{identifier}: Get item thumbnail/cover image

API: archive.org:archive.org-api
Endpoint: /services/img/{identifier}
Response format: image/jpeg
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 865ms

Description

Returns a thumbnail/cover image for any item in the Internet Archive collection (books, audio, video, etc.). The identifier is the unique Archive.org item ID found in the URL of any archive.org/details/{identifier} page.

From spec: Retrieve the thumbnail or cover image for an Archive.org item (book cover, video thumbnail, etc.).

Usage Tips

- The identifier can be found in any archive.org item URL (e.g., archive.org/details/wonderfulwizardo00baum) - Returns image/jpeg by default - No authentication required - Works for any public item in the collection

Parameters (1)

identifier (string, path, required)

The Archive.org item identifier

Examples (1)

Fetch thumbnail for 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' book probe-gate

Demonstrates retrieving the cover image for a classic book using its Archive.org identifier

curl 'https://archive.org/services/img/wonderfulwizardo00baum'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://archive.org/services/img/wonderfulwizardo00baum")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("archive.org")
result = api.fetch("services/img/{identifier}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://archive.org/services/img/wonderfulwizardo00baum");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 01:35:08.682636 200 865ms
2026-04-15 04:06:37.935527 200 752ms
2026-04-14 03:28:45.120194 200 740ms
2026-04-12 13:10:38.743425 200 778ms
2026-04-10 04:15:13.001207 200 749ms
2026-04-09 01:03:04.623972 200 1048ms
2026-04-08 00:12:00.422754 200 734ms
2026-04-07 01:30:46.000410 200 961ms
2026-04-05 19:43:23.159250 200 796ms