---
title: "import_link_watches"
method: POST
path: "/v1/watches/import"
---

# import_link_watches

`POST /v1/watches/import`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.agentlinkops.com`
- URL: `https://app.agentlinkops.com/v1/watches/import`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

Remaining arguments go in a JSON object body.

## Headers

- `X-Workspace-ID` string

## Request body

- object
  - `projectId` string, required: project ID from create/list.
  - `watches` union[], required: Watch URL fields, or runId/candidateId for saved import URLs/scope. Source-only Search Console rows match any page on the imported website.
    - union
      - unknown
      - object
        - `intent` 'prospect' | 'earned' | 'retired'
        - `outreachStatus` 'candidate' | 'requested' | 'pending' | 'declined' | 'won' | 'abandoned', nullable
        - `lastContactedAt` string, nullable: ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) or UTC datetime.
        - `campaign` string, nullable
        - `sourceUrl` string, uri, required
        - `targetUrl` string, uri, required
        - `targetScope` 'exact' | 'domain' | 'subdomain' | 'path'
        - `cadenceSeconds` integer
        - `expectedAnchor` string, nullable
        - `expectedRel` string[], nullable
        - `localReference` string
      - object
        - `runId` string, required
        - `candidateId` string, required
        - `cadenceSeconds` integer
        - `localReference` string
        - `intent` 'prospect' | 'earned' | 'retired'
        - `outreachStatus` 'candidate' | 'requested' | 'pending' | 'declined' | 'won' | 'abandoned', nullable
        - `lastContactedAt` string, nullable: ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) or UTC datetime.
        - `campaign` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Remaining arguments go in a JSON object body.

