An Update on Wayback Machine Access
9 hours ago
- The Wayback Machine has been experiencing high-volume automated traffic, prompting the Internet Archive to implement protective measures.
- A recent change includes rewriting the 429 error message ('too many requests') shown when a request is blocked.
- Some legitimate users may be mistakenly blocked; the Archive apologizes and asks for patience while they reduce errors.
- Efforts are ongoing to better distinguish abusive bots from regular users; those mistakenly blocked can email details for review.