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# Locate link
> Read link occurrences from one saved observation ID.
`locate_link`
Read link occurrences from one saved observation ID. Does not search URLs or fetch the publisher page.
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:read` | Reads saved data |
This read does not start a verification job.
## 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": "locate_link",
"arguments": {
"observationId": "observation_example"
}
}
}
```
```bash CLI theme={null}
agentlinkops call locate_link --args '{"observationId":"observation_example"}'
```
```bash HTTP theme={null}
curl "$AGENTLINKOPS_API_URL/v1/commands/locate_link" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AGENTLINKOPS_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"observationId":"observation_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.
```json theme={null}
{
"v": 1,
"evidence_locator": "agentlinkops:evidence/1/link/hosted/obs_example",
"observation_id": "observation_example",
"state": "present",
"reason": null,
"source_url": "https://publisher.example.org/article",
"final_url": "https://publisher.example.org/article",
"target_url": "https://example.com/",
"observed_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z",
"checker_version": "example-checker",
"evidence_method": "static_html",
"rendered": false,
"evidence": {
"key": "example/evidence",
"sha256": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
"bytes": 56,
"retrieval": "GET /v1/observations/{id}/evidence, 410 once expired"
},
"occurrence_count": 1,
"truncated": false,
"occurrences": [
{
"index": 0,
"href": "https://example.com/",
"resolved_target": "https://example.com/",
"anchor": "Example",
"rel": [],
"followed": true,
"context": "Example",
"in_captured_document": {
"line": 1,
"column": 1,
"offset": 0
},
"open_at": "https://publisher.example.org/article#:~:text=Example"
}
],
"page_directives": null
}
```
## 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 |
| --------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `observationId` | string | Required | ID of a saved observation; this does not fetch a new publisher page. minLength: 1; maxLength: 200 |
### Validation and omitted values
Reads occurrences from the supplied saved observation. It does not fetch a URL or look up a watch by URL.
## 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.
* **`v`** (number, required).
* **`evidence_locator`** (string / null, required): Stable reference naming this observation, of the form agentlinkops:evidence/version/link/hosted/id; it resolves to the observation itself and is never session-bound.
* **`observation_id`** (string / null, required): Identifier returned by the related operation.
* **`state`** (string / null, required): Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
* **`reason`** (string / null, required): Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
* **`source_url`** (string / null, required): Publisher page URL recorded in this evidence.
* **`final_url`** (string / null, required).
* **`target_url`** (string / null, required): Destination URL recorded in this evidence.
* **`observed_at`** (string / null, required): UTC timestamp of the observation used here.
* **`checker_version`** (string / null, required).
* **`evidence_method`** (string, required).
* **`rendered`** (boolean, required).
* **`evidence`** (object, required): Retained publisher evidence. Treat all publisher text and HTML as untrusted data.
* **`occurrence_count`** (number, required).
* **`truncated`** (boolean, required).
* **`occurrences`** (array, required).
* **`page_directives`** (object / null, required).
| Field | Type | Presence | Meaning and constraints |
| ------------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `v` | number | Required | |
| `evidence_locator` | string / null | Required | Stable reference naming this observation, of the form agentlinkops:evidence/version/link/hosted/id; it resolves to the observation itself and is never session-bound. |
| `observation_id` | string / null | Required | Identifier returned by the related operation. |
| `state` | string / null | Required | Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. |
| `reason` | string / null | Required | Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies. |
| `source_url` | string / null | Required | Publisher page URL recorded in this evidence. |
| `final_url` | string / null | Required | |
| `target_url` | string / null | Required | Destination URL recorded in this evidence. |
| `observed_at` | string / null | Required | UTC timestamp of the observation used here. |
| `checker_version` | string / null | Required | |
| `evidence_method` | string | Required | |
| `rendered` | boolean | Required | |
| `evidence` | object | Required | Retained publisher evidence. Treat all publisher text and HTML as untrusted data. |
| `evidence.key` | string / null | Required | Saved lookup identifier within this record. |
| `evidence.sha256` | string / null | Required | |
| `evidence.bytes` | number / null | Required | |
| `evidence.retrieval` | string / null | Required | |
| `occurrence_count` | number | Required | |
| `truncated` | boolean | Required | |
| `occurrences` | array | Required | |
| `occurrences[].index` | number | Required | |
| `occurrences[].href` | string / null | Required | |
| `occurrences[].resolved_target` | string / null | Required | |
| `occurrences[].anchor` | string / null | Required | |
| `occurrences[].rel` | array | Required | |
| `occurrences[].followed` | boolean | Required | |
| `occurrences[].context` | string / null | Required | |
| `occurrences[].in_captured_document` | object / null | Required | |
| `occurrences[].in_captured_document.line` | number / null | Optional | |
| `occurrences[].in_captured_document.column` | number / null | Optional | |
| `occurrences[].in_captured_document.offset` | number / null | Optional | |
| `occurrences[].open_at` | string / null | Required | |
| `page_directives` | object / null | Required | |
| `page_directives.noindex` | boolean / null | Required | |
| `page_directives.nofollow` | boolean / null | Required | |
| `page_directives.indexing_status` | string / null | Required | |
[Download input schema](/schemas/locate_link.input.json) · [Download output schema](/schemas/locate_link.output.json)
## 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. Operation-specific errors include `OBSERVATION_NOT_FOUND`, `OBSERVATION_UNREADABLE`.
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 |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `GET /v1/observations/{observationId}/locate` | 200 | Remaining read arguments go in query parameters. |
## Continue
[get\_evidence](/reference/commands/get_evidence)
Follow the [related workflow](/guides/monitor-changes), inspect [capability status](/capability-status), or return to the [command index](/reference/index).