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title: Persistent Observable Sightings activity
description: The Persistent Observable Sightings workflow activity retrieves observables from the third-party integration.
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# Persistent Observable Sightings activity

The **Persistent Observable Sightings** workflow activity retrieves observables from the third-party integration.

The **Persistent Observable Sightings** activity can be used with any workflow to record observables found in the third-party integration.

## Results

Possible results for this activity are:

|Result|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Success|Observables retrieved.|
|Failure|An error occurred while attempting to gather observables. More error information is available in the activity output error.|

## Input variables

Input variables determine the initial behavior of the activity.

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|sightingsResponse| |
|taskId|Task identifier.|

## Output variables

The output variables contain data that can be used in subsequent activities.

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|response| |

**Parent Topic:**[Security Operations Integration - Sightings Search Flow](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/secops-integration-sightings-search-workflow.md)