diff --git a/archivebox/core/models.py b/archivebox/core/models.py
index bdffddc5..5bf2a25b 100644
--- a/archivebox/core/models.py
+++ b/archivebox/core/models.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Optional, List
 from datetime import datetime
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 from django.db import models, transaction
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
@@ -107,7 +108,33 @@ class Snapshot(models.Model):
             info.pop("tags")
         return cls(**info)
 
+    def get_history(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        Generates the history dictionary out of the stored ArchiveResults
+        """
+        history_list = self.archiveresult_set.all()
+        history = defaultdict(list)
+        for history_item in history_list:
+            history[history_item.extractor].append(
+                {
+                    "cmd": history_item.cmd,
+                    "cmd_version": history_item.cmd_version,
+                    "end_ts": history_item.end_ts.isoformat(),
+                    "start_ts": history_item.start_ts.isoformat(),
+                    "pwd": history_item.pwd,
+                    "output": history_item.output,
+                    "schema": "ArchiveResult",
+                    "status": history_item.status
+                }
+            )
+        return dict(history)
+
     def as_json(self, *args) -> dict:
+        """
+        Returns the snapshot in json format.
+        id is converted to str
+        history is extracted from ArchiveResult
+        """
         args = args or self.keys
         output = {
             key: getattr(self, key)
@@ -116,6 +143,8 @@ class Snapshot(models.Model):
         }
         if "id" in output.keys():
             output["id"] = str(output["id"])
+
+        output["history"] = self.get_history()
         return output
 
 
diff --git a/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py b/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py
index 278706eb..4c6e6a67 100644
--- a/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py
+++ b/archivebox/extractors/__init__.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ def archive_snapshot(snapshot: Model, overwrite: bool=False, methods: Optional[I
             details = {"history": {}}
             write_snapshot_details(snapshot, out_dir=out_dir, skip_sql_index=False)
         else:
-            details = snapshot.details
+            details = snapshot.details #TODO: This can be retrieved from the sqlite database too.
+                                       # If that makes more sense, it can be easily changed.
 
         #log_link_archiving_started(link, out_dir, is_new)
         stats = {'skipped': 0, 'succeeded': 0, 'failed': 0}
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@ def archive_snapshot(snapshot: Model, overwrite: bool=False, methods: Optional[I
 
                     result = method_function(snapshot=snapshot, out_dir=out_dir)
 
-                    details["history"][method_name].append(result)
-
                     stats[result.status] += 1
                     log_archive_method_finished(result)
                     write_search_index(snapshot=snapshot, texts=result.index_texts)
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ def archive_snapshot(snapshot: Model, overwrite: bool=False, methods: Optional[I
 
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         try:
-            write_snapshot_details(snapshot, out_dir=link.link_dir)
+            write_snapshot_details(snapshot, out_dir=snapshot.snapshot_dir)
         except:
             pass
         raise