Wayback Screenshot

A Node.js tool to capture screenshots from the Wayback Machine for a given date range. This tool allows you to capture historical snapshots of websites with proper viewport sizes based on the year.

Installation

npm install -g wayback-screenshot

Usage

wayback-screenshot <url> <startDate> <endDate> [options]

Arguments

• url: The URL of the website to capture
• startDate: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• endDate: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format

Options

• --output, -o: Output directory for screenshots (default: ./screenshots)
• --interval, -i: Interval between captures in months (default: 1)
• --timeout, -t: Timeout for page load in milliseconds (default: 30000)
• --retries, -r: Number of retries for failed captures (default: 3)
• --delay, -d: Delay between retries in milliseconds (default: 5000)

Example

wayback-screenshot example.com 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 --output ./my-screenshots --interval 2

Features

• Captures screenshots from the Wayback Machine
• Automatically adjusts viewport size based on the year
• Handles connection issues with retries
• Removes Wayback Machine toolbar from screenshots
• Supports custom output directory and capture intervals

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• npm >= 7.0.0

License

MIT