---
title: "Pause or resume weekly AI citation checks on a saved query. Tracking uses one of the plan's tracking slots; pausing frees it. The query is kept either way."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/queries/set-tracking"
---

# Pause or resume weekly AI citation checks on a saved query. Tracking uses one of the plan's tracking slots; pausing frees it. The query is kept either way.

`POST /api/v1/queries/set-tracking`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.rctrl.com`
- URL: `https://api.rctrl.com/api/v1/queries/set-tracking`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Requires the `write:content` scope.

## Request body

- object
  - `queryId` string, required: Query id from get_tracked_queries
  - `tracked` boolean, required: true to track weekly, false to pause

## 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)