List discovery candidates

list_discovery_candidates Read up to 100 candidates from an existing saved or imported run, including when new discovery admission is disabled. Returns stored discovery candidates with dated provider provenance and separate verification status. Cursor pages freeze a stored result snapshot; restart without a cursor for newer results. Reads never purchase provider pages.

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
`discovery:read`	Reads saved data

This read does not start a verification job.

Example request

Connect through MCP, CLI, or HTTP. Replace example identifiers with records from your workspace.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_discovery_candidates",
    "arguments": {
      "runId": "run_example"
    }
  }
}

agentlinkops call list_discovery_candidates --args '{"runId":"run_example"}'

curl "$AGENTLINKOPS_API_URL/v1/commands/list_discovery_candidates" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AGENTLINKOPS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"runId":"run_example"}'

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.

Full response example

{
  "items": [
    {
      "v": 1,
      "id": "dc_bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb",
      "workspace_id": "ws_example",
      "project_id": "pr_example",
      "discovery_run_id": "run_example",
      "source_url": "https://publisher.example.org/article",
      "target_url": "https://example.com/",
      "provider": "linktrail_corpus",
      "data_mode": "owned_corpus",
      "provider_retrieved_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
      "provider_first_seen": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
      "provider_prev_seen": null,
      "provider_last_seen": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
      "provider_status": {
        "is_lost": null,
        "is_broken": null,
        "is_new": null
      },
      "anchor": "Example",
      "rel": [],
      "dofollow": true,
      "link_type": "anchor",
      "source_http_status": 200,
      "target_http_status": null,
      "links_count": 1,
      "provider_metrics": {
        "linktrail_corpus": {
          "source_outlink_count": 1,
          "source_external_outlink_count": 1,
          "fetch_kind": "direct",
          "extraction_complete": true
        }
      },
      "verification_status": "not_checked",
      "verified_at": null,
      "observation_id": null
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null,
  "has_more": false,
  "run": {
    "v": 1,
    "id": "run_example",
    "workspace_id": "ws_example",
    "project_id": "pr_example",
    "provider": "linktrail_corpus",
    "data_mode": "owned_corpus",
    "query": {
      "target_kind": "domain",
      "target": "example.com",
      "include_subdomains": true,
      "backlinks_status_type": "live",
      "exclude_internal_backlinks": true,
      "mode": "as_is",
      "filters": null,
      "order_by": [
        "first_seen,desc"
      ],
      "rank_scale": null,
      "page_limit": 100,
      "row_limit": 100
    },
    "status": "succeeded",
    "created_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
    "started_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
    "finished_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
    "coverage": "complete_for_query",
    "coverage_reason": null,
    "provider_total_count": 1,
    "usage": {
      "unit": "discovery",
      "currency": "USD",
      "quote_id": "owned_example",
      "max_cost_microusd": 0,
      "reserved_cost_microusd": 0,
      "provider_reported_cost_microusd": 0,
      "request_count": 1,
      "returned_rows": 1,
      "accepted_candidates": 1,
      "rejected_rows": 0,
      "duplicate_rows": 0
    },
    "operation": "backlinks",
    "coverage_scope": "corpus_subset",
    "whole_web_coverage": false
  },
  "snapshot": {
    "through_provider_page": 0,
    "refresh_from_start_for_new_results": true
  }
}

Response formats

format selects the row shape. detailed is the example above: every field. concise keeps, per row: id, source_url, target_url, anchor, dofollow, provider_last_seen, verification_status, verified_at, observation_id; every top-level field (cursors, counts, coverage, metadata) is kept in both. The observation state an unknown-versus-absent decision depends on is never dropped. MCP and code mode default to concise; the CLI and HTTP default to detailed; the response names the default it applied in defaults_applied.

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
`runId`	string	Required	Identifier of the run returned by its create or list operation. minLength: 1; maxLength: 200
`cursor`	string	Optional	Opaque continuation returned by this same listing; omit for the first page. minLength: 1; maxLength: 1024
`limit`	integer	Optional	Maximum rows in this page or bounded report; subject to the schema maximum. minimum: 1; maximum: 100; default: 50
`format`	string	Optional	Response shape: concise keeps the fields needed to decide and to call next (the evidence state always included); detailed returns every field. MCP and code mode default to concise; REST and the CLI to detailed. The response names the default it applied in defaults_applied. values: “concise”, “detailed”

Validation and omitted values

Omit cursor for the first page. Keep continuation cursors opaque and use them only with the same listing and filters. Candidates are ordered by saved page index, then candidate identifier. The first page freezes a stored page ceiling; later pages do not include newly appended provider pages. Restart without a cursor for a newer snapshot.

