---
title: "Stop tracking a competitor: it leaves share of voice and the weekly competitor checks. It waits for the workspace owner to approve it in RankControl; the answer is an approval link."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/competitors/remove"
---

# Stop tracking a competitor: it leaves share of voice and the weekly competitor checks. It waits for the workspace owner to approve it in RankControl; the answer is an approval link.

`POST /api/v1/competitors/remove`

## Request

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

Requires the `write:content` scope.

## Request body

- object
  - `competitorId` string, required: Competitor id from get_competitors

## 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)