diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
index 9fc196d30..72b0c62ba 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ export const useOperator = () => {
 
 export const useMessageControl = () => {
   const featureSelector = (state: RuntimeStore) => ({
-    timerMessage: state.timerMessage,
-    publicMessage: state.publicMessage,
-    lowerMessage: state.lowerMessage,
-    externalMessage: state.externalMessage,
+    timer: state.message.timer,
+    public: state.message.public,
+    lower: state.message.lower,
+    external: state.message.external,
     onAir: state.onAir,
   });
 
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ export const useMessageControl = () => {
 };
 
 export const setMessage = {
-  presenterText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('set-timer-message-text', payload),
-  presenterVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('set-timer-message-visible', payload),
-  publicText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('set-public-message-text', payload),
-  publicVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('set-public-message-visible', payload),
-  lowerText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('set-lower-message-text', payload),
-  lowerVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('set-lower-message-visible', payload),
-  externalText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('set-external-message-text', payload),
-  externalVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('set-external-message-visible', payload),
-  onAir: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('set-onAir', payload),
-  timerBlink: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('set-timer-blink', payload),
-  timerBlackout: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('set-timer-blackout', payload),
+  timerText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('message', { timer: { text: payload } }),
+  timerVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('message', { timer: { visible: payload } }),
+  publicText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('message', { public: { text: payload } }),
+  publicVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('message', { public: { visible: payload } }),
+  lowerText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('message', { lower: { text: payload } }),
+  lowerVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('message', { lower: { visible: payload } }),
+  externalText: (payload: string) => socketSendJson('message', { external: { visible: payload } }),
+  externalVisible: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('message', { external: { visible: payload } }),
+  onAir: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('onAir', payload),
+  timerBlink: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('message', { timer: { blink: payload } }),
+  timerBlackout: (payload: boolean) => socketSendJson('message', { timer: { blackout: payload } }),
 };
 
 export const usePlaybackControl = () => {
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ export const setPlayback = {
   start: () => socketSendJson('start'),
   pause: () => socketSendJson('pause'),
   roll: () => socketSendJson('roll'),
-  startNext: () => socketSendJson('start-next'),
+  startNext: () => socketSendJson('start', { next: true }),
   previous: () => {
-    socketSendJson('previous');
+    socketSendJson('load', { previous: true });
   },
   next: () => {
-    socketSendJson('next');
+    socketSendJson('load', { next: true });
   },
   stop: () => {
     socketSendJson('stop');
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export const useCuesheet = () => {
 };
 
 export const setEventPlayback = {
-  loadEvent: (eventId: string) => socketSendJson('loadid', eventId),
-  startEvent: (eventId: string) => socketSendJson('startid', eventId),
+  loadEvent: (id: string) => socketSendJson('load', { id }),
+  startEvent: (id: string) => socketSendJson('start', { id }),
   start: () => socketSendJson('start'),
   pause: () => socketSendJson('pause'),
 };
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts b/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts
index 53042aca3..024ed0463 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts
@@ -19,23 +19,25 @@ export const runtimeStorePlaceholder: RuntimeStore = {
     timeDanger: null,
   },
   playback: Playback.Stop,
-  timerMessage: {
-    text: '',
-    visible: false,
-    timerBlink: false,
-    timerBlackout: false,
-  },
-  publicMessage: {
-    text: '',
-    visible: false,
-  },
-  lowerMessage: {
-    text: '',
-    visible: false,
-  },
-  externalMessage: {
-    text: '',
-    visible: false,
+  message: {
+    timer: {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+      blink: false,
+      blackout: false,
+    },
+    public: {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+    },
+    lower: {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+    },
+    external: {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+    },
   },
   onAir: false,
   loaded: {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts b/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts
index e5aab2315..b500f60ef 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts
@@ -87,21 +87,9 @@ export const connectSocket = (preferredClientName?: string) => {
           runtime.setState(state);
           break;
         }
-        case 'ontime-timerMessage': {
+        case 'ontime-message': {
           const state = runtime.getState();
-          state.timerMessage = payload;
-          runtime.setState(state);
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-publicMessage': {
-          const state = runtime.getState();
-          state.publicMessage = payload;
-          runtime.setState(state);
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-lowerMessage': {
-          const state = runtime.getState();
-          state.lowerMessage = payload;
+          state.message = payload;
           runtime.setState(state);
           break;
         }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/control/message/MessageControl.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/control/message/MessageControl.tsx
index 459ff867c..4d36b0101 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/control/message/MessageControl.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/control/message/MessageControl.tsx
@@ -11,41 +11,42 @@ import InputRow from './InputRow';
 import style from './MessageControl.module.scss';
 