- object
  - `status` string, required: Resource lifecycle status.
  - `admission` object, nullable
    - `operation_id` string, required
    - `project_id` string, required: Project that owns this record.
    - `context` 'import' | 'candidate' | 'candidate_batch' | 'serve', required
    - `decisions` object[], required
      - `index` integer, required
      - `url` string, required
      - `normalized_url` string, nullable, required
      - `host` string, nullable, required
      - `decision` 'admitted' | 'rejected', required
      - `reason` string, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
      - `rule_kind` string, nullable, required
      - `rule_id` string, nullable, required
      - `rule_value` string, nullable, required
      - `cap` object, nullable, required
        - `limit` integer, required
        - `used` integer, required
      - `subject_key` string, required
    - `summary` object, required: Grouped change counts included in this delivery, limited to accessible websites.
      - `total` integer, required
      - `admitted` integer, required
      - `rejected` integer, required
      - `by_rule` object, required
    - `policy_revision` integer, required
    - `disavow_revision` integer, required
    - `replayed` boolean, required: True when the response reuses an earlier request with the same idempotency value.
  - `rows` object[], required
    - `index` number, required
    - `watch` object
      - `intent` 'prospect' | 'earned' | 'retired'
      - `outreachStatus` string, nullable
      - `lastContactedAt` string, nullable
      - `campaign` string, nullable
      - `id` string, required: Resource identifier returned by the operation.
      - `workspace_id` string, required: Workspace that owns this record.
      - `project_id` string, required: Project that owns this record.
      - `status` 'active' | 'paused', required: Resource lifecycle status.
      - `cadence_seconds` number, required
      - `state` string, required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
      - `observation_state` object, required: Saved observation state. Before the first check, this object can be empty.
        - `state` string: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
        - `uncertain` boolean
        - `checked_at` string: UTC timestamp of the saved check.
        - `lastChangedAt` string, nullable
        - `firstAbsentAt` string, nullable
        - `nextCheckAt` string, nullable
        - `reason` string, nullable: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
        - `latestAttempt` object, nullable
          - `state` string: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
          - `reason` string, nullable: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
          - `checkedAt` string
          - `httpStatus` number, nullable
          - `occurrenceCount` number
          - `occurrences` object[]
            - `href` string, nullable
            - `targetUrl` string, nullable
            - `anchor` string, nullable
            - `rel` string[]
            - `context` string, nullable
            - `locator` object, nullable
              - …
          - `checkerVersion` string
        - `lastSuccessfulObservation` object, nullable
          - `state` string: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
          - `reason` string, nullable: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
          - `checkedAt` string
          - `httpStatus` number, nullable
          - `occurrenceCount` number
          - `occurrences` object[]
            - `href` string, nullable
            - `targetUrl` string, nullable
            - `anchor` string, nullable
            - `rel` string[]
            - `context` string, nullable
            - `locator` object, nullable
              - …
          - `checkerVersion` string
        - `lastSuccessfulObservationSameAsLatestAttempt` boolean
        - `confirmedState` string, nullable
        - `lastSuccessfulAt` string, nullable
        - `lastHealthyAt` string, nullable
        - `firstUnavailableAt` string, nullable
        - `unavailableCount` number
        - `wasEverHealthy` boolean
        - `retryNotBefore` string, nullable
        - `ignored` boolean
        - `absentCount` integer: Detailed source-link state: accepted complete absent observations in the current sequence. Present or source-unavailable observations reset it; an unknown attempt preserves it.
        - `wasEverPresent` boolean: Detailed source-link state: a complete present observation was recorded previously. This historical flag does not establish current presence.
        - `sourceUnavailableConfirmed` boolean: Detailed source-link state: repeated complete source-unavailability observations satisfied the confirmation window. An unknown attempt can preserve this historical flag; it does not establish link absence.
      - `created_at` string, required: UTC timestamp when the record was created.
      - `updated_at` string, required: UTC timestamp of the last record update.
      - `last_attempt_at` string, nullable, required
      - `last_success_at` string, nullable, required
      - `last_observation_id` string, nullable, required
      - `next_check_at` string, nullable, required
      - `overdue_reason` string, nullable, required
      - `google_crawlable` boolean, nullable: Googlebot robots.txt permission on the latest checked source and observed redirect hops: true allowed, false blocked, null unknown. Does not establish Google indexing, page availability or ranking.
      - `google_crawl_reason` string, nullable: Recorded Googlebot robots permission or why that permission is unknown. Separate from permission for AgentLinkOps monitoring.
      - `robots_rule` string, nullable: Publisher robots.txt path rule supporting the current Googlebot decision, or null when no matching rule was observed.
      - `noindex` boolean, nullable: Whether the most recently completely read page told Googlebot not to index it. Null means not observed; check page_observed_at for retained older evidence.
      - `page_nofollow` boolean, nullable: Whether the most recently completely read page told Googlebot not to follow its links. Independent of individual link rel attributes; null means not observed.
      - `link_rel` string[], nullable: Sorted union of rel attributes on directly observed matching link occurrences. An empty array is an observed ordinary link; null means no current or retained link attributes were observed.
      - `can_verify_reason` string, nullable: Why the latest check could not verify link presence or absence. Null means that check completed; not_checked means no check is retained.
      - `last_verified_at` string, nullable: Original timestamp of the most recent complete link presence or absence check. It stays unchanged after a blocked or incomplete check.
      - `crawlability_provenance` object: Original saved check times and observation IDs for robots permission, page directives and link attributes. Retained page/link facts can predate the latest robots check.
        - `robots_observed_at` string, nullable, required: Timestamp of the latest saved check containing the robots permission attempt, including unknown results.
        - `page_observed_at` string, nullable, required: Timestamp of the complete source page read supporting the page directives, or null when no complete page is retained.
