cURL
curl --request GET \ --url https://alfred.black/api/v1/learning/observations/{id} \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{ "path": "observation/2026/03/obs-20260304-143022.md", "frontmatter": { "type": "observation", "status": "processed", "created": "2026-03-04T14:30:22Z" }, "body": "Routed meeting notes to project/client-onboarding" }
Returns a single observation with full frontmatter, body, and file path.
API key in the format alf_<32 hex chars>. Pass in the Authorization header as Bearer alf_....
alf_<32 hex chars>
Bearer alf_...
The unique identifier of the observation
Observation detail returned
Vault-relative path to the observation file
Parsed YAML frontmatter from the observation
Markdown body content
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