---
title: "Select the active writer for a data type. Validated server-side against what the customer's setup supports. Switching aiCrawlers to cloudflare starts a backfill sync."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/analytics/sources"
---

# Select the active writer for a data type. Validated server-side against what the customer's setup supports. Switching aiCrawlers to cloudflare starts a backfill sync.

`POST /api/v1/analytics/sources`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.rctrl.com`
- URL: `https://api.rctrl.com/api/v1/analytics/sources`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Requires the `manage:org` scope.

## Request body

- object
  - `dataType` 'aiCrawlers', required: The data the source writes. aiCrawlers (AI crawler visits) is the only option.
  - `source` string, required: cloudflare, wordpress_plugin or site_hook

## Response `200`

Success; the payload is wrapped in a data envelope

- object
  - `data` unknown

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad input
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key
- `403`: API key lacks the required scope
- `404`: Not found in this workspace
- `429`: Rate limited; the body includes a retryAfterMs hint

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/rctrl/apis/rankcontrol-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/rctrl/apis/rankcontrol-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/rctrl/apis/rankcontrol-api/revisions/98ecd236394a?raw)