diff --git a/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py b/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py
index 815be551..a9429d42 100644
--- a/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py
+++ b/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from .dom import should_save_dom, save_dom
 from .git import should_save_git, save_git
 from .media import should_save_media, save_media
 from .archive_org import should_save_archive_dot_org, save_archive_dot_org
+from .headers import should_save_headers, save_headers
 
 def get_default_archive_methods():
     return [
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def get_default_archive_methods():
         ('mercury', should_save_mercury, save_mercury),
         ('git', should_save_git, save_git),
         ('media', should_save_media, save_media),
+        ('headers', should_save_headers, save_headers),
         ('archive_org', should_save_archive_dot_org, save_archive_dot_org),
     ]
 
diff --git a/archivebox/extractors/headers.py b/archivebox/extractors/headers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9987d4ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archivebox/extractors/headers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+__package__ = 'archivebox.extractors'
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+
+from typing import Optional
+import json
+
+from ..index.schema import Link, ArchiveResult, ArchiveError
+from ..system import run, atomic_write
+from ..util import (
+    enforce_types,
+    get_headers,
+    is_static_file,
+)
+from ..config import (
+    TIMEOUT,
+    CURL_BINARY,
+    CURL_USER_AGENT,
+    CURL_VERSION,
+    CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY,
+    DEPENDENCIES,
+)
+from ..logging_util import TimedProgress
+
+@enforce_types
+def should_save_headers(link: Link, out_dir: Optional[str]=None) -> bool:
+    out_dir = out_dir or link.link_dir
+    if is_static_file(link.url):
+        return False
+
+    output = Path(out_dir or link.link_dir) / 'headers.json'
+    return not output.exists()
+
+
+@enforce_types
+def save_headers(link: Link, out_dir: Optional[str]=None, timeout: int=TIMEOUT) -> ArchiveResult:
+    """Download site headers"""
+
+    out_dir = Path(out_dir or link.link_dir)
+    output_folder = out_dir.absolute()
+    output: ArchiveOutput = 'headers.json'
+
+    status = 'succeeded'
+    timer = TimedProgress(timeout, prefix='      ')
+
+    cmd = [
+        CURL_BINARY,
+        '-s',
+        '-I',
+        '-X',
+        '-D',
+        *(['--user-agent', '{}'.format(CURL_USER_AGENT)] if CURL_USER_AGENT else []),
+        *([] if CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY else ['--insecure']),
+        link.url,
+    ]
+    try:
+        json_headers = get_headers(link.url)
+
+        output_folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        atomic_write(str(output_folder / "headers.json"), json_headers)
+
+    except (Exception, OSError) as err:
+        status = 'failed'
+        output = err
+    finally:
+        timer.end()
+
+    return ArchiveResult(
+        cmd=cmd,
+        pwd=str(out_dir),
+        cmd_version=CURL_VERSION,
+        output=output,
+        status=status,
+        **timer.stats,
+    )
diff --git a/archivebox/util.py b/archivebox/util.py
index f5a6e2d7..43994bbd 100644
--- a/archivebox/util.py
+++ b/archivebox/util.py
@@ -173,6 +173,20 @@ def download_url(url: str, timeout: int=None) -> str:
 
     return response.text
 
+@enforce_types
+def get_headers(url: str, timeout: int=None) -> str:
+    """Download the contents of a remote url and return the headers"""
+    from .config import TIMEOUT, CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY, WGET_USER_AGENT
+    timeout = timeout or TIMEOUT
+    response = requests.get(
+        url,
+        headers={'User-Agent': WGET_USER_AGENT},
+        verify=CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY,
+        timeout=timeout,
+    )
+    
+    return pyjson.dumps(dict(response.headers))
+
 
 @enforce_types
 def chrome_args(**options) -> List[str]: