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# Import link watches
> Import up to 100 known backlinks.
`import_link_watches`
Import up to 100 known backlinks. Each row returns its position and success or error. accepted includes existing placements; created counts only new watches. Invalid rows do not prevent valid rows from being imported.
Available in the deployed MCP and HTTP bundle. Confirm access and inputs with your connected catalog. Workspace scopes and enabled providers still apply.
| Access | Behavior |
| --------------- | --------------------- |
| `watches:write` | Writes or admits work |
This operation changes saved state. Review its inputs and retry behavior before calling.
## Example request
Connect through [MCP](/guides/connect-mcp), [CLI](/guides/connect-cli), or [HTTP](/guides/connect-http). Replace example identifiers with records from your workspace.
```json MCP theme={null}
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "import_link_watches",
"arguments": {
"projectId": "project_example",
"watches": [
{
"sourceUrl": "https://publisher.example.com/resources",
"targetUrl": "https://example.com/guide"
}
]
}
}
}
```
```bash CLI theme={null}
agentlinkops call import_link_watches --args '{"projectId":"project_example","watches":[{"sourceUrl":"https://publisher.example.com/resources","targetUrl":"https://example.com/guide"}]}'
```
```bash HTTP theme={null}
curl "$AGENTLINKOPS_API_URL/v1/commands/import_link_watches" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AGENTLINKOPS_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"projectId":"project_example","watches":[{"sourceUrl":"https://publisher.example.com/resources","targetUrl":"https://example.com/guide"}]}'
```
## Returned result
Illustrative data validated against the documented response schema. IDs and dates are examples, not a live account capture. MCP returns this data in `structuredContent` and in a text content block; generic HTTP and CLI return the JSON result directly.
```json theme={null}
{
"status": "succeeded",
"rows": [
{
"index": 0,
"watch": {
"workspace_id": "ws_example",
"project_id": "project_example",
"status": "active",
"cadence_seconds": 86400,
"state": "unknown",
"observation_state": {},
"created_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
"last_attempt_at": null,
"last_success_at": null,
"last_observation_id": null,
"next_check_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
"overdue_reason": null,
"id": "watch_example_1",
"source_url": "https://publisher.example.com/resources",
"target_url": "https://example.com/guide",
"target_scope": "exact",
"expected_anchor": null,
"expected_rel": null,
"local_reference": null,
"last_successful_observation_id": null,
"created": true
}
}
],
"imported": 1,
"accepted": 1,
"created": 1,
"existing": 0,
"failed": 0
}
```
## Input fields
Omit optional fields when you do not want to supply them. Null is accepted only where listed. Unknown input properties are rejected.
| Field | Type | Presence | Meaning and constraints |
| -------------------------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `projectId` | string | Required | Identifier of the project returned by its create or list operation. minLength: 1; maxLength: 200 |
| `watches` | array | Required | Rows use sourceUrl and targetUrl, plus optional targetScope, cadenceSeconds, expectedAnchor, expectedRel and localReference. Each invalid row returns an error at its position; valid rows continue. minItems: 1; maxItems: 100 |
| `watches[].sourceUrl` | string | Required | format: "uri" |
| `watches[].targetUrl` | string | Required | format: "uri" |
| `watches[].targetScope` | string | Optional | values: "exact", "domain", "subdomain", "path" |
| `watches[].cadenceSeconds` | integer | Optional | minimum: 3600; maximum: 2592000 |
| `watches[].expectedAnchor` | string / null | Optional | |
| `watches[].expectedRel` | array / null | Optional | |
| `watches[].localReference` | string | Optional | maxLength: 200 |
### Validation and omitted values
Each watch row uses monitor\_link defaults: targetScope exact and cadenceSeconds 86400 when omitted; omitted expectations and localReference are empty.
Each row is processed separately. Invalid rows produce indexed errors while valid rows continue. accepted includes reused watches; created counts only new watches.
