diff --git a/src/parser_bot/api/routes.py b/src/parser_bot/api/routes.py
index dbdf640..d12a199 100644
--- a/src/parser_bot/api/routes.py
+++ b/src/parser_bot/api/routes.py
@@ -72,15 +72,16 @@ async def _require_channel_scope(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404)
 
 
-def _poll_http_error(exc: PollError) -> HTTPException:
-    headers = None
+def _poll_skipped_result(exc: PollError) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    result: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "inserted": 0,
+        "status": "skipped",
+        "code": exc.code,
+        "message": exc.message,
+    }
     if exc.retry_after is not None:
-        headers = {"Retry-After": str(exc.retry_after)}
-    return HTTPException(
-        status_code=exc.status_code,
-        detail={"code": exc.code, "message": exc.message},
-        headers=headers,
-    )
+        result["retry_after"] = exc.retry_after
+    return result
 
 
 @router.get("/auth/status", response_model=AuthStatus, dependencies=[Depends(require_telegram_auth_manager)])
@@ -137,13 +138,13 @@ async def trigger_poll(
     vertical: str | None = Query(None),
     section: str | None = Query(None),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
-) -> dict[str, int]:
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
     await _require_channel_scope(session, request, channel_id, vertical, section)
     try:
         inserted = await poll_channel(channel_id)
     except PollError as exc:
-        raise _poll_http_error(exc)
-    return {"inserted": inserted}
+        return _poll_skipped_result(exc)
+    return {"inserted": inserted, "status": "ok"}
 
 
 @router.post(