Defaults when omitted

Field	Default
`limit`	`50`

Output fields

Fields inside optional or nullable parents apply only when that parent exists. Common schema conventions explain evidence states, empty lists and extensions.

items (array, required): Records in this bounded page.
next_cursor (string / null, required): Opaque continuation for the same listing; null means no further page.
has_more (boolean, optional): True when another page is available.
admission (object / null, optional).
run (object, required).
snapshot (object, required).

All fields and nested objects

Field	Type	Presence	Meaning and constraints
`items`	array	Required	Records in this bounded page.
`items[].v`	number	Required	must equal 1
`items[].id`	string	Required	Resource identifier returned by the operation. pattern: “^dc_[a-f0-9]{64}$“
`items[].workspace_id`	string	Required	Workspace that owns this record. minLength: 1; maxLength: 128; pattern: ”^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$“
`items[].project_id`	string	Required	Project that owns this record. minLength: 1; maxLength: 128; pattern: ”^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$“
`items[].discovery_run_id`	string	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation. minLength: 1; maxLength: 128; pattern: ”^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$“
`items[].source_url`	string	Required	Publisher page URL recorded in this evidence. maxLength: 4096
`items[].target_url`	string	Required	Destination URL recorded in this evidence. maxLength: 4096
`items[].provider`	string	Required	values: “linktrail_corpus”, “dataforseo”, “imported”
`items[].data_mode`	string	Required	values: “synthetic”, “owned_corpus”, “provider_index”, “imported”
`items[].provider_retrieved_at`	string	Required	Timestamp when the upstream evidence was retrieved. format: “date-time”; pattern: ”^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]\|\d\d[13579][26]\|\d\d0[48]\|[02468][048]00\|[13579][26]00)-02-29\|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]\|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\d\|3[01])\|(?:0[469]\|11)-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\d\|30)\|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]\|1\d\|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d\|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d\.\d{3}(?:Z))$“
`items[].provider_first_seen`	string / null	Required
`items[].provider_prev_seen`	string / null	Required
`items[].provider_last_seen`	string / null	Required
`items[].provider_status`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`items[].provider_status.is_lost`	boolean / null	Required
`items[].provider_status.is_broken`	boolean / null	Required
`items[].provider_status.is_new`	boolean / null	Required
`items[].anchor`	string / null	Required
`items[].rel`	array / null	Required
`items[].dofollow`	boolean / null	Required
`items[].link_type`	string / null	Required
`items[].source_http_status`	integer / null	Required
`items[].target_http_status`	integer / null	Required
`items[].links_count`	integer / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics`	object / object / object	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.dataforseo`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`items[].provider_metrics.dataforseo.rank`	integer / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.dataforseo.page_from_rank`	integer / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.dataforseo.domain_from_rank`	integer / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.dataforseo.backlink_spam_score`	integer / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.dataforseo.rank_scale`	string	Required	must equal “one_thousand”
`items[].provider_metrics.imported`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`items[].provider_metrics.imported.supplier`	string	Required	values: “ahrefs”, “google_search_console”, “bing_webmaster_tools”, “semrush”, “majestic”, “moz”, “dataforseo”, “linkody”, “csv”
`items[].provider_metrics.imported.supplier_row_id`	string / null	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation.
`items[].provider_metrics.imported.supplier_generated_at`	string / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.imported.supplier_metrics`	object / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`items[].provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus.source_outlink_count`	integer / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus.source_external_outlink_count`	integer / null	Required
`items[].provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus.fetch_kind`	string	Required	values: “direct”, “rendered”, “proxied”
`items[].provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus.extraction_complete`	boolean	Required
`items[].verification_status`	string	Required	AgentLinkOps check state, independent of supplier flags. not_checked means no AgentLinkOps check is recorded. values: “not_checked”, “present”, “absent”, “unknown”, “source_unavailable”
`items[].verified_at`	string / null	Required	Timestamp of the AgentLinkOps check; null until checked.
`items[].observation_id`	string / null	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation.
`next_cursor`	string / null	Required	Opaque continuation for the same listing; null means no further page.
`has_more`	boolean	Optional	True when another page is available.
