Media

Internet Archive PowerPoint Files

PowerPoint (.pptx) files on the Internet Archive — title, download link, source page, size and license.

ia-pptx-itemsinternet-archivemediadocumentspptx

4,173 rows in the dataset

Download the dataset

Get every row this scraper has collected as one CSV or JSONL file. If the data is older than maxAgeHours, the scraper is re-run with its configured settings first. The key needs the datasets:export scope.

DOWNLOAD_ID=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.pandorlabs.com/v1/datasets/ia-pptx-items/downloads" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDORLABS_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{"maxAgeHours":24,"format":"csv"}' | jq -r '.id')while true; do  STATUS=$(curl -s "https://api.pandorlabs.com/v1/downloads/$DOWNLOAD_ID" \    -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDORLABS_KEY" | jq -r '.status')  [ "$STATUS" != "refreshing" ] && break  sleep 5donecurl -s "https://api.pandorlabs.com/v1/downloads/$DOWNLOAD_ID/file" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDORLABS_KEY" \  -o dataset.csv

At its current 4,173 rows, this download costs 42 credits when the data is fresh enough, or 84 credits when it has to be refreshed first.

The rate is 1 credit per 100 rows cached and 2 credits live, charged on the rows in the dataset when the download becomes ready. A failed refresh is not charged. The file stays downloadable for 24 hours. See pricing.

Start a run

To choose the targets yourself, send the parameters below as input. The call returns 202 with the run; the key needs the scrapers:run scope and the account a positive credit balance.

curl -X POST "https://api.pandorlabs.com/v1/scrapers/ia-pptx-items/runs" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDORLABS_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "input": {      "targetCount": 200,      "query": "format:(\"Microsoft PowerPoint\" OR \"Microsoft PowerPoint 2007+\" OR PowerPoint)",      "requestDelayMs": 600    }  }'

A run is billed at the live rate once it finishes: 2 credits per 100 rows it collected. A run that collects nothing costs nothing.

Parameters

Every parameter is optional. Anything you leave out uses the default shown here; an unknown name or an invalid value is rejected with a 400 that lists each problem.

Targeting

targetCount
number
Target row count
Stops once this many pptx-file rows have been collected, or the search runs out of identifiers. Use 5-10 for a quick check, up to 10000+ for a full collection run.
Default
200
Range
1 to 20000
query
string
Archive.org search query
Raw advancedsearch/scrape `q=` query against archive.org. Defaults to a format filter that matches PowerPoint files.
Default
format:("Microsoft PowerPoint" OR "Microsoft PowerPoint 2007+" OR PowerPoint)

Advanced

requestDelayMs
number
Delay between requests (ms)
Applied between scrape-page calls and between per-item metadata calls, to stay polite to archive.org.
Default
600
Range
200 to 30000

Input as JSON Schema

The same schema the API validates against. Use it as a tool input schema or to generate a typed client.

inputSchema

{  "type": "object",  "additionalProperties": false,  "properties": {    "targetCount": {      "type": "number",      "minimum": 1,      "maximum": 20000,      "title": "Target row count",      "description": "Stops once this many pptx-file rows have been collected, or the search runs out of identifiers. Use 5-10 for a quick check, up to 10000+ for a full collection run.",      "default": 200    },    "query": {      "type": "string",      "maxLength": 2000,      "title": "Archive.org search query",      "description": "Raw advancedsearch/scrape `q=` query against archive.org. Defaults to a format filter that matches PowerPoint files.",      "default": "format:(\"Microsoft PowerPoint\" OR \"Microsoft PowerPoint 2007+\" OR PowerPoint)"    },    "requestDelayMs": {      "type": "number",      "minimum": 200,      "maximum": 30000,      "title": "Delay between requests (ms)",      "description": "Applied between scrape-page calls and between per-item metadata calls, to stay polite to archive.org.",      "default": 600    }  }}

Run, poll, read rows

The run is asynchronous. Poll it until it reaches a terminal status and its billing is paid, then page through its rows. Until then the rows endpoint answers 409 (still queued or running) or 402 (payment required).

RUN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.pandorlabs.com/v1/scrapers/ia-pptx-items/runs" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDORLABS_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "input": {      "targetCount": 200,      "query": "format:(\"Microsoft PowerPoint\" OR \"Microsoft PowerPoint 2007+\" OR PowerPoint)",      "requestDelayMs": 600    }  }' | jq -r '.id')while true; do  RUN=$(curl -s "https://api.pandorlabs.com/v1/runs/$RUN_ID" \    -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDORLABS_KEY")  STATUS=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -r '.status')  BILLING=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -r '.billing.status')  case "$STATUS" in queued|running) ;; *) [ "$BILLING" != "pending" ] && break ;; esac  sleep 5doneecho "$RUN" | jq '{status, rowCount, billing}'curl -s "https://api.pandorlabs.com/v1/runs/$RUN_ID/rows?page=1&limit=100" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDORLABS_KEY"

See the API reference for pagination, cancelling and listing runs.

Output fields

Rows have no fixed schema; these are the fields observed in the rows collected so far. Coverage is the share of rows where the field is present.

Field	Type	Coverage
filename	string	100%
format	string	100%
identifier	string	100%
license	string	2%
mediatype	string	100%
sizeBytes	number	100%
title	string	100%
created_at	date	100%
first_seen_at	date	100%
last_seen_at	date	100%
updated_at	date	100%
_id	string	100%