 export default function MessageControl() {
-  const data = useMessageControl();
-
+  const message = useMessageControl();
+  const blink = message.timer.blink;
+  const blackout = message.timer.blackout;
   return (
     <div className={style.messageContainer}>
       <InputRow
         label='Public / Backstage screen message'
         placeholder='Shown in public and backstage screens'
-        text={data.publicMessage.text || ''}
-        visible={data.publicMessage.visible || false}
+        text={message.public.text || ''}
+        visible={message.public.visible || false}
         changeHandler={(newValue) => setMessage.publicText(newValue)}
-        actionHandler={() => setMessage.publicVisible(!data.publicMessage.visible)}
+        actionHandler={() => setMessage.publicVisible(!message.public.visible)}
       />
       <InputRow
         label='Lower third message'
         placeholder='Shown in lower third'
-        text={data.lowerMessage.text || ''}
-        visible={data.lowerMessage.visible || false}
+        text={message.lower.text || ''}
+        visible={message.lower.visible || false}
         changeHandler={(newValue) => setMessage.lowerText(newValue)}
-        actionHandler={() => setMessage.lowerVisible(!data.lowerMessage.visible)}
+        actionHandler={() => setMessage.lowerVisible(!message.lower.visible)}
       />
       <InputRow
         label='Timer'
         placeholder='Message shown in stage timer'
-        text={data.timerMessage.text || ''}
-        visible={data.timerMessage.visible || false}
-        changeHandler={(newValue) => setMessage.presenterText(newValue)}
-        actionHandler={() => setMessage.presenterVisible(!data.timerMessage.visible)}
+        text={message.timer.text || ''}
+        visible={message.timer.visible || false}
+        changeHandler={(newValue) => setMessage.timerText(newValue)}
+        actionHandler={() => setMessage.timerVisible(!message.timer.visible)}
       />
       <div className={style.buttonSection}>
         <Button
           size='sm'
-          className={`${data.timerMessage.timerBlink ? style.blink : ''}`}
-          variant={data.timerMessage.timerBlink ? 'ontime-filled' : 'ontime-subtle'}
-          leftIcon={data.timerMessage.timerBlink ? <IoSunny size='1rem' /> : <IoSunnyOutline size='1rem' />}
-          onClick={() => setMessage.timerBlink(!data.timerMessage.timerBlink)}
+          className={`${blink ? style.blink : ''}`}
+          variant={blink ? 'ontime-filled' : 'ontime-subtle'}
+          leftIcon={blink ? <IoSunny size='1rem' /> : <IoSunnyOutline size='1rem' />}
+          onClick={() => setMessage.timerBlink(!blink)}
           data-testid='toggle timer blink'
         >
           Blink message
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ export default function MessageControl() {
         <Button
           size='sm'
           className={style.blackoutButton}
-          variant={data.timerMessage.timerBlackout ? 'ontime-filled' : 'ontime-subtle'}
-          leftIcon={data.timerMessage.timerBlackout ? <IoEye size='1rem' /> : <IoEyeOffOutline size='1rem' />}
-          onClick={() => setMessage.timerBlackout(!data.timerMessage.timerBlackout)}
+          variant={blackout ? 'ontime-filled' : 'ontime-subtle'}
+          leftIcon={blackout ? <IoEye size='1rem' /> : <IoEyeOffOutline size='1rem' />}
+          onClick={() => setMessage.timerBlackout(!blackout)}
           data-testid='toggle timer blackout'
         >
           Blackout screen
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ export default function MessageControl() {
         label='External Message'
         placeholder='-'
         readonly
-        text={data.externalMessage.text || ''}
-        visible={data.externalMessage.visible || false}
+        text={message.external.text || ''}
+        visible={message.external.visible || false}
         changeHandler={() => undefined}
         actionHandler={() => undefined}
       />
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/ViewWrapper.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/ViewWrapper.tsx
index 636c08250..be4659ed8 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/ViewWrapper.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/ViewWrapper.tsx
@@ -55,20 +55,8 @@ const withData = <P extends WithDataProps>(Component: ComponentType<P>) => {
     }, [rundownData]);
 
