> ## 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.

> Selects the winning A/B test variant, applied to all remaining leads.

# Select A/B Test Winner

<Note>
  A/B testing requires at least the **Email Pro** plan.
</Note>

Concludes the A/B test by selecting the winning variant. From then on, **all
remaining leads** going through the step receive the winning template — the
split stops and the winner is sent every time.

Both templates are kept on the step, so you can inspect the loser afterwards.

## Request Body

| Field     | Type              | Description                     |
| --------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------- |
| `variant` | string (required) | The winning variant: `A` or `B` |

```json theme={"theme":"dracula"}
{
    "variant": "B"
}
```

This is allowed while the campaign is running — selecting a winner mid-flight is
the intended use. Selecting a winner is **final**: a second selection returns
`400`. If the step does not run an A/B test, the endpoint returns `404`.


## OpenAPI

````yaml post /sequences/{sequenceId}/steps/{stepId}/ab-test/winner
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: []
paths:
  /sequences/{sequenceId}/steps/{stepId}/ab-test/winner:
    parameters:
      - name: sequenceId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the sequence
        example: seq_lkCSKd32qSZZTe5Ru
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: stepId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the step
        example: stp_V0JHmSpWiO0rxHUkz
        schema:
          type: string
    post:
      tags:
        - Sequences
      summary: Select A/B Test Winner
      description: >-
        Selects the winning variant of the A/B test. The winning template is
        then sent to all remaining leads going through the campaign. Requires
        the Email Pro plan.
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - variant
              properties:
                variant:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - A
                    - B
                  description: The winning variant
            example:
              variant: B
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Winner selected
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  stepId:
                    type: string
                  abTest:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - A
                      - B
              example:
                stepId: stp_V0JHmSpWiO0rxHUkz
                abTest: B
        '400':
          description: >-
            A winning variant has already been selected, or the variant is
            invalid
          content:
            text/plain:
              example: A winning variant has already been selected for this step
        '401':
          description: The authentication you supplied is incorrect
          content:
            text/plain:
              example: The authentication you supplied is incorrect
        '402':
          description: A/B testing requires at least the Email Pro plan
          content:
            text/plain:
              example: route is available starting emailPro plan
        '404':
          description: Sequence, step, or A/B test variant not found
          content:
            text/plain:
              example: No A/B test variant on this step
        '405':
          description: Method not allowed
components:
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic

````