---
title: "Resolve a public competitor using an accessible connected account and atomically save tracking with its first snapshot. External clients require Hive OAuth; workspace API keys cannot impersonate a signed-in user."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/add_competitor"
---

# Resolve a public competitor using an accessible connected account and atomically save tracking with its first snapshot. External clients require Hive OAuth; workspace API keys cannot impersonate a signed-in user.

`POST /api/v1/tools/add_competitor`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hivepublish.com`
- URL: `https://hivepublish.com/api/v1/tools/add_competitor`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

This reaches real people, so the person is asked before it runs. Their own AI client asks them. When the connection was made with Hive approvals switched on, the first call returns a single-use Hive approval link instead of acting, and the exact request is repeated with approvalToken and an Idempotency-Key once they approve it inside Hive.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `platform` 'youtube' | 'instagram' | 'bluesky', required
  - `handle` string, required
  - `approvalToken` string

## Response `200`

Tool result or approval challenge

- union
  - ToolResult
    - `data` unknown, required
    - `meta` object, required
      - `tool` string
      - `workspaceId` string, uuid
  - ApprovalChallengeResponse
    - `data` ApprovalChallenge, required
      - `confirmationRequired` unknown, required
      - `challengeId` string, uuid, required
      - `approvalToken` string, required: Secret, single-use token. Retry only after the human approves approvalUrl.
      - `approvalUrl` string, uri, required
      - `expiresAt` string, date-time, required
      - `warning` string
    - `meta` object, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input
- `401`: Missing or invalid credential
- `403`: Missing workspace scope, role permission, or plan entitlement
- `409`: Idempotency conflict, replay, or request still in progress
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

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