`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.
`run`	object	Required
`run.v`	number	Required	must equal 1
`run.id`	string	Required	Resource identifier returned by the operation. minLength: 1; maxLength: 128; pattern: ”^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$“
`run.workspace_id`	string	Required	Workspace that owns this record. minLength: 1; maxLength: 128; pattern: ”^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$“
`run.project_id`	string	Required	Project that owns this record. minLength: 1; maxLength: 128; pattern: ”^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$“
`run.provider`	string	Required	values: “linktrail_corpus”, “dataforseo”, “imported”
`run.data_mode`	string	Required	values: “synthetic”, “owned_corpus”, “provider_index”, “imported”
`run.query`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`run.query.target_kind`	string	Required	values: “domain”, “exact_url”
`run.query.target`	string	Required	minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
`run.query.include_subdomains`	boolean	Required
`run.query.backlinks_status_type`	string	Required	values: “live”, “lost”, “all”
`run.query.exclude_internal_backlinks`	boolean	Required
`run.query.mode`	string	Required	must equal “as_is”
`run.query.filters`	null	Required
`run.query.order_by`	array	Required	minItems: 1; maxItems: 1
`run.query.rank_scale`	string / null	Required
`run.query.page_limit`	integer	Required	minimum: 1; maximum: 1000
`run.query.row_limit`	integer	Required	minimum: 1; maximum: 1000
`run.status`	string	Required	Resource lifecycle status. values: “queued”, “running”, “succeeded”, “partial”, “failed”, “reconciliation_required”
`run.created_at`	string	Required	UTC timestamp when the record was created. format: “date-time”; pattern: ”^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]\|\d\d[13579][26]\|\d\d0[48]\|[02468][048]00\|[13579][26]00)-02-29\|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]\|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\d\|3[01])\|(?:0[469]\|11)-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\d\|30)\|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]\|1\d\|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d\|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d\.\d{3}(?:Z))$“
`run.started_at`	string / null	Required
`run.finished_at`	string / null	Required
`run.coverage`	string	Required	Dataset scope and completeness, including limits on what these results establish. values: “pending”, “complete_for_query”, “capped”, “partial”, “unknown”
`run.coverage_reason`	string / null	Required
`run.provider_total_count`	integer / null	Required
`run.usage`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`run.usage.unit`	string	Required	must equal “discovery”
`run.usage.currency`	string	Required	must equal “USD”
`run.usage.quote_id`	string	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation. minLength: 1; maxLength: 128; pattern: ”^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$“
`run.usage.max_cost_microusd`	integer	Required	minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991
`run.usage.reserved_cost_microusd`	integer	Required	minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991
`run.usage.provider_reported_cost_microusd`	integer / null	Required
`run.usage.request_count`	integer	Required	minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991
`run.usage.returned_rows`	integer	Required	minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991
`run.usage.accepted_candidates`	integer	Required	minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991
`run.usage.rejected_rows`	integer	Required	minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991
`run.usage.duplicate_rows`	integer	Required	minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991
`run.operation`	string	Required	must equal “backlinks”
`run.coverage_scope`	string	Required	values: “customer_import”, “corpus_subset”, “provider_query”
`run.whole_web_coverage`	boolean	Required	False: these results do not measure the whole web. must equal false
`run.replayed`	boolean	Optional	True when the response reuses an earlier request with the same idempotency value.
`snapshot`	object	Required
`snapshot.through_provider_page`	number / null	Required
`snapshot.refresh_from_start_for_new_results`	boolean	Required	must equal true

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Errors and retries

The command is annotated idempotent. Reuse an accepted idempotency key when the input provides one; changing the payload under a reused key can conflict. See error recovery 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.

Method and route	Success	Details
`GET /v1/discovery/runs/{runId}/candidates`	200	Remaining read arguments go in query parameters.

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Overview

MCP, CLI and API commands

CLI client

HTTP and events

Optional local workflows

List discovery candidates

Example request

Returned result

Response formats

Input fields

Validation and omitted values

Defaults when omitted

Output fields

Errors and retries

HTTP resource routes

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Example request

Returned result

Response formats

Input fields

Validation and omitted values

Defaults when omitted

Output fields

Errors and retries

HTTP resource routes

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