     // websocket data
-    const {
-      timer,
-      publicMessage,
-      timerMessage,
-      lowerMessage,
-      externalMessage,
-      playback,
-      onAir,
-      eventNext,
-      publicEventNext,
-      publicEventNow,
-      eventNow,
-      loaded,
-    } = useStore(runtime);
+    const { timer, message, playback, onAir, eventNext, publicEventNext, publicEventNow, eventNow, loaded } =
+      useStore(runtime);
     const publicSelectedId = loaded.selectedPublicEventId;
     const selectedId = loaded.selectedEventId;
     const nextId = loaded.nextEventId;
@@ -93,10 +81,10 @@ const withData = <P extends WithDataProps>(Component: ComponentType<P>) => {
       <Component
         {...props}
         isMirrored={isMirrored}
-        pres={timerMessage}
-        publ={publicMessage}
-        lower={lowerMessage}
-        external={externalMessage}
+        pres={message.timer}
+        publ={message.public}
+        lower={message.lower}
+        external={message.external}
         eventNow={eventNow}
         publicEventNow={publicEventNow}
         eventNext={eventNext}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/minimal-timer/MinimalTimer.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/minimal-timer/MinimalTimer.tsx
index f01d9cc3b..9ba2e2bb7 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/minimal-timer/MinimalTimer.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/minimal-timer/MinimalTimer.tsx
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ export default function MinimalTimer(props: MinimalTimerProps) {
   const showProgress = time.playback !== Playback.Stop;
   const showWarning = (time.current ?? 1) < (time.timeWarning ?? 0);
   const showDanger = (time.current ?? 1) < (time.timeDanger ?? 0);
-  const showBlinking = pres.timerBlink;
-  const showBlackout = pres.timerBlackout;
+  const showBlinking = pres.blink;
+  const showBlackout = pres.blackout;
 
   const timerColor = userOptions.textColour
     ? userOptions.textColour
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/timer/Timer.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/timer/Timer.tsx
index c59906a47..31b16b191 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/timer/Timer.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/timer/Timer.tsx
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ export default function Timer(props: TimerProps) {
   const showFinished = finished && (time.timerType !== TimerType.Clock || showEndMessage);
   const showWarning = (time.current ?? 1) < (eventNow?.timeWarning ?? 0);
   const showDanger = (time.current ?? 1) < (eventNow?.timeDanger ?? 0);
-  const showBlinking = pres.timerBlink;
-  const showBlackout = pres.timerBlackout;
+  const showBlinking = pres.blink;
+  const showBlackout = pres.blackout;
   const showClock = time.timerType !== TimerType.Clock;
   const showExternal = external.visible && external.text;
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/adapters/OscAdapter.ts b/apps/server/src/adapters/OscAdapter.ts
index 92c9d4b54..b58c9226c 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/adapters/OscAdapter.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/adapters/OscAdapter.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Server } from 'node-osc';
 import { IAdapter } from './IAdapter.js';
 import { dispatchFromAdapter, type ChangeOptions } from '../controllers/integrationController.js';
 import { logger } from '../classes/Logger.js';
+import { objectFromPath } from './utils/parse.js';
 
 export class OscServer implements IAdapter {
   private readonly osc: Server;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export class OscServer implements IAdapter {
       // message should look like /ontime/{path}/{params?} {args} where
       // ontime: fixed message for app
       // path: command to be called
+      // params: used to create a nested object to patch with
       // args: extra data, only used on some API entries (delay, goto)
 
       // split message
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ export class OscServer implements IAdapter {
 
       let transformedPayload: unknown = args;
       // we need to transform the params for the change endpoint
-      // OSC: ontime/change/{eventID}/{propertyName} value
+      // OSC: /ontime/change/{eventID}/{propertyName} value
       if (path === 'change') {
         if (params.length < 2) {
           logger.error(LogOrigin.Rx, 'OSC IN: No params provided for change');
@@ -59,10 +61,11 @@ export class OscServer implements IAdapter {
           property,
           value,
         } satisfies ChangeOptions;
+      } else if (params.length) {
+        transformedPayload = objectFromPath(params, args);
       }
 
