> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.lemlist.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> Removes the forced sender of a step.

# Remove Step Sender

<Note>
  A forced sender requires at least the **Email Pro** plan.
</Note>

Removes the forced sender of a step. The step uses the sender strategy of the
campaign again.

* The channel type of the step comes back into the sender pool, as in the
  campaign editor. `senderPoolChange` lists the channel types that the change
  enables or disables in the pool. It does not tell whether each sender has an
  account of the type: read the diagnostics with
  [Get Campaign Senders](/api-reference/endpoints/senders/get-campaign-senders).
* On a running campaign, the pending tasks of the step move to a sender of the
  pool.
* A LinkedIn or WhatsApp voice note step always has a forced sender: the
  endpoint answers `409`. Use
  [Set Step Sender](/api-reference/endpoints/sequences/set-step-sender) to
  change it.


## OpenAPI

````yaml delete /sequences/{sequenceId}/steps/{stepId}/sender
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: lemlist API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Welcome to the lemlist Developer Documentation.


    lemlist is very customizable and open. You'll find on this page all the API
    and integration you can do with lemlist.


    # Rate Limit


    lemlist's API rate limits requests in order to prevent abuse and overload of
    our services.  

    Rate limits are applied on all routes and per API key performing the
    request.  

    The rate limits are **20** requests per **2** seconds.  

    The response provides any information you may need about it:


    | Header | Description |

    | --- | --- |

    | Retry-After | The number of seconds in which you can retry |

    | X-RateLimit-Limit | The maximum requests in that time |

    | X-RateLimit-Remaining | The number of remaining requests you can make |

    | X-RateLimit-Reset | The date when the rate limit will reset |


    _Example of values for the rate limit headers_


    ``` json

    {
        "Retry-After": 2,
        "X-RateLimit-Limit": 20,
        "X-RateLimit-Remaining": 7,
        "X-RateLimit-Reset" : "Tue Feb 16 2021 09:02:42 GMT+0100 (Central European Standard Time)"
    }

     ```

    # Definitions


    ## Team


    A team is the entity of lemlist that can handle users and billing.


    ## Credits


    Credits are the coins a team uses to enrich emails, LinkedIn URLs, etc. via
    the enrich route. Each enrichment feature needs a certain amount of credits
    to run.


    ## User


    You use a user account to connect to lemlist and send messages via the
    connected emails or LinkedIn account.


    ## Campaign


    A campaign is the entity to automate outreach. A campaign has multiple
    sequences composed of steps.


    ## Lead


    A lead is a person that you try to contact via a campaign.


    ## Activity


    An activity is the history of all the steps.


    ## Unsubscribe


    An unsubscribe occurs when a person decides they don't want to receive
    emails from you anymore.


    # Authentication


    All API routes use the dedicated subdomain `api.lemlist.com`.


    lemlist uses API keys to allow access to the API. You can get your lemlist
    API key at our [integration
    page](https://app.lemlist.com/settings/integrations).


    You need to add the `Authorization` header using the `Basic` authentication
    type. `login:password` **where the login is always empty and the password is
    the API key**.


    ⚠️ **Don't forget to add the semicolon (**`:`**) before your API key in curl
    command.**


    > To authorize, use this code: 
      

    ``` shell

    curl https://api.lemlist.com/api/team \
      --user ":YourApiKey"

     ```

    **Make sure to replace** **`YourApiKey`** **with your API key.**


    # Give feedback


    If you want to report a bug, ask for data, or share with us a use case,
    please fill this [form](https://lemlist.typeform.com/to/mfVlkyGf). It will
    help us centralize your needs!
servers:
  - url: https://api.lemlist.com/api
security:
  - basicAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Enrichment Providers
    description: >-
      The data providers lemlist can call to find an email or a phone.


      Internal providers are paid with lemlist credits and always available.
      External providers run on your own account: connect one by saving its API
      key, and it becomes available to your waterfalls. `GET
      /enrichments/providers` is the catalog of provider ids accepted by the
      waterfall endpoints.
  - name: Enrichment Waterfalls
    description: >-
      Control which data providers lemlist calls when enriching a contact, and
      in which order.


      A waterfall is an ordered list of providers for one enrichment `type`
      (`email` or `phone`). Providers are tried one after the other until one
      returns a result.


      Every team has exactly one default waterfall per type (`isDefault: true`).
      While its `editor` is `lemlist` it follows the lemlist behaviour:
      providers you connected with your own API key are tried first, then
      internal providers in a random order. Once a team member edits its
      provider list, `editor` becomes that user's id and the list is followed as
      is; resetting it hands it back to `lemlist`.


      Custom waterfalls (`isDefault: false`) carry `conditions` on the contact
      being enriched, keyed by contact property; every key present must match.
      When a contact is enriched, lemlist runs a single waterfall: the custom
      waterfall of the requested type whose conditions match the contact, or the
      default waterfall when none does. If several match, the one with the most
      condition keys wins, then the most recently updated. Only that waterfall
      runs; when it finds nothing, the enrichment ends without falling back to
