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https://github.com/bellingcat/auto-archiver
Auto Archiver
Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver is a tool aimed at preserving online digital content before it can be modified, deleted or taken down.
Active
Since 2022
Open source: Yes
Auto Archiver is a Python tool to automatically archive content on the web in a secure and verifiable way. It takes URLs from different sources (e.g. a CSV file, Google Sheets, command line etc.) and archives the content of each one. It can archive social media posts, videos, images and webpages. Content can be enriched, then saved either locally or remotely (S3 bucket, Google Drive). The status of the archiving process can be appended to a CSV report, or if using Google Sheets – back to the original sheet.
Evidence of this project's impact
It has preserved over 150,000 web pages and social media posts to date. (Source) — 2025-08
Resources
- Org. type
- Media organization
- Project type
- Tool or platform
- Founded
- 2022
- Language(s)
- English
- Categories
- Archives, General purpose open source tools, Research tools
- Added
- 2025-08-15
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23T14:13:17.000Z
Additional details
- Number of integrations
- 0
- Metrics of success
- It has preserved over 150,000 web pages and social media posts to date.
- Activity status
- Active
- Geographic focus
- Global
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