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# Force Unlock

Instruct RouteEffect to force unlock an output in the selected video router.

| Message                       | Description                                  | Arguments    |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| `/routeeffect/forceUnlock/ID` | Force unlocks an output in the video router. | Output index |

Where `ID` is the unique identifier for your video router in RouteEffect.

| Argument     | Type    | Description                       |
| ------------ | ------- | --------------------------------- |
| Output index | Integer | Zero-based index of output source |

{% hint style="danger" %}
Remember that OSC messages use a zero-based index for determining the output and input ids.
{% endhint %}