---
title: "Pin the exact message one contact receives"
method: PUT
path: "/sequences/{sequence_id}/steps/{step_id}/override/"
tags: ["sequences"]
---

# Pin the exact message one contact receives

`PUT /sequences/{sequence_id}/steps/{step_id}/override/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.getoneprofile.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.getoneprofile.ai/sequences/{sequence_id}/steps/{step_id}/override/`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`
  - HTTP bearer

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## Path parameters

- `sequence_id` string, uuid, required
- `step_id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `record_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- MessageOverridePutSchema: Pin the exact message one contact receives. Null subject keeps in-thread.
  - `body` string, required
  - `subject` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- MessageOverrideReadSchema: One contact's hand-written message for one step.
  - `body` string, required
  - `record_id` string, uuid, required
  - `step_id` string, uuid, required
  - `subject` string, nullable, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found.
- `422`: Invalid request made to the API.
- `423`: The sequence is running.
- `500`: Internal server error.
- `502`: Bad gateway error.
- `503`: Service unavailable.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/getoneprofile/apis/api-reference-oneprofile.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/getoneprofile/apis/api-reference-oneprofile/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/getoneprofile/apis/api-reference-oneprofile/revisions/4a6bd71e3f02?raw)