Glossary term

What is an API link fetch?

An API link fetch is a link resolution job created by an external system through a signed API request instead of manual row editing.

Direct answer

API link fetch definition

An API link fetch is a workflow where an external script or platform sends a signed request to create a link resolution job. The request is validated, protected against replay, checked for idempotency and quota, queued in the cloud, and then executed by a linked desktop device.

Operational snapshot

What this page proves before production work begins.

An API link fetch is a link resolution job created by an external system through a signed API request instead of manual row editing.

Source state Desktop runtime Verified evidence
Search intent API link fetch definition

An API link fetch is a workflow where an external script or platform sends a signed request to create a link resolution job. The request is validated, protected against replay, checked for idempotency and quota, queued in the cloud, and then executed by a linked desktop device.

Primary risk Signed request

The caller proves authorization with HMAC request signing.

First action External system signs

A platform or script signs the link fetch request.

Decision hinge Manual trigger

Useful for small workflows.

Search intent map

How this page maps search intent to the next useful action.

Each topic page is shaped around extractable answers, operational risk, workflow steps, and next-page routing so searchers do not hit a dead end after the first answer.

Direct answer

API link fetch definition

An API link fetch is a workflow where an external script or platform sends a signed request to create a link resolution job. The request is validated, protected against replay, checked for idempotency and quota, queued in the cloud, and then executed by a linked desktop device.

Risk query

Signed request

The caller proves authorization with HMAC request signing.

Workflow query

External system signs

A platform or script signs the link fetch request.

Decision query

Manual trigger

Useful for small workflows.

Core controls

API-triggered fetch jobs need strict boundaries.

The API is useful only when it creates durable work without exposing the desktop or allowing duplicate side effects.

01

Signed request

The caller proves authorization with HMAC request signing.

02

Replay protection

Nonce checks reject repeated signed payloads.

03

Idempotency

Retries can return known outcomes instead of creating new work.

04

Quota

Plan limits are enforced before expensive work begins.

05

Desktop pickup

The local runtime pulls the job outbound.

Fetch lifecycle

A signed request becomes a desktop-executed result.

API link fetch connects external systems to local resolution without turning the desktop into a public server.

01

External system signs

A platform or script signs the link fetch request.

02

Relay validates

The web service checks signature, nonce, quota, and idempotency.

03

Task is queued

A durable job waits for desktop pickup.

04

Desktop resolves

The local client follows redirects and records evidence.

05

Result syncs

The final state returns to the selected data channel.

API vs manual

API link fetch replaces manual triggering, not validation discipline.

External triggers still need the same result review and campaign gating as manual workflows.

Decision point
Typical approach
Link Peeler approach
Manual trigger
Operator edits a row or starts a desktop run.
Useful for small workflows.
API trigger
External systems create work automatically.
Protected by signing, nonce, idempotency, and quota.
Execution
Could happen in an exposed worker.
Desktop pulls outbound.
Implementation brief

The operational evidence this page gives searchers and operators.

Each topic page now repeats the core answer in several machine-readable shapes: risks, workflow checkpoints, and decision criteria. The content stays useful for humans while giving crawlers stronger entities and internal anchors.

Evidence checklist

Risks and requirements to verify.

  • Signed request The caller proves authorization with HMAC request signing.
  • Replay protection Nonce checks reject repeated signed payloads.
  • Idempotency Retries can return known outcomes instead of creating new work.
  • Quota Plan limits are enforced before expensive work begins.
  • Desktop pickup The local runtime pulls the job outbound.
Workflow checkpoints

How the work should move.

  • 01 - External system signs A platform or script signs the link fetch request.
  • 02 - Relay validates The web service checks signature, nonce, quota, and idempotency.
  • 03 - Task is queued A durable job waits for desktop pickup.
  • 04 - Desktop resolves The local client follows redirects and records evidence.
  • 05 - Result syncs The final state returns to the selected data channel.
Decision notes

Where Link Peeler changes the outcome.

  • Manual trigger Useful for small workflows.
  • API trigger Protected by signing, nonce, idempotency, and quota.
  • Execution Desktop pulls outbound.
Term FAQ

Questions about API link fetch.

Is API link fetch a webhook?

It is similar in that an external system triggers work, but Link Peeler API Links include signing, replay controls, idempotency, quota, and desktop pull execution.

Does API link fetch expose the desktop?

No. The web service queues work and the desktop retrieves it outbound.

What plan is API link fetch for?

It is intended for Pro workflows where production automation needs higher limits and integration controls.

Which page explains implementation details?

The signed API link fetch workflow resource explains the lifecycle and controls.