@1990webarchive/cli LATEST

Command-line interface and Node.js SDK for archiving, querying, and restoring early web content (1990–1999) from the 1990 Web Archive database. Built for historians, developers, and digital preservationists.

web-archive preservation node-js cli 1990s geoCities

Installation

npm install @1990webarchive/cli

Or use pnpm / yarn:

pnpm add @1990webarchive/cli

Quick Start

Archive a single URL from the 1990s web:

1990wa archive --url "http://example.geocities.com/1997" --year 1997

Query the archive programmatically:

import { ArchiveClient } from '@1990webarchive/cli';

const client = new ArchiveClient({ apiKey: process.env.'1990WA_KEY' });
const results = await client.search({ era: '1995-1999', type: 'geoCities' });
console.log(results);
                

API Reference

Method	Description	Returns
`client.archive(url, options)`	Captures and stores a webpage snapshot with metadata	`ArchiveResult`
`client.search(query)`	Searches archived pages by era, type, or keywords	`SearchResultSet`
`client.restore(id, format)`	Downloads archived content as HTML, PDF, or MHTML	`Buffer`
`client.timeline(range)`	Returns chronological archive statistics and diffs	`TimelineData`

Configuration

Create a .1990wa.json in your project root:

{
  "apiKey": "your_api_key",
  "archiveDir": "./1990-archives",
  "renderEngine": "netscape-navigator",
  "maxConcurrency": 4
}
                

License

Requires Node.js 18+ or Deno 1.35+. For enterprise support and private archive instances, contact dev@1990webarchive.com.