GET advancedsearch.php
Operation ID: searchItems
Auth: unknown
Description
Search the Internet Archive using Lucene query syntax. Supports field-specific searches, boolean operators, range queries, and result pagination.
Parameters (7)
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of fields to return. Common fields: identifier, title, creator, mediatype, collection, downloads, date, description, subject
(string, query, optional, default: json)
Response format
Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'xml', 'csv']}
(integer, query, optional)
Page number for pagination (alternative to start/rows)
Constraints: {'minimum': 1}
(string, query, required)
Lucene query string. Supports boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), field-specific searches (title:"xxx", creator:"xxx"), range queries (downloads:[1000 TO 2000]), and wildcards.
(integer, query, optional)
Number of results to return (default varies, use for pagination)
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 1000}
(string, query, optional)
Sort field and direction (e.g., 'downloads desc', 'date asc')
(integer, query, optional)
Starting offset for pagination
Constraints: {'minimum': 0}
Examples (6)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Internet Archive items | openapi-spec |
https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php?q=title:war and peace |
|
| Advanced Search | openapi-spec |
https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php?q=title:science |
|
| Search Internet Archive | openapi-spec |
https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php?q=title:python&fl=['identifier', 'title', 'creator']&rows=10&sort=downloads desc |
|
| Search items | probe-gate |
https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php?rows=10&page=1&output=json |
|
| Search Archive.org items | openapi-spec |
https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php?q=title:history AND mediatype:texts&rows=10&start=0&fl=identifier,title,creator,mediatype&sort=downloads desc&output=json&page=1 |
|
| Search Archive.org items | probe-gate |
https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php?q=title%3Ahistory+AND+mediatype%3Atexts&rows=10&start=0&fl=identifier%2Ctitle%2Ccreator%2Cmediatype&sort=downloads+desc&output=json&page=1 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:45:38.905498 | 200 | 1023ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:44:24.567147 | 200 | 700ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:37:07.372562 | 200 | 1642ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:16:39.186595 | 200 | 683ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:09:53.156964 | 200 | 662ms | |
| 2026-03-22T10:05:41.914628 | 200 | 795ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:09:53.156964 | 7eb49bed8316 |
00651bcda529 |
| 2026-03-23 09:16:39.186595 | 00651bcda529 |
dc928d71cb13 |
| 2026-03-23 09:37:07.372562 | dc928d71cb13 |
3f3df059ee0a |
| 2026-03-23 09:44:24.567147 | 3f3df059ee0a |
592674a99b45 |
| 2026-03-23 09:45:38.905498 | 592674a99b45 |
40264ea69a97 |