diff --git a/api/api/api.ts b/api/api/api.ts
index f3aacecb..a9ba5358 100644
--- a/api/api/api.ts
+++ b/api/api/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { api, APIError } from "encore.dev/api"
+import { api } from "encore.dev/api"
 // import { startWorker } from "jazz-nodejs"
 // import { ID } from "jazz-tools"
 import { secret } from "encore.dev/config"
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ const jazzPublicGlobalGroup = secret("jazzPublicGlobalGroup")
 
 export const testRoute = api(
 	{ expose: true, method: "GET", path: "/test" },
-	async ({}: {}): Promise<void> => {
-		console.log(jazzPublicGlobalGroup(), "group")
+	async ({}: {}): Promise<{ message: string }> => {
 		log.info("better logs from encore")
+		return { message: `Hello from encore` }
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/api/api/links.ts b/api/api/links.ts
index 9c17de3d..3b6411f1 100644
--- a/api/api/links.ts
+++ b/api/api/links.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,27 @@
 // it is responsible for adding and getting links into LA from API
 
 import { api, APIError } from "encore.dev/api"
-// import { startWorker } from "jazz-nodejs"
+import { startWorker } from "jazz-nodejs"
 import { secret } from "encore.dev/config"
+import log from "encore.dev/log"
 
 const jazzWorkerSecret = secret("jazzWorkerSecret")
 
-export const addPersonalLink = api(
+export const saveLink = api(
 	{ expose: true, method: "POST", path: "/save-link" },
-	async ({ url }: { url: string }): Promise<void> => {
+	// TODO: perhaps apiKey only is enough?
+	async ({ url, email, apiKey }: { url: string; email: string; apiKey: string }): Promise<void> => {
 		// const { worker } = await startWorker({
 		// 	accountID: "co_zhvp7ryXJzDvQagX61F6RCZFJB9",
 		// 	accountSecret: JAZZ_WORKER_SECRET
 		// })
+
+		// log.info(jazzWorkerSecret)
+
+		if (!url.includes("http")) {
+			throw APIError.invalidArgument("url must include http")
+		}
+		log.info("addPersonalLink", { url })
 	}
 )
 
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diff --git a/api/readme.md b/api/readme.md
index 437b2b1c..f289a28c 100644
--- a/api/readme.md
+++ b/api/readme.md
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 Using [Encore](https://encore.dev).
+
+## Run
+
+```
+encore run
+```
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