---
title: "Set autopilot mode"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/set_autopilot_mode"
tags: ["guarded"]
---

# Set autopilot mode

`POST /api/v1/tools/set_autopilot_mode`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.affiliatespy.io`
- URL: `https://www.affiliatespy.io/api/v1/tools/set_autopilot_mode`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Set what autopilot may do on its own in one lane. Modes are per account and apply to whichever project autopilot runs for. Allowed values per lane: websites: approve|auto|off; featured: approve|auto|off; link_exchange: approve|off; replies: approve|auto_simple; nudges: approve|off; cross_sell: approve|off; retouch: approve|off; chase: approve|off; creators: approve|off; proof_line: on|off. approve queues every proposal for an approval; off proposes nothing; auto (websites, featured) and auto_simple (replies) act without a click once their unlock rule holds. Guarded: without approval_token it returns {error:"approval_required", approval_token, summary} for the user to confirm; call again with the token. Every dashboard guardrail still applies: this is exactly what a user clicking the dashboard could do, no more. GUARDED: requires the account's Unrestricted MCP setting; returns 403 {error:'restricted'} otherwise.

## Request body

- object
  - `lane` 'websites' | 'featured' | 'link_exchange' | 'replies' | 'nudges' | 'cross_sell' | 'retouch' | 'chase' | 'creators' | 'proof_line', required
  - `mode` 'approve' | 'auto' | 'auto_simple' | 'off' | 'on', required: Must be one of the lane's allowed values.
  - `approval_token` string: Approval token from a previous approval_required response, after the user said yes.

## Response `200`

The tool's JSON result (same payload the MCP tool returns).

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400`: Arguments failed validation; body lists the issues.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `403`: Guarded tool with Unrestricted MCP off.
- `429`: Rate limited (60 requests per minute per key).

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