---
title: "Start tracking a competitor (10 at most). It joins the weekly share-of-voice comparison with your own citation rate and the weekly competitor checks. Leave out websiteUrl to have the site found from the name. remove_competitor stops it."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/competitors"
---

# Start tracking a competitor (10 at most). It joins the weekly share-of-voice comparison with your own citation rate and the weekly competitor checks. Leave out websiteUrl to have the site found from the name. remove_competitor stops it.

`POST /api/v1/competitors`

## Request

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

Requires the `write:content` scope.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required: Competitor name
  - `websiteUrl` string: Competitor website URL (optional; resolved from the name when omitted)

## 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)