---
title: "Remove one Editorial Circle link from an article on your site. RankControl republishes that article without the link, and the partner loses it. A link you received stays until the site that hosts it removes it. Dry run unless confirm is true; a confirmed call waits for the workspace owner to approve it in RankControl. Placement ids come from get_link_network."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/link-network/remove-placement"
---

# Remove one Editorial Circle link from an article on your site. RankControl republishes that article without the link, and the partner loses it. A link you received stays until the site that hosts it removes it. Dry run unless confirm is true; a confirmed call waits for the workspace owner to approve it in RankControl. Placement ids come from get_link_network.

`POST /api/v1/link-network/remove-placement`

## Request

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

Requires the `write:backlinks` scope.

## Request body

- object
  - `placementId` string, required: Placement id from get_link_network
  - `confirm` boolean: Set true to remove the link (default: dry run)

## 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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