Apply for access
Our archives have sensitive material that would not be reasonable for everyone to access.
Apply for access by following the steps below.
Give and get.
Freedom Archive runs on crowdsourcing. As an organization backed by thousands of users, we believe that generosity is a key factor to keeping the world free and accessible. To access Freedom Archive, you'll need to contribute some of your own resources.
What's a "valuable' and "non-valuable" resource?
Valuable resources are usually accessible to a specific group of people. Non-valuable resources are freely accessible on the internet to all. We put more importance on valuable resources however non-valuable resources are acceptable on a large scale. Note: All resources must be under your ownership.
Application Steps
Follow the steps below to gain access to our repositories and other resources.
1. Fill out the form.
2. Contribute material to our repositories.
3. Go through the interview process.
4. Get tested through our knowledge base.
5. Final confirmation through our staff team.
6. You've made it!
Contribution Information
Contributions are deemed valuable or non-valuable by the application team's discretion. Remember, quality is first, quantity is second. If you do not have valuable resources, rack up a large quantity of non-valuable resources.
Go through an extensive interview process.
You'll be interviewed with many questions related to archiving, scraping, web crawling, mass-downloading and many more important factors. It is necessary to not only be able to contribute but to also have the ability to contribute on a large scale.
Interview Process
Read below on how the interview will progress.
User identity
We need to know you're not some wannabe-insider. You will need to provide proof of identity.
Archive Protection Act
You'll need to sign a legally-binding contract that prevents you from sharing any information obtained from the interview process, Freedom Archive, or any resources within.
What can you bring to our team?
Are you experienced in scraping? Bot-protection exploitation? Account cracking? What can you bring to the team?
How active are you?
How often are you online?
Are you willing to contribute to the project on a long-term basis?
Freedom Archive is about longevity, we need to know you're here for the long run.
On-the-go questions
You won't know what these are.