Internet Archive
Books, Texts for Worldwide. Access: Public API. Terms checked November 1, 2026.
Access and terms
| Slug | internet-archive |
|---|---|
| Records | Books, Texts |
| Places | Worldwide |
| Years | Not stated by the source |
| Access | Public API |
| Key | Not needed. |
| Rate limit | None stated by the source. |
| robots.txt | Allows the path Lineage calls. |
| Homepage | archive.org/ |
| API docs | archive.org/developers/ |
| Terms | archive.org/about/terms |
| Checked by hand | November 1, 2026 |
Notes
Item metadata is a plain GET to https://archive.org/metadata/{identifier}. Advanced search returns JSON, CSV or XML. The credentials tutorial says many operations need no authentication; downloads of access restricted items need a signed in session, which Lineage never uses. No rate limit is stated on these pages. The terms page renders with script and its text could not be read here.
Evidence read on November 1, 2026
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