diff --git a/src/lsst/rsp/__init__.py b/src/lsst/rsp/__init__.py
index be2e6b9..b263515 100644
--- a/src/lsst/rsp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lsst/rsp/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 )
 from .forwarder import Forwarder
 from .log import IPythonHandler, forward_lsst_log
+from .service import get_datalink_result, get_siav2_service
 from .utils import (
     format_bytes,
     get_access_token,
@@ -40,10 +41,12 @@
     "forward_lsst_log",
     "get_access_token",
     "get_catalog",
+    "get_datalink_result",
     "get_digest",
     "get_node",
     "get_pod",
     "get_tap_service",
+    "get_siav2_service",
     "get_obstap_service",
     "retrieve_query",
     "get_hostname",
diff --git a/src/lsst/rsp/service.py b/src/lsst/rsp/service.py
index c194a7d..466ebff 100644
--- a/src/lsst/rsp/service.py
+++ b/src/lsst/rsp/service.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 from pyvo.dal import SIA2Service
+from pyvo.dal.adhoc import DatalinkResults
+from pyvo.dal.sia2 import ObsCoreRecord
 
 from .utils import get_pyvo_auth, get_service_url
 
 
+def get_datalink_result(result: ObsCoreRecord) -> DatalinkResults:
+    """Helper function to return the datalink part of the result."""
+    return DatalinkResults.from_result_url(
+        result.getdataurl(), session=get_pyvo_auth()
+    )
+
+
 def get_siav2_service(label: str) -> SIA2Service:
     """Return a configured SIA2Service object that is ready to use."""
     if label != "staff":
diff --git a/src/lsst/rsp/utils.py b/src/lsst/rsp/utils.py
index a2a223b..b6cf32d 100644
--- a/src/lsst/rsp/utils.py
+++ b/src/lsst/rsp/utils.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get_service_url(name: str, env_name: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
         return url
 
     fqdn = os.getenv("EXTERNAL_INSTANCE_URL") or ""
-    path = os.getenv(f"{env_name}_ROUTE") or f"/api/{name}"
+    path = os.getenv(f"{env_name}_ROUTE") or f"api/{name}"
     return f"{fqdn}/{path}"