# dbtcloud API steps over\_ride example

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbtcloud-api-steps-over-ride-example/14588>\
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**Created:** [July 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbtcloud-api-steps-over-ride-example/14588 "2024-07-30T18:11:01Z")\
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I’m trying to set a variable value in the steps\_override part of the dbt job trigger API ([dbt Developer Hub](https://docs.getdbt.com/dbt-cloud/api-v2-legacy#tag/Jobs/operation/triggerRun)) but I don’t see a great example of the format in which these over\_ride parameters need to be provided.

Can someone provide an example of how to pass steps\_override commands, perhaps using the following command as an example: `dbt run --select model --vars ‘{“airflow_ds”: '2024-07-30'}’`