Version 1.0.0

wayback

A concurrent, browser-impersonating scraper in Rust — download archived assets from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine CDX API without being blocked.

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Rust Language
MIT License
amd64 Architecture

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Installation

Add the APT Repository

Add this repository once and receive updates automatically via apt upgrade.

bash — APT repository setup
# 1. Download and trust the repository GPG key
$ sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/wayback-keyring.gpg \
$     https://ajsb85.github.io/wayback-impersonator/amd64/archive-key.gpg

# 2. Add the repository to your APT sources
$ echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/wayback-keyring.gpg] \
$     https://ajsb85.github.io/wayback-impersonator/amd64/ ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wayback.list

# 3. Update and install
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install wayback

# 4. Verify the installation
$ wayback --version
$ wayback 1.0.0
Runtime Prerequisite — libcurl-impersonate

wayback requires libcurl-impersonate to mimic browser TLS handshakes at the C-library level. This is not packaged via APT. Install it manually and run sudo ldconfig before first use. See the README for the full setup guide.