Every URL has a story. Most of it happens after the page stops answering.
Paste a dead link below and this tool will consult the Wayback Machine's CDX index to piece together what the page was, when it lived, what it was called, how it faded, and what surrounded it. A small act of digital remembrance.
The companion to the Link Rot Checker — one watches things die; this one reads the headstone.
Investigate a URL
Enter the exact URL — the Wayback Machine is case-sensitive on paths. Try both http:// and https:// if results are thin.
Snapshot data is drawn from the Wayback Machine CDX API. Page titles are fetched directly from archived snapshots, which can be slow. Nothing entered here is stored. The Internet Archive is a public benefit organisation — consider supporting it.