Arquivo.pt

Q: Is Arquivo.pt free?

Yes. It is a free public service run by FCT. Search, the APIs and Archive Page Now cost nothing.

Q: Does Arquivo.pt archive sites outside Portugal?

Some. It focuses on .pt domains and sites of national interest, plus some international sites. It kept 197 million files from EU Horizon 2020 project sites, for example.

Q: Why can't I find a recent page?

Because of the embargo. Pages appear in search only after at least one year. Forms, database-driven pages and most embedded videos are not archived at all.

Q: Can I save a page to Arquivo.pt?

Yes. Archive Page Now records a page while you browse it. You can also suggest a Portuguese site for the regular crawl.

Q: Does Arquivo.pt support Memento?

Yes. Its Memento API answers TimeGate requests at arquivo.pt/wayback/ followed by the URL. To check it alongside other archives, run MemGator with Arquivo.pt in its archive list.

Q: Who runs Arquivo.pt?

FCT, Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology. The service runs through FCCN, its scientific computing unit, as a permanent public research infrastructure.

Portugal's public web archive, with full-text and image search back to 1996.

FreePublic serviceFull-text search

Visit arquivo.pt ↗Last verified: 6 Nov 2026

FreePublic service

1996Oldest content

23 billionFiles, Jan 2026

1 yearMinimum embargo

The short version

What is Arquivo.pt?

Arquivo.pt is Portugal's national web archive, a free public service run by FCT, the Foundation for Science and Technology, through its FCCN unit. Unlike most archives, it lets you search old pages by the words on them, not only by URL.

It holds about 23 billion files from 73 million websites, with content back to 1996. The crawl centres on .pt domains and sites of national interest, but it also keeps some international sites, such as 197 million files from EU Horizon 2020 project sites, in several languages. It supports the Memento protocol, so even after Memento Time Travel shut down in September 2025, you can query it by URL directly or add it to your own aggregator.

Bottom line: try it when the Wayback Machine has nothing, or when you remember words from a page but not its address. Do not expect pages from the last 12 months.

What it does

Key features

Full-text page search

Search archived pages by keywords and narrow the results with a date slider, or look up a URL to see its captures.

Image search

A separate Images tab finds archived pictures and the pages they appeared on. It launched in March 2021.

Archive Page Now

Record a page immediately by browsing it. It is built on the open-source webrecorder pywb tool.

Open APIs

Full-text search, URL search and a Memento API, with TimeMaps in link, CDXJ or JSON. The API has run since 2012.

What it costs

Arquivo.pt pricing (2026)

Plan	Price	What you get
Web search	Free	Page and image search, no account.
Search APIs	Free	Full-text and URL search, up to 250 requests per 60 seconds per IP.
Memento API	Free	Up to 400 requests per 60 seconds. Data under CC BY 4.0.
Archive Page Now	Free	Record a page by browsing it.

A publicly funded service with no paid tier. Going over an API limit returns HTTP 429, and repeat offenders are blocked.

Honest fit

Who it's for, who it isn't

Pick Arquivo.pt if

You want to search old pages by words
You research the Portuguese web or EU-funded project sites
You need a free API with clear rate limits
You want an archive run by a public institution

Look elsewhere if

You need a page from the last 12 months
The site you want is outside its crawl focus on Portugal
You need forms, database-driven pages or embedded video
You need heavy bulk access above the API limits

What people ask

Arquivo.pt FAQ

Is Arquivo.pt free?

Yes. It is a free public service run by FCT. Search, the APIs and Archive Page Now cost nothing.

Does Arquivo.pt archive sites outside Portugal?

Some. It focuses on .pt domains and sites of national interest, plus some international sites. It kept 197 million files from EU Horizon 2020 project sites, for example.

Why can't I find a recent page?

Because of the embargo. Pages appear in search only after at least one year. Forms, database-driven pages and most embedded videos are not archived at all.

Can I save a page to Arquivo.pt?

Yes. Archive Page Now records a page while you browse it. You can also suggest a Portuguese site for the regular crawl.

Does Arquivo.pt support Memento?

Yes. Its Memento API answers TimeGate requests at arquivo.pt/wayback/ followed by the URL. To check it alongside other archives, run MemGator with Arquivo.pt in its archive list.

Who runs Arquivo.pt?

FCT, Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology. The service runs through FCCN, its scientific computing unit, as a permanent public research infrastructure.

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