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Bellingcat Auto Archiver

Operator: Stichting Bellingcat, Netherlands

Locally installable software for archiving web pages, social media posts, images and videos.

Media & Archives

Open website

Product

Bellingcat Auto Archiver, locally installable Python software with a command line and Docker image.

Availability and source date

Active

As of: 17 October 2026.

No functionality test has been performed.

Use in OSINT research

Saves known URLs together with media and metadata. Suitable for recording short-lived web content and its provenance for further analysis.

Queries

InputResultResult type
URLArchived pages, posts or media, plus metadata, checksums and processing status. Storage locations and additional enrichment are configured by the user.
Retrieved

Features

  • Reads supplied URLs from the command line, CSV files or Google Sheets.
  • Archives web pages, social media posts, images and videos depending on the source.
  • Adds configurable metadata, checksums and timestamps.
  • Saves archives locally, in Google Drive or in S3-compatible storage.
  • Writes the archiving status to CSV files or back to the Google Sheet.

Categories

  • Media & Archives
  • Web archives

Coverage

Dataset

No dataset of its own. Archives the supplied URLs using the configured modules.

Access

Installation and deployment

Locally installable

Runs on your own computer as a Python command-line program or Docker container. External platforms and cloud storage are accessed according to the configuration.

Requirements

Installation through Docker or Python 3.10+. Direct Python installation requires additional programs, such as ffmpeg. Credentials are needed only for platforms and storage configured to use them.

Export

Downloaded media and metadata; depending on the module, also WACZ archives and HTML presentations. Status as CSV or in the Google Sheet.

Provider

Stichting Bellingcat

Country of establishment

Netherlands

Interfaces

No API, MCP or AI integration is documented.

Maintenance

Licence

MIT

Latest activity

Commit 09/2026

Stars

approx. 1,100 (as of 17 October 2026)

Limitations

  • The platforms and media archived depend on the selected modules and credentials.
  • Changes to target platforms can affect individual extractors; Bellingcat publishes a dated platform status.

Guides and practical reports

Sources

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