        - `link_observed_at` string, nullable, required: Timestamp of the complete source page read where matching links were present, or null when no matching link was observed.
        - `robots_observation_id` string, nullable, required: Saved observation supporting the latest robots permission attempt, or null.
        - `page_observation_id` string, nullable, required: Saved observation supporting the page directives, or null.
        - `link_observation_id` string, nullable, required: Saved observation where the matching link was present, or null.
      - `category_contract` 'link-category-v1': Version of the shared table, API and export category projection.
      - `chosen_category` object: The saved choice and recorded account attribution. Cleared keeps the type empty; automatic permits eligible existing page evidence to supply the displayed category. Neither action reviews or starts AI work.
        - `intent` 'chosen' | 'cleared' | 'automatic', required
        - `id` 'contextual_citation' | 'guest_post' | 'recommendation' | 'resource_entry' | 'technical_reference' | 'directory_entry' | 'profile_website' | 'author_attribution' | 'discussion_contribution' | 'navigation_template' | 'badge_embed_attribution' | 'partner_sponsor' | 'other', nullable, required: Resource identifier returned by the operation.
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `standard_name` string, nullable, required
        - `actor_id` string, nullable, required
        - `recorded_at` string, nullable, required
        - `revision` integer, required: Saved label revision; pass as revision to set_link_type. Required for intent=automatic.
        - `deliberate_clear` boolean, required
      - `page_assessment` object: What retained page evidence says about link occurrences. Applicability separates current, previous, expired and unavailable evidence. Suggested is provisional; accepted_manual requires a recorded review; accepted_auto requires a qualified saved policy.
        - `status` 'ready' | 'unavailable', required: Resource lifecycle status.
        - `reason` string, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
        - `read_reason` string, nullable, required
        - `explanation` string, required
        - `applicability` string, required
        - `binding` object, nullable, required
          - `workspaceId` string, required
          - `projectId` string, required
          - `watchId` string, required
        - `capture` object, nullable, required
          - `id` string, required: Resource identifier returned by the operation.
          - `manifest_id` string, nullable, required
          - `observation_id` string, nullable, required
          - `observed_at` string, nullable, required: UTC timestamp of the observation used here.
          - `expires_at` string, nullable, required
        - `source` object, nullable, required
          - `state` string, nullable, required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
          - `observed_at` string, nullable, required: UTC timestamp of the observation used here.
          - `observation_id` string, nullable, required
          - `pageUnavailable` boolean, required
        - `assessed_at` string, nullable, required
        - `revision` integer, nullable, required: Highest retained eligible occurrence decision or review revision, or null. Evidence provenance, not a write token.
        - `model_revisions` object[], required
          - `model` string, required
          - `revision` string, nullable, required: Recorded model version or revision, or null. Evidence provenance, not a write token.
        - `policy_revisions` object[], required
          - `taxonomy_version` string, nullable, required
          - `rubric_version` string, nullable, required
          - `policy_revision` union, required: Recorded policy revision as a string or number, or null. Evidence provenance, not a write token.
            - string
            - number
        - `roles` object[], required
          - `id` 'contextual_citation' | 'guest_post' | 'recommendation' | 'resource_entry' | 'technical_reference' | 'directory_entry' | 'profile_website' | 'author_attribution' | 'discussion_contribution' | 'navigation_template' | 'badge_embed_attribution' | 'partner_sponsor' | 'other', required: Resource identifier returned by the operation.
          - `name` string, required
          - `standard_name` string, required
          - `count` integer, required
          - `states` object, required
            - `suggested` integer, required
            - `accepted_manual` integer, required
            - `accepted_auto` integer, required
        - `decision_state` 'suggested' | 'accepted_manual' | 'accepted_auto' | 'mixed' | 'none', required
        - `mixed` boolean, required
        - `coverage` object, required: Occurrence counts for this watch. Null means unavailable. Assessed counts completed evaluations, including inconclusive ones. Classified counts occurrences with a determined role; partial describes type coverage. Retained includes excluded occurrences. Counts do not represent separate watched links.
          - `assessed` integer, nullable, required
          - `classified` integer, nullable, required
          - `eligible` integer, nullable, required
          - `retained` integer, nullable, required
          - `excluded` integer, nullable, required
          - `unassessed` integer, nullable, required
          - `unclassified` integer, nullable, required
          - `partial` boolean, nullable, required
        - `pending_count` integer, nullable, required
        - `failed_count` integer, nullable, required
        - `job_count` integer, nullable, required
        - `review_required_count` integer, nullable, required
      - `display_category` object: The category shown in the everyday table. A deliberate saved choice takes precedence. Otherwise page evidence supplies a category or Mixed types, with its evidence state. Read the reason when no category is available.
        - `source` 'chosen' | 'page_assessment' | 'none', required
        - `kind` 'category' | 'mixed' | 'cleared' | 'unknown', required
        - `id` 'contextual_citation' | 'guest_post' | 'recommendation' | 'resource_entry' | 'technical_reference' | 'directory_entry' | 'profile_website' | 'author_attribution' | 'discussion_contribution' | 'navigation_template' | 'badge_embed_attribution' | 'partner_sponsor' | 'other', nullable, required: Resource identifier returned by the operation.
        - `name` string, required
        - `state` string, required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
        - `reason` string, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
        - `applicability` string, required
        - `coverage` object, required: Occurrence counts for this watch. Null means unavailable. Assessed counts completed evaluations, including inconclusive ones. Classified counts occurrences with a determined role; partial describes type coverage. Retained includes excluded occurrences. Counts do not represent separate watched links.
          - `assessed` integer, nullable, required
          - `classified` integer, nullable, required
          - `eligible` integer, nullable, required
          - `retained` integer, nullable, required
          - `excluded` integer, nullable, required