      another one.
paths:
  /sequences/{sequenceId}/steps/{stepId}/sender:
    parameters:
      - name: sequenceId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the sequence
        example: seq_A1b2C3d4E5f6G7h8J
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: stepId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the step
        example: stp_A1b2C3d4E5f6G7h8I
        schema:
          type: string
    delete:
      tags:
        - Sequences
      summary: Remove Step Sender
      description: >-
        Removes the forced sender of a step. The step uses the sender strategy
        of the campaign again. On a running campaign, the pending tasks of the
        step move to a sender of the pool. Requires the Email Pro plan.
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      step:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/StepSender'
                      senderPoolChange:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderPoolChange'
              example:
                data:
                  step:
                    sequenceId: seq_A1b2C3d4E5f6G7h8J
                    stepId: stp_A1b2C3d4E5f6G7h8I
                    stepType: email
                  senderPoolChange:
                    enabledChannelTypes:
                      - email
                    disabledChannelTypes: []
        '400':
          description: Malformed sequence or step id
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable error message
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Machine-readable error code
              example:
                error: Wrong param id
                code: WRONG_PARAM_ID
        '401':
          description: The authentication you supplied is incorrect
          content:
            text/plain:
              example: The authentication you supplied is incorrect
        '402':
          description: A forced sender requires at least the Email Pro plan
          content:
            text/plain:
              example: route is available starting emailPro plan
        '404':
          description: >-
            Sequence, step or campaign not found. A template sequence has no
            campaign.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable error message
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Machine-readable error code
              example:
                error: Step not found
                code: SEQUENCE_STEP_NOT_FOUND
        '405':
          description: Method not allowed
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                error: Route bad method
                code: ROUTE_BAD_METHOD
        '409':
          description: >-
            The step has no sender, or the step is a voice note, which always
            has a forced sender
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable error message
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Machine-readable error code
              example:
                error: >-
                  A voice note step always has a forced sender. Force another
                  sender instead
                code: SENDER_STEP_FORCED_ONLY
components:
  schemas:
    StepSender:
      type: object
      properties:
        sequenceId:
          type: string
        stepId:
          type: string
        stepType:
          type: string
          description: The step type. Absent on a legacy email step.
        sender:
          type: object
          description: >-
            The forced sender of the step, in the shape of the request body.
            Absent when the step uses the sender strategy of the campaign.
          properties:
            userId:
              type: string
              description: The team member who sends the step
            channel:
              type: object
              required:
                - type
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - email
                    - linkedin
                    - whatsapp
                    - phone
                  description: >-
                    The channel type of the step: `email` on an email step,
                    `linkedin` on a LinkedIn step, `whatsapp` on a WhatsApp
                    step, `phone` on an SMS step.
                id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The account to send from: the mailbox id, the WhatsApp
                    account id, or the phone number. On LinkedIn, the user id.
                    Without `id`, the first healthy account of the type.
                alias:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Email only, with an `id`: the alias address of the mailbox
                    to send from.
      description: The forced sender of a step.
    SenderPoolChange:
      type: object
      description: >-
        The channel types that a step change enables or disables in the sender
        pool. A type can be in both lists when one account of the type enters
        the pool and another leaves it. It does not tell whether each sender has
        an account of the type: read the diagnostics with Get Campaign Senders.
      properties:
        enabledChannelTypes:
          type: array
          description: >-
            The channel types with an account that enters the pool, in
            alphabetical order
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
              - email
              - linkedin
              - whatsapp
              - phone
        disabledChannelTypes:
          type: array
          description: >-
            The channel types with an account that leaves the pool, in
            alphabetical order
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
              - email
              - linkedin
              - whatsapp
              - phone
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic

````

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