---
title: "Get an individual link"
method: GET
path: "/external-links/{linkId}"
tags: ["External Links"]
---

# Get an individual link

`GET /external-links/{linkId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/external-links/{linkId}`
- Auth: none declared

Returns an individual link.

## Path parameters

- `linkId` string, required

## Response `200`

The individual link document.

- IapLinksSchema: This is the schema for an IAP external link stored in Mongo
  - `name` string, required
  - `address` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `_meta` IapLinksSchemaMeta
    - `created` string
    - `updated` string

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `External Links` added
  - api tag `externalLinks` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/external-links/:linkId/get.md)

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