ranking and filtering results by relevance

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Search Services is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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