Wayback machine

contentdiscovery web_information_gathering

The Wayback machine is a website from which users can take snapshots (backups) of a website. Someone may have taken snapshots of the website, and you may find something in one of them.

  • πŸ’Ž Something sensitive that was in the code but removed
  • πŸ’Έ A page that was removed, but may be still available (.old/hidden)
  • ...

There is a python script (0.4k ⭐, 2022 ☠️) for command-line usage.

There is also a go script (3.0k ⭐, 2022 ☠️):

$ go install github.com/tomnomnom/waybackurls@latest
$ waybackurls example.com > urls
$ cat urls
<large output>