Archive
Archive social media posts and profiles to your Social Archiver library. In the Obsidian client, archives can also be written as Markdown notes in your vault.
URL Detection
Social Archiver automatically detects what you're archiving:
- Post URL → Archives a single post
- Profile URL → Opens profile crawl options
Simply paste a URL into the archive modal. The platform and content type are detected automatically.
Archiving Posts
Single Post Archive
Paste any post URL to archive it. Supported platforms:
- Facebook, Instagram, Threads
- X (Twitter), TikTok
- LinkedIn, YouTube
- Reddit, Pinterest
- Bluesky, Mastodon
- Substack, Medium, Tumblr, Velog (and any site with RSS feed)
- Naver Blog, Naver Cafe, Brunch, Naver Webtoon
Post Options
Media Download Mode:
- Text only
- Images only
- Images and videos (default)
YouTube-specific:
- Include transcript
- Include formatted transcript with timestamps
Notes: Add personal comments or tags to the archived post.
Frontmatter Customization
You can customize which frontmatter fields are written, and add your own custom properties in plugin settings.
- Supports category-level visibility toggles for built-in fields
- Supports typed custom properties (text, number, checkbox, date, date-time, list)
- Supports template variables in property values
See Frontmatter Template Variables for the full variable list and type rules.
Crawling Profiles
Enter a profile URL to bulk-archive recent posts from a creator.
Supported Platforms
| Platform | Profile Crawl | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | ||
| Yes | Supports profile.php?id= URLs | |
| TikTok | Yes | |
| Yes | Also supports board URLs | |
| Yes | Subreddits only (/r/name) | |
| YouTube | Yes | RSS-based, max 15 posts, free |
| Bluesky | Yes | Direct API, free |
| Mastodon | Yes | Direct API, supports all instances |
| Substack | Yes | RSS-based, free |
| Medium | Yes | RSS-based, free |
| Tumblr | Yes | RSS-based, free |
| Velog | Yes | RSS-based, free |
| Naver Blog | Yes | Local crawl, free |
| Naver Cafe | Yes | Local crawl, cookie required, free |
| Brunch | Yes | Local crawl, free |
| Naver Webtoon | Yes | Series subscription, free |
| X (Twitter) | Yes | |
| No | Post archive only | |
| Threads | No | Post archive only |
Free Platforms
YouTube, Bluesky, Mastodon, Naver Blog, Naver Cafe, Brunch, Naver Webtoon, and all RSS-based platforms (Substack, Medium, Tumblr, etc.) use free APIs/local crawling and don't consume archive credits for profile crawls.
Profile Options
Post Count: 1-20 posts per crawl (YouTube: max 15)
Time Range:
- All time
- Last 24 hours
- Last 3 days
- Last week
- Last month
- Last 3 months
TIP
Crawling many posts or longer time ranges may take a few minutes.
Reddit Options
For subreddit crawls, additional options are available:
- Sort by: Hot, New, Top, Rising
- Time range: Now, Today, This Week, This Month, This Year, All Time
- Keyword filter: Filter posts containing specific text
Subscribe Option
Use subscriptions to automatically collect new content from supported profiles, channels, and feeds. Mobile routes profile/feed URLs into subscription registration, while the Obsidian plugin also offers desktop-oriented profile crawl and subscription flows. Schedules vary by platform; see Subscriptions for details.
Linked Archives
When a post links to another page, you can archive that page as a linked archive of the post. The two archives stay connected: the link in the original post opens the saved copy, and each archive lists the other.
- Mobile app: long-press a link in an archived post and choose Archive linked page. If the page is already in your library, choose Connect to this archive instead. To archive several links at once, open the post's menu and tap Links, then pick them in Links in this archive.
- Paid news articles: when you open a publisher link from an archived post and tap Save full article, the article becomes a linked archive of that post. See Paid News Articles.
- Desktop app: right-click a link in a post and choose Archive linked page.
Connected archives appear under Linked archives (pages the post links to) and Linked from (posts that link here) in the mobile reader and the desktop app. In Obsidian, the plugin adds a managed Linked archives section with wikilinks, so the connections also show in graph view; turn it off with Linked archives section in the plugin's Sync settings.
Platform Notes
Pinterest
Board URLs (pinterest.com/user/boardname) archive all pins from that board.
Bluesky Bridge
URLs from bsky.brid.gy (Mastodon bridge) are automatically detected as Bluesky posts.
YouTube Channels
Supports multiple URL formats:
youtube.com/@handleyoutube.com/c/channelnameyoutube.com/channel/IDyoutube.com/user/username
Naver Blog
Enter a blog post URL or blog home URL. Supports video downloads up to 1080p.
Naver Cafe
For member-only posts, you'll need to configure your Naver cookie in the plugin settings.
Brunch
Supports individual articles, magazines, and Brunch books. Brunch books are grouped as series for episode-by-episode navigation.
Naver Webtoon
Subscribe to webtoon series to automatically archive new episodes. Features an immersive reader mode and comment system.
Paid news articles
The New York Times, Financial Times, WSJ, Bloomberg, The Economist, and Longblack articles are saved as a title, summary, and link unless you save them through your own subscription. See Paid News Articles.
Next Steps
- Set up subscriptions for automatic archiving
- View archived posts in Timeline View
- Share posts to your public timeline