This user account is a bot   that uses PHP,   operated by Cyberpower678 ( talk )   and   Harej ( talk ).   It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy . The bot is approved and currently active – the relevant request for approval can be seen here . Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it .

Cyberpower678 and Harej are compensated by the Internet Archive for their work on InternetArchiveBot.

InternetArchiveBot , also known as IABot , combats link rot and makes other improvements to references on Wikipedia. Originally developed by Cyberpower678 as a volunteer, this bot is now funded by the Internet Archive . The bot was originally approved as Task 5 of Cyberbot II . Click here to run it on a single page.

Source code is available on GitHub .

Bot tasks

1. Looks for tagged dead links and adds an archive link to the tagged references.   Approved. Approval request
2. Looks for non-tagged dead links and adds an archive link to the reference.   Approved. Approval request
3. Looks for book references and adds a link to the reference to a readable copy of the book.   Approved. Approval request