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

# Copy a step

> Insert a copy of a step right after it, with fresh ids for the step and everything on it, the way Paper's duplicate_nodes clones a node. The join screen cannot be copied.

Needs the `decks:write` scope.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://test.polltheroom.com/openapi.json post /api/v1/decks/{id}/steps/{index}/duplicate
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Poll the Room API
  version: '1'
  description: >-
    Live polls on a presenter's own slides. A presenter (or an agent acting for
    one) builds a deck; the audience joins on their phones with a six-digit code
    and never signs up.


    Keys are made under Settings › API and sent as `Authorization: Bearer
    ptr_…`. A key belongs to a team, carries scopes, and is rate limited per
    hour. Plans: Free may decks:read, decks:write, rooms:read, results:read at
    60 requests an hour; Pro may decks:read, decks:write, rooms:read,
    rooms:start, results:read at 1000 requests an hour.


    The same verbs are MCP tools at https://test.polltheroom.com/api/mcp. The
    full reference is at https://test.polltheroom.com/llms-full.txt.
servers:
  - url: https://test.polltheroom.com
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: decks
    description: A deck is a document the editor and the API both read and write.
  - name: rooms
    description: A room is one live session of a deck.
paths:
  /api/v1/decks/{id}/steps/{index}/duplicate:
    post:
      tags:
        - decks
      summary: Copy a step
      description: >-
        Insert a copy of a step right after it, with fresh ids for the step and
        everything on it, the way Paper's duplicate_nodes clones a node. The
        join screen cannot be copied.


        Needs the `decks:write` scope.
      operationId: duplicate_step
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            description: The deck's id
        - name: index
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 9007199254740991
            description: The step's index. 0 is the join screen and stays put
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                revision:
                  description: >-
                    The deck's revision you read (from get_deck or the last
                    write). Sent, the write lands only if nobody changed the
                    deck since; left out, it goes through regardless
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  pattern: >-
                    ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$
      responses:
        '201':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  index:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                    description: Where the copy landed
                  count:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                    description: Steps in the deck now
                  ready:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Every poll passes the readiness check, so a room can start
                  problems:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        step:
                          type: integer
                          minimum: -9007199254740991
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                          description: The step's index; 0 is the join screen
                        overlay:
                          description: Which card on the slide, when it is one
                          type: integer
                          minimum: -9007199254740991
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                        path:
                          type: string
                          description: The property, from the step
                        message:
                          type: string
                          description: What to do, in the editor's words
                      required:
                        - step
                        - path
                        - message
                      additionalProperties: false
                    description: What stops it, by step; empty when ready
                  warnings:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        element:
                          type: string
                          description: The element it is about, "overlay 0", "text 1"
                        with:
                          description: The other element, for an overlap
                          type: string
                        message:
                          type: string
                          description: What is wrong and what to do
                        step:
                          type: integer
                          minimum: -9007199254740991
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                          description: The step's index
                      required:
                        - element
                        - message
                        - step
                      additionalProperties: false
                    description: >-
                      Placements that will not read well on stage, by step: a
                      card smaller than a fifth of the slide either way, or a
                      card or text box over another card or text box. They do
                      not stop a room; fix them anyway
                  revision:
                    type: string
                    description: >-
                      The deck's revision after this write; send it as
                      `revision` with the next write to be sure nobody changed
                      the deck in between
                required:
                  - index
                  - count
                  - ready
                  - problems
                  - warnings
                  - revision
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: The body did not fit. `fix` names the field.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: No usable key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: The key lacks the scope, or the plan does not sell it.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Nothing by that id within this key's reach.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '409':
          description: >-
            The deck changed since it was read: read it again with get_deck and
            send the new revision.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Over the key's hourly limit.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: What went wrong, in a sentence
        fix:
          description: What to do about it, when we can tell
          type: string
      required:
        - error
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        An API key from Settings › API, sent as `Authorization: Bearer ptr_…`.
        Shown once when made; only a hash is stored.

````