The Internet Archive Python Library

Release v1.8.0. (Installation)

Welcome to the documentation for the internetarchive Python library. internetarchive is a command-line and Python interface to archive.org. Please report any issues on Github.

If you’re not sure where to begin, the quickest and easiest way to get started is downloading a binary and taking a look at the command-line interface documentation.

User’s Guide

• Installation
  • System-Wide Installation
  • virtualenv
  • Snap
  • Binaries
  • Get the Code
• Quickstart
  • Configuring
  • Uploading
  • Metadata
  • Downloading
  • Searching
• Command-Line Interface
  • Getting Started
  • Metadata
  • Upload
  • Download
  • Delete
  • Search
  • Tasks
  • List
  • Copy
  • Move
• Internet Archive Items
  • What Is an Item?
  • How Items Are Structured
  • Item Limitations
  • Collections
  • Archival URLs
• Internet Archive Metadata
  • Archive.org Identifiers
  • Standard Internet Archive Metadata Fields
  • Custom Metadata Fields
• Developer Interface
  • Configuration
  • ArchiveSession Objects
  • Item Objects
  • Searching Items
  • Internet Archive Tasks
• Updates
  • Release History
• Troubleshooting
  • HTTPS Issues
  • OverflowError
• How to Contribute
  • Support Questions
  • Bug Reports
  • Pull Requests
  • Running Tests
• Authors
  • Development Lead
  • Contributors
  • Patches and Suggestions