API Links integration

Trigger link fetch jobs from external systems without exposing the desktop.

External systems need a safe way to request fresh link evidence. API Links accept signed requests, reject replay, apply quota and idempotency rules, and queue jobs for outbound desktop pickup.

Direct answer

How do API Links integrate external systems with Link Peeler?

API Links integrate external systems by letting scripts, portals, or internal tools create link fetch jobs through signed HTTP requests. The web service validates HMAC signatures, timestamps, nonces, idempotency keys, quota, and payload shape before a desktop device pulls the job outbound.

Operational snapshot

What this page proves before production work begins.

External systems need a safe way to request fresh link evidence. API Links accept signed requests, reject replay, apply quota and idempotency rules, and queue jobs for outbound desktop pickup.

Source state Desktop runtime Verified evidence
Search intent How do API Links integrate external systems with Link Peeler?

API Links integrate external systems by letting scripts, portals, or internal tools create link fetch jobs through signed HTTP requests. The web service validates HMAC signatures, timestamps, nonces, idempotency keys, quota, and payload shape before a desktop device pulls the job outbound.

Primary risk HMAC signatures

Every request can prove who created it and what payload was signed.

First action Sign request

The external caller signs payload, timestamp, nonce, and idempotency context.

Decision hinge Authentication

HMAC signatures per request.

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

How do API Links integrate external systems with Link Peeler?

API Links integrate external systems by letting scripts, portals, or internal tools create link fetch jobs through signed HTTP requests. The web service validates HMAC signatures, timestamps, nonces, idempotency keys, quota, and payload shape before a desktop device pulls the job outbound.

Risk query

HMAC signatures

Every request can prove who created it and what payload was signed.

Workflow query

Sign request

The external caller signs payload, timestamp, nonce, and idempotency context.

Decision query

Authentication

HMAC signatures per request.

API safeguards

A production trigger needs more than a webhook URL.

The integration is built for retries, authentication, and clear task state before local resolution begins.

01

HMAC signatures

Every request can prove who created it and what payload was signed.

02

Nonce protection

Replay attempts are rejected before duplicate work is created.

03

Idempotency

Safe retries can return known outcomes instead of creating extra tasks.

04

Quota gates

Membership and plan limits are checked before work enters the queue.

05

Desktop pull

The desktop retrieves jobs outbound so no inbound public tunnel is required.

06

Result contracts

External systems can read task and row results without scraping browser output.

API lifecycle

The API Link turns an external request into a durable desktop job.

Every phase has a clear responsibility so production systems can retry and audit safely.

01

Sign request

The external caller signs payload, timestamp, nonce, and idempotency context.

02

Validate

The relay validates signature, replay, quota, and request shape.

03

Queue

A task record is created for a linked desktop device.

04

Execute

The desktop pulls and resolves the tracking link locally.

05

Return

Result state returns to the configured data channel.

Webhook vs API Links

API Links are strict because paid traffic workflows are expensive to get wrong.

Generic webhooks are easy to build but often under-specified for retries, replay, and desktop execution.

Decision point
Typical approach
Link Peeler approach
Authentication
Shared token or open endpoint.
HMAC signatures per request.
Replay
Retries can duplicate work.
Nonce and idempotency controls shape repeated calls.
Execution
Worker may need public access.
Desktop pulls queued jobs outbound.
Limits
Work starts before plan checks.
Quota gates run before queue creation.
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.

  • HMAC signatures Every request can prove who created it and what payload was signed.
  • Nonce protection Replay attempts are rejected before duplicate work is created.
  • Idempotency Safe retries can return known outcomes instead of creating extra tasks.
  • Quota gates Membership and plan limits are checked before work enters the queue.
  • Desktop pull The desktop retrieves jobs outbound so no inbound public tunnel is required.
  • Result contracts External systems can read task and row results without scraping browser output.
Workflow checkpoints

How the work should move.

  • 01 - Sign request The external caller signs payload, timestamp, nonce, and idempotency context.
  • 02 - Validate The relay validates signature, replay, quota, and request shape.
  • 03 - Queue A task record is created for a linked desktop device.
  • 04 - Execute The desktop pulls and resolves the tracking link locally.
  • 05 - Return Result state returns to the configured data channel.
Decision notes

Where Link Peeler changes the outcome.

  • Authentication HMAC signatures per request.
  • Replay Nonce and idempotency controls shape repeated calls.
  • Execution Desktop pulls queued jobs outbound.
  • Limits Quota gates run before queue creation.
API Links FAQ

Questions about external API integration.

Can internal tools call API Links?

Yes. Internal tools can sign requests and let Link Peeler queue desktop-executed link fetch work.

Do API Links expose my desktop?

No. The web service queues work, and the desktop pulls work outbound.

Why does idempotency matter?

It lets network retries behave predictably instead of creating duplicate queue entries.

Are API Links available in Free?

API Links are a production integration surface and are intended for Pro workflows.