Is Internet Archive free for commercial use?

Do you need to credit Internet Archive?

Credit depends on the item.

Can you ship Internet Archive content inside an app or game?

Ship inside your app with conditions.

Rules to follow

• Check the rights information or Creative Commons license on each item page.
• The Internet Archive makes no guarantee of an item's copyright status; use is at your own risk.
• Send a descriptive User-Agent with automated requests and back off on HTTP 429.

- Internet Archive (Open and public-domain media). Digital library of books, video, audio, images and software with an open API; rights are set per item. Price: free; commercial use with conditions; credit depends on the item; ship inside your app with conditions.
  Connect: API docs https://archive.org/developers/; PyPI internetarchive. Limits: No numbers published; honor 429 and Retry-After; automated requests need a descriptive User-Agent.
  Get files: Internet Archive API (archive.org/developers/) or the 'internetarchive' Python package; send a descriptive User-Agent on every automated request.
  Not allowed: Automated requests must include a descriptive User-Agent header (bot name, version, and AI model if you are an AI agent)
  Not allowed: Honor 429 Too Many Requests and Retry-After; add delays between requests in bulk jobs
  Not allowed: The Archive makes no guarantee of an item's copyright status; check each item's rights
  Rule: Check the rights information or Creative Commons license on each item page.
  Rule: The Internet Archive makes no guarantee of an item's copyright status; use is at your own risk.
  Rule: Send a descriptive User-Agent with automated requests and back off on HTTP 429.
  License: https://help.archive.org/help/rights/ (checked 2026-10-20; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/internet-archive/)

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