# Override the current default configuration set used by the identity using the SES API
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You can use the [SendEmail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/API_SendEmail.html) operation to send email with a different configuration set. If you do, the configuration set that you specify overrides the default configuration set for the identity.

**Note**  
Before you complete the procedure in this section, you have to install and configure the AWS CLI. For more information, see the [AWS Command Line Interface User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/).

**To override a default configuration set using the AWS CLI**
+ At the command line, enter the following command to use the [SendEmail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/API_SendEmail.html) operation.

```
aws sesv2 send-email --destination file://DESTINATION-JSON --content file://CONTENT-JSON --from-email-address ADDRESS-OR-DOMAIN --configuration-set-name CONFIG-SET
```

In the preceding commands, replace *DESTINATION-JSON* with your destination JSON file, *CONTENT-JSON* with your content JSON file, *ADDRESS-OR-DOMAIN* with your FROM email address, and *CONFIG-SET* with the name of the configuration set you wish to use instead of the default configuration set for the identity.

If the command executes successfully, it outputs a `MessageId`.