Show Wayback Machine Archive Range

Show both the oldest and newest archived snapshots for a URL, displaying the full archive time span.

Usage

npx tsx scripts/oldest-newest.ts <url> [options]

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
url	Yes	The URL to search for

Options

Option	Description
--full	Include archive URLs in output
--json	Output as JSON
--no-cache	Bypass cache and fetch fresh data from API

Output

Default (compact):

1998-12-01 08:00 (9200 days ago)
2024-01-15 14:30 (2 days ago)

With --full:

📜 OLDEST:
  1998-12-01 08:00 (9200 days ago)
  https://web.archive.org/web/19981201080000id_/https://example.com

🆕 NEWEST:
  2024-01-15 14:30 (2 days ago)
  https://web.archive.org/web/20240115143000id_/https://example.com

Archive span: 9198 days

Script Execution

npx tsx scripts/oldest-newest.ts <url>

Run from the wayback plugin directory: ~/.claude/plugins/cache/wayback/

How It Works

Queries the CDX API twice:

1. Oldest capture: limit=1 with default ascending sort
2. Newest capture: limit=1 with fastLatest=true

Calculates the day span between first and last capture to show how long the URL has been tracked.

Caching

CDX API responses are cached for 1 hour. Use --no-cache to bypass.

Related Skills

• wayback-oldest - Find only the earliest capture
• wayback-newest - Find only the most recent capture
• wayback-list - List all snapshots with pagination