          - `unassessed` integer, nullable, required
          - `unclassified` integer, nullable, required
          - `partial` boolean, nullable, required
      - `source_url` string, required: Publisher page URL recorded in this evidence.
      - `target_url` string, required: Destination URL recorded in this evidence.
      - `target_scope` string, required
      - `expected_anchor` string, nullable, required
      - `expected_rel` string[], nullable, required
      - `local_reference` string, nullable, required: Customer reference for joining this record to a local ledger entry.
      - `last_successful_observation_id` string, nullable, required
      - `history_compacted_before` string, nullable
      - `archived_at` string, nullable
      - `provider_metrics` union
        - object
          - `dataforseo` object, required
            - `rank` integer, nullable, required
            - `page_from_rank` integer, nullable, required
            - `domain_from` string
            - `domain_from_rank` integer, nullable, required
            - `backlink_spam_score` integer, nullable, required
            - `rank_scale` 'one_thousand', required
        - object
          - `imported` object, required
            - `supplier` 'ahrefs' | 'google_search_console' | 'bing_webmaster_tools' | 'semrush' | 'majestic' | 'moz' | 'dataforseo' | 'linkody' | 'csv', required
            - `supplier_row_id` string, nullable, required
            - `target_basis` 'supplier_observed' | 'user_supplied_target_expectation'
            - `supplier_generated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
            - `supplier_metrics` object, nullable, required
        - object
          - `linktrail_corpus` object, required
            - `source_outlink_count` integer, nullable, required
            - `source_external_outlink_count` integer, nullable, required
            - `fetch_kind` 'direct' | 'rendered' | 'proxied', required
            - `extraction_complete` boolean, required
      - `provider_metrics_retrieved_at` string, nullable
      - `provider_metrics_data_mode` string
      - `initial_check` object
        - `job_id` string, nullable, required
        - `state` string, required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
        - `error_code` string, nullable, required: Latest delivery detail code; null when no failure or retry has been recorded.
      - `check_operation` object
        - `id` string, required: Resource identifier returned by the operation.
        - `watch_id` string, required
        - `operation_key` string, required
        - `state` 'pending' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'partial', required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
        - `source` object, required
          - `state` 'queued' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'skipped' | 'unavailable' | 'failed' | 'waiting_source', required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
          - `job_id` string, nullable, required
          - `reason` string, nullable, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
          - `result` string, nullable, required: Saved result; null when this operation has no completed result.
          - `lane` string, nullable, required
          - `last_crawl_at` string, nullable
        - `target` object, required
          - `state` 'queued' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'skipped' | 'unavailable' | 'failed' | 'waiting_source', required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
          - `job_id` string, nullable, required
          - `reason` string, nullable, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
          - `result` string, nullable, required: Saved result; null when this operation has no completed result.
          - `lane` string, nullable, required
          - `last_crawl_at` string, nullable
        - `classification` object, required
          - `state` 'queued' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'skipped' | 'unavailable' | 'failed' | 'waiting_source', required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
          - `job_id` string, nullable, required
          - `reason` string, nullable, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
          - `result` string, nullable, required: Saved result; null when this operation has no completed result.
          - `lane` string, nullable, required
          - `last_crawl_at` string, nullable
        - `google` object, required
          - `state` 'queued' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'skipped' | 'unavailable' | 'failed' | 'waiting_source', required: Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record.
          - `job_id` string, nullable, required
          - `reason` string, nullable, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
          - `result` string, nullable, required: Saved result; null when this operation has no completed result.
          - `lane` string, nullable, required
          - `last_crawl_at` string, nullable
        - `follow_up_required` boolean, required
      - `created` boolean: True when this request created the record; false when an existing record was reused.
      - `detail` string
    - `error` object
      - `code` string, required
      - `message` string, required
      - `admission` object
        - `index` integer, required
        - `url` string, required
        - `normalized_url` string, nullable, required
        - `host` string, nullable, required
        - `decision` 'admitted' | 'rejected', required
        - `reason` string, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
        - `rule_kind` string, nullable, required
        - `rule_id` string, nullable, required
        - `rule_value` string, nullable, required
        - `cap` object, nullable, required
          - `limit` integer, required
          - `used` integer, required
        - `subject_key` string, required
      - `details` object
        - `reason` string: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
        - `fields` string[]
        - `issues` object[]
          - `field` string, required
          - `problem` string, required
          - `reason` string, required: Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
          - `message` string, required
          - `example` unknown
        - `next` string
  - `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

## Other responses

- `429`: Request-rate or usage refusal. Inspect error.code and recovery details before retrying.
- `default`: Error envelope. Non-configuration 5xx messages are masked and details omitted; allowlisted configuration errors retain static operator recovery.

## Changes

- **2026-10-20** `1bf30c2912b2`: 1 breaking, 5 info
  - removed `subschema #2, subschema #3` from the `watches/items/` request property `anyOf` list
  - added `subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `watches/items/` request property `anyOf` list
  - added the optional property `rows/items/watch/campaign` to the response with the `201` status
  - added the optional property `rows/items/watch/intent` to the response with the `201` status
  - …2 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/agentlinkops/apis/agentlinkops-http-api/changes/v1/watches/import/post.md)

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