Relation expectations allow at most twenty tokens, each one to forty letters, digits, `_` or `-`; values are lowercased, deduplicated and sorted.
## Output fields
Fields inside optional or nullable parents apply only when that parent exists. [Common schema conventions](/reference/schemas) explain evidence states, empty lists and extensions.
* **`status`** (string, required): Resource lifecycle status.
* **`admission`** (object / null, optional).
* **`rows`** (array, required).
* **`imported`** (number, required).
* **`accepted`** (number, required).
* **`created`** (number, required): True when this request created the record; false when an existing record was reused.
* **`existing`** (number, required).
* **`failed`** (number, required).
| Field | Type | Presence | Meaning and constraints |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `status` | string | Required | Resource lifecycle status. |
| `admission` | object / null | Optional | |
| `admission.operation_id` | string | Required | Identifier returned by the related operation. minLength: 1; maxLength: 200 |
| `admission.project_id` | string | Required | Project that owns this record. minLength: 1; maxLength: 200 |
| `admission.context` | string | Required | values: "import", "candidate", "candidate\_batch", "serve" |
| `admission.decisions` | array | Required | |
| `admission.decisions[].index` | integer | Required | minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `admission.decisions[].url` | string | Required | |
| `admission.decisions[].normalized_url` | string / null | Required | |
| `admission.decisions[].host` | string / null | Required | |
| `admission.decisions[].decision` | string | Required | values: "admitted", "rejected" |
| `admission.decisions[].reason` | string | Required | Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies. |
| `admission.decisions[].rule_kind` | string / null | Required | |
| `admission.decisions[].rule_id` | string / null | Required | Identifier returned by the related operation. |
| `admission.decisions[].rule_value` | string / null | Required | |
| `admission.decisions[].cap` | object / null | Required | |
| `admission.decisions[].cap.limit` | integer | Required | maximum: 9007199254740991; exclusiveMinimum: 0 |
| `admission.decisions[].cap.used` | integer | Required | minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `admission.decisions[].subject_key` | string | Required | minLength: 1; maxLength: 200 |
| `admission.summary` | object | Required | Grouped change counts included in this delivery, limited to accessible websites. additional fields rejected |
| `admission.summary.total` | integer | Required | minimum: -9007199254740991; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `admission.summary.admitted` | integer | Required | minimum: -9007199254740991; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `admission.summary.rejected` | integer | Required | minimum: -9007199254740991; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `admission.summary.by_rule` | object | Required | |
| `admission.policy_revision` | integer | Required | minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `admission.disavow_revision` | integer | Required | minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `admission.replayed` | boolean | Required | True when the response reuses an earlier request with the same idempotency value. |
| `rows` | array | Required | |
| `rows[].index` | number | Required | |
| `rows[].watch` | object | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.id` | string | Required | Resource identifier returned by the operation. |
| `rows[].watch.workspace_id` | string | Required | Workspace that owns this record. |
| `rows[].watch.project_id` | string | Required | Project that owns this record. |
| `rows[].watch.status` | string | Required | Resource lifecycle status. values: "active", "paused" |
| `rows[].watch.cadence_seconds` | number | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.state` | string | Required | Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state` | object | Required | Saved observation state. Before the first check, this object can be empty. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.state` | string | Optional | Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.uncertain` | boolean | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.checked_at` | string | Optional | UTC timestamp of the saved check. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastChangedAt` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.firstAbsentAt` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.consecutiveAbsent` | number | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.nextCheckAt` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.reason` | string / null | Optional | Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt` | object / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.state` | string | Optional | Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.reason` | string / null | Optional | Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.checkedAt` | string | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.httpStatus` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrenceCount` | number | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences` | array | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].href` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].targetUrl` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].anchor` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].rel` | array | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].context` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].locator` | object / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].locator.line` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].locator.column` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.occurrences[].locator.offset` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.latestAttempt.checkerVersion` | string | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation` | object / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.state` | string | Optional | Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.reason` | string / null | Optional | Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies. |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.checkedAt` | string | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.httpStatus` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrenceCount` | number | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences` | array | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].href` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].targetUrl` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].anchor` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].rel` | array | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].context` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].locator` | object / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].locator.line` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].locator.column` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.occurrences[].locator.offset` | number / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservation.checkerVersion` | string | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulObservationSameAsLatestAttempt` | boolean | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.confirmedState` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastSuccessfulAt` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.lastHealthyAt` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.firstUnavailableAt` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.unavailableCount` | number | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.wasEverHealthy` | boolean | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.retryNotBefore` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.observation_state.ignored` | boolean | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.created_at` | string | Required | UTC timestamp when the record was created. |
| `rows[].watch.updated_at` | string | Required | UTC timestamp of the last record update. |
| `rows[].watch.last_attempt_at` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.last_success_at` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.last_observation_id` | string / null | Required | Identifier returned by the related operation. |
| `rows[].watch.next_check_at` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.overdue_reason` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.source_url` | string | Required | Publisher page URL recorded in this evidence. |
| `rows[].watch.target_url` | string | Required | Destination URL recorded in this evidence. |
| `rows[].watch.target_scope` | string | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.expected_anchor` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.expected_rel` | array / null | Required | |
| `rows[].watch.local_reference` | string / null | Required | Customer reference for joining this record to a local ledger entry. |
| `rows[].watch.last_successful_observation_id` | string / null | Required | Identifier returned by the related operation. |
| `rows[].watch.history_compacted_before` | string / null | Optional | |
| `rows[].watch.created` | boolean | Optional | True when this request created the record; false when an existing record was reused. |
| `rows[].watch.detail` | string | Optional | |
| `rows[].error` | object | Optional | |
| `rows[].error.code` | string | Required | |
| `rows[].error.message` | string | Required | |
| `rows[].error.admission` | object | Optional | additional fields rejected |
| `rows[].error.admission.index` | integer | Required | minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `rows[].error.admission.url` | string | Required | |
| `rows[].error.admission.normalized_url` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].error.admission.host` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].error.admission.decision` | string | Required | values: "admitted", "rejected" |
| `rows[].error.admission.reason` | string | Required | Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies. |
| `rows[].error.admission.rule_kind` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].error.admission.rule_id` | string / null | Required | Identifier returned by the related operation. |
| `rows[].error.admission.rule_value` | string / null | Required | |
| `rows[].error.admission.cap` | object / null | Required | |
| `rows[].error.admission.cap.limit` | integer | Required | maximum: 9007199254740991; exclusiveMinimum: 0 |
| `rows[].error.admission.cap.used` | integer | Required | minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991 |
| `rows[].error.admission.subject_key` | string | Required | |
| `imported` | number | Required | |
| `accepted` | number | Required | |
| `created` | number | Required | True when this request created the record; false when an existing record was reused. |
| `existing` | number | Required | |
| `failed` | number | Required | |
[Download input schema](/schemas/import_link_watches.input.json) · [Download output schema](/schemas/import_link_watches.output.json)
## Errors and retries
This command is not annotated idempotent. After a timeout, inspect existing state before repeating a write.
See [error recovery](/reference/errors) for status, scope, cooldown, cursor and retry handling. Unknown observations are result data and do not establish loss.
## HTTP resource routes
These existing resource routes share the operation’s domain behavior. Their parameter placement, status and response envelope can differ from generic invocation. See [HTTP route details](/reference/http/routes).
| Method and route | Success | Details |
| ------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `POST /v1/watches/import` | 201 | Remaining arguments go in a JSON object body. |
## Continue
[list\_link\_watches](/reference/commands/list_link_watches)
Follow the [related workflow](/guides/monitor-changes), inspect [capability status](/capability-status), or return to the [command index](/reference/index).