- For the hunter ability, see
[Tracking]. For the lore on trackers, see Tracker.
Tracking is a feature of the interface that enables players to track services, resource nodes, and creatures on the minimap. The "binoculars" icon on the left side of the minimap's header allows the player to choose which types of tracking are enabled. Some forms of tracking are restricted to certain classes and professions.
Forms of tracking
General
Some of these options are no longer listed in the tracking menu by default. To make them visible again, enter /console minimapTrackingShowAll 1 into the chatbox.
| Name | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 [Ancient Mana] nodes
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Activated with  [Mana Divining Stone].
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| Auctioneer | ||
| Banker | ||
| Barber | ||
| Battlemaster | ||
 [Find Fish] |
Fishing | Learned from  [Weather-Beaten Journal]. Tracks schools of fish.
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 [Find Herbs] |
Herbalism | |
 [Find Minerals] |
Mining | |
 [Find Treasure] |
Outlaw rogue | |
| Flight Master | ||
| Focus Target | Puts a thick silver border around the blip for your focus target. | |
| Food & Drink | ||
| Gas Cloud Tracking | Engineer | Passively enabled while  [Zapthrottle Mote Extractor] is in inventory.
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 [Infused Ruby] Creatures & Objects
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Activated with [Enchanted Map of Infused Ruby Network] (permanent version) or
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| Innkeeper | ||
| Item Upgrade | ||
| Mailbox | ||
| Points of Interest | Points toward nearby towns and other hubs. | |
| Profession Trainers | ||
| Reagents | ||
| Repair | ||
| Stable Master | Hunter | |
| Target | Puts a yellow cross behind the blip for your target. | |
| Track Digsites | Archaeology | |
| Track Pets | Pet battling | |
| Track Quest POIs | Highlights areas of interest for tracked quests. | |
| Track Warboards | ||
| Transmogrifier | ||
| Trivial Quests | Tracks quests far below your level. |
Creature tracking
| Type | Name | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beast | [Track Beasts] |
Druid | Learned from  [Tome of the Wilds: Track Beasts]. Only functions in  [Cat Form].
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| Beast | [Track Beasts] |
Hunter | |
| Beast |  [Well Fed] |
1 hour buff from  [Tracker Snacks].
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| Demon |  [Track Demons] |
Hunter | |
| Demon |  [Detect Demon] |
1 hour buff from [Elixir of Detect Demon].
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| Dragonkin |  [Track Dragonkin] |
Hunter | |
| Elemental |  [Track Elementals] |
Hunter | |
| Giant |  [Track Giants] |
Hunter | |
| Giant |  [Tallstalk Mushroom] |
1 hour buff from  [Tallstalk Mushroom].
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| Hidden |  [Track Hidden] |
Hunter | Increases stealth detection and tracks hidden units within detection range. |
| Humanoid |  [Track Humanoids] |
Hunter | |
| Humanoid | [Track Humanoids] |
Druid | Only functions in [Cat Form].
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| Humanoid | [Well Fed] |
1 hour buff from  [Blackened Worg Steak].
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| Mechanical |  [Track Mechanicals]
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Hunter | Known innately by Gnome, Goblin, and Mechagnome Hunters. Other races can learn from  [Mecha-Bond Imprint Matrix].
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| Undead |  [Track Undead] |
Hunter | |
| Undead |  [Sense Undead] |
Paladin |
Trivia
- During very early alpha, Tracking was intended as a secondary profession.
Patch changes
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Several tracking options have been hidden from the tracking menu. Most of these hidden options are turned on by default. 
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Players can now track more than one thing at a time. 
Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): "If a players selects Track Low Level Quests, the quest objectives will no longer appear dim on the Map, nor will the exclamation points appear dim over NPC heads or on the Mini-Map." - Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): New tracking option: Low Level Quests.
Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): "Fixed an issue where players could have two minimap tracking types active at the same time." - Patch 2.4.2 (2008-05-13): "Mailboxes can now be tracked on the minimap."
- Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): "All players now have a tracking bubble on their minimap. From that menu you can select a specific type of vendor or npc to look for or you can select a specific tracking type if your character has tracking. Yes this means that hunters can take all of those tracking buttons off of their action bars."
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