Waybackurls in Termux – Installation & Usage

Waybackurls is a simple OSINT and reconnaissance tool that collects archived URLs from the Wayback Machine for a target domain. It is commonly used by cybersecurity learners, bug bounty hunters, and penetration testers to discover old pages, hidden endpoints, and previously indexed URLs that may no longer be linked on a website.

Here’s what you can do with Waybackurls in Termux:

• Collect archived URLs from websites
• Discover hidden endpoints
• Find old website pages
• Gather URLs for reconnaissance
• Practice bug bounty hunting techniques
• Learn OSINT and web enumeration commands

Install Waybackurls in Termux

Below are the simple commands to install and use Waybackurls in Termux.

Update Termux packages.

pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

Install Git and Golang packages.

pkg install git golang -y

pkg install git golang -y

Install Waybackurls using Go.

go install github.com/tomnomnom/waybackurls@latest

go install github.com/tomnomnom/waybackurls@latest

Add Go binary directory to PATH.

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

Check whether Waybackurls is installed successfully.

waybackurls -h

waybackurls -h

Usage Commands

Collect archived URLs from a domain.

echo example.com | waybackurls

echo example.com | waybackurls

Displays archived URLs found for the target domain.

Save URLs into a file.

echo example.com | waybackurls > urls.txt

echo example.com | waybackurls > urls.txt

Saves all collected URLs into a text file.

View saved URLs.

cat urls.txt

cat urls.txt

Displays URLs stored inside the file.

Count total URLs found.

echo example.com | waybackurls | wc -l

echo example.com | waybackurls | wc -l

Shows the total number of URLs collected.

Filter PHP URLs only.

echo example.com | waybackurls | grep ".php"

echo example.com | waybackurls | grep ".php"

Displays only PHP pages from the collected URLs.

Filter URLs containing parameters.

echo example.com | waybackurls | grep "="

echo example.com | waybackurls | grep "="

Shows URLs that contain query parameters.

Types of Waybackurls Commands

• echo example.com | waybackurls : Collects archived URLs from a target domain.
• echo example.com | waybackurls > urls.txt : Saves collected URLs into a file.
• echo example.com | waybackurls | wc -l : Counts total URLs found.
• echo example.com | waybackurls | grep “.php” : Filters PHP pages from results.
• echo example.com | waybackurls | grep “=” : Shows URLs containing parameters.
• waybackurls -h : Displays the help menu.

Choose the command you want and Waybackurls will automatically collect archived URLs from the selected target and display the results in Termux.