PATCHhttps://app.evoriqa.com/api/v1/chatbots/{chatbotId}/sources/{sourceId}/recrawl

Set a source's recrawl interval

Sets the automatic recrawl cadence for a URL or crawl source. A cadence outside the accepted set returns 422; a non-crawlable source type 422 too.

Requires scope knowledge:write

Access is gated — enable it before your first call

The API is off by default. A request succeeds only when all three switches are on: the platform master switch (off by default), your organisation’s API toggle, and your plan or client entitlement. Any one off returns 403 API access is not enabled for this workspace.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
chatbotId	path	string uuid	Required	—	The chatbot the source belongs to.
sourceId	path	string uuid	Required	—	The knowledge source's id.

Request body

Content type: application/json

Field	Type	Required	Description
recrawlIntervalHours	integer 0–8760, or null	Required	Hours between recrawls; 0 disables, null restores the weekly default.

Request

curl

curl -X PATCH "https://app.evoriqa.com/api/v1/chatbots/{chatbotId}/sources/{sourceId}/recrawl" \
  -H "x-api-key: $EVORIQA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "recrawlIntervalHours": 168 }'

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://app.evoriqa.com/api/v1/chatbots/{chatbotId}/sources/{sourceId}/recrawl", {
  method: "PATCH",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.EVORIQA_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "recrawlIntervalHours": 168
  }),
});

const responseBody = await res.json();

Python

import os
import requests

res = requests.patch(
    "https://app.evoriqa.com/api/v1/chatbots/{chatbotId}/sources/{sourceId}/recrawl",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['EVORIQA_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
      "recrawlIntervalHours": 168
    },
)

body = res.json()

Response

200 OK

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "0d9c2f11-6a8e-4d02-9f7b-1c3e5a7d9b20",
    "chatbotId": "3f2504e0-4f89-41d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301",
    "type": "url",
    "title": "Pricing page",
    "status": "completed",
    "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/pricing",
    "errorMessage": null,
    "processedAt": "2026-08-01T10:15:00.000Z",
    "lastCrawledAt": "2026-08-01T10:14:40.000Z",
    "recrawlIntervalHours": 168,
    "createdAt": "2026-08-01T10:14:32.000Z"
  }
}