# Change who answers a conversation (handover)

Changes who answers a conversation (handover).

```http
POST https://api.pozy.ai/v1/inbox/conversations/{conversationId}/thread-control
```

- Area: Inbox / Messages
- Auth: Authorization: Bearer pz_live_...

## Path parameters

- `conversationId` (string, required)

## Request body

Content type: `application/json`

- `accountId`, string, required
- `action`, string, required: One of `release`, `take`, `pass`, `request`
- `target`, string: One of `ai_agent`
- `targetAppId`, string: Matches `^[0-9]+$`
- `metadata`, string: Up to 2000 characters

## Example request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/inbox/conversations/6e525f3820fc636aa96d2ee9/thread-control" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "accountId": "696e0b682d0a31188e7a2ba9",
  "action": "release"
}'
```

```ts
const res = await fetch("https://api.pozy.ai/v1/inbox/conversations/6e525f3820fc636aa96d2ee9/thread-control", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.POZY_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    accountId: "696e0b682d0a31188e7a2ba9",
    action: "release"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(data?.error ?? `Request failed with status ${res.status}`);
console.log(data);
```

```python
import os
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/inbox/conversations/6e525f3820fc636aa96d2ee9/thread-control",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['POZY_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "accountId": "696e0b682d0a31188e7a2ba9",
        "action": "release",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
```

## Response 200

- `success`, boolean
- `control`, object
  - `owner`, string: One of `app`, `ai_agent`, `other`
  - `ownerAppId`, string

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "control": {
    "owner": "app",
    "ownerAppId": "66900a31b01db011b0d3137c"
  }
}
```