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ark_start_tracking

ark.start_tracking

Start MacroPoint, TruckerTools, or internal ARK tracking for a visible dispatched load.

Availability
Expanded preview
Scopes
loads:dispatch
ARK permissions
canAssignLoads
Team visibility
Required and enforced
Approval policy
ask_before_send
ARK approval request
Required before execution
Idempotency
Required for external execution
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
External side effect
Yes
Rate limit
OAuth MCP credential and organization budgets

Input

loadIdstringrequired

Visible ARK load ID.

format: uuid

providerstring

Optional tracking provider. Omit to use ARK provider selection.

one of: macropoint, truckertools, internal

trackStartDateTimestring

Tracking start date/time. Required for MacroPoint start.

max length: 100

trackDurationHoursnumber

min: 1; max: 720

trackIntervalMinutesinteger

min: 5; max: 1440

emailCopiesTostring | null

max length: 1000

notesstring | null

max length: 5000

minTempnumber | null
maxTempnumber | null
tempUoMstring

one of: fahrenheit, celsius

dispatchIdstring

Required when starting internal ARK tracking.

format: uuid

geofenceRadiusMilesnumber

min: 0.1; max: 50

consentConfirmedboolean
consentMethodstring

one of: verbal, written, electronic

Result

The tool returns the canonical ark.start_tracking operation result in structuredContent and mirrors the same JSON as text. Errors set isError: true and return a stable error code, message, and optional details.