       try {
-        // we dont reply on OSC
         dispatchFromAdapter(
           path,
           {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/adapters/utils/__test__/parse.test.ts b/apps/server/src/adapters/utils/__test__/parse.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48990c595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/adapters/utils/__test__/parse.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { objectFromPath } from '../parse.js';
+
+describe('objectFromPath()', () => {
+  it('start index', () => {
+    const arr = ['index'];
+    const value = 1;
+    const objExpected = { index: 1 };
+
+    const obj = objectFromPath(arr, value);
+    expect(obj).toStrictEqual(objExpected);
+  });
+  it('set timer message text', () => {
+    const arr = ['timer', 'text'];
+    const value = 'hello';
+    const objExpected = { timer: { text: value } };
+
+    const obj = objectFromPath(arr, value);
+    expect(obj).toStrictEqual(objExpected);
+  });
+  it('set timer message text and visible', () => {
+    const arr = ['timer'];
+    const value = { text: 'hello', visible: true };
+    const objExpected = { timer: value };
+
+    const obj = objectFromPath(arr, value);
+    expect(obj).toStrictEqual(objExpected);
+  });
+
+  it('nests object with undefined value', () => {
+    const arr = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
+    const objExpected = { a: { b: { c: { d: undefined } } } };
+
+    const obj = objectFromPath(arr);
+    expect(obj).toStrictEqual(objExpected);
+  });
+  it('empty array creates undefinde object', () => {
+    const arr = [];
+    const value = '1234567890';
+    const objExpected = null;
+
+    const obj = objectFromPath(arr, value);
+    expect(obj).toStrictEqual(objExpected);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/src/adapters/utils/parse.ts b/apps/server/src/adapters/utils/parse.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c52f334f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/adapters/utils/parse.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * @description Creates a nested object with keys from an array and assigns the `value` to the last key
+ * @param {array} path - array to be nested
+ * @param {string} value - value to assign
+ * @returns {object | null} nested object or null if no object was created
+ */
+export const objectFromPath = (path: string[], value?: unknown): object | null => {
+  const obj = path.reduceRight((result, key) => ({ [key]: result }), value);
+  if (typeof obj === 'object') return obj;
+  return null;
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index 862d9baa7..fbdafb977 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -174,10 +174,7 @@ export const startServer = async () => {
    * - Runtime Service    publicEventNext
    */
   eventStore.init({
-    timerMessage: messageService.timerMessage,
-    publicMessage: messageService.publicMessage,
-    lowerMessage: messageService.lowerMessage,
-    externalMessage: messageService.externalMessage,
+    message: messageService,
     onAir: state.playback !== Playback.Stop,
     timer: state.timer,
     playback: state.playback,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/controllers/integrationController.ts b/apps/server/src/controllers/integrationController.ts
index 84a7e53ed..2a9a1236d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/controllers/integrationController.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/controllers/integrationController.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+import { DeepPartial, MessageState } from 'ontime-types';
+
 // skipcq: JS-C1003 - we like the API
 import * as assert from '../utils/assert.js';
 import { ONTIME_VERSION } from '../ONTIME_VERSION.js';
 
-import { isPartialTimerMessage, messageService } from '../services/message-service/MessageService.js';
+import { messageService } from '../services/message-service/MessageService.js';
 import { runtimeService } from '../services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.js';
 import { eventStore } from '../stores/EventStore.js';
 import { parse, updateEvent } from './integrationController.config.js';
+import { validateMessage, validateTimerMessage } from '../services/message-service/messageUtils.js';
 
 export type ChangeOptions = {
   eventId: string;
@@ -32,11 +35,10 @@ export function dispatchFromAdapter(
 
 type ActionHandler = (payload: unknown) => { payload: unknown };
 
-// TODO: add data to missing returns once available
 const actionHandlers: Record<string, ActionHandler> = {
   /* General */
-  'test-ontime': () => ({ payload: `Hello from Ontime version ${ONTIME_VERSION}` }),
-  'ontime-poll': () => ({
+  version: () => ({ payload: ONTIME_VERSION }),
+  poll: () => ({
     payload: eventStore.poll(),
   }),
   change: (payload) => {
@@ -48,123 +50,56 @@ const actionHandlers: Record<string, ActionHandler> = {
     return { payload: updatedEvent };
   },
   /* Message Service */
-  'set-timer-message': (payload) => {
-    if (!isPartialTimerMessage(payload)) {
-      throw new Error('Payload is not a valid timer message');
-    }
-    const newState = messageService.setTimerMessage(payload);
-    return { payload: newState.timerMessage };
-  },
-  'set-timer-blink': (payload) => {
-    assert.isDefined(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setTimerBlink(Boolean(payload));
-    return { payload: newState.timerMessage };
-  },
-  'set-timer-blackout': (payload) => {
-    assert.isDefined(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setTimerBlackout(Boolean(payload));
-    return { payload: newState.timerMessage };
-  },
-  'set-timer-message-text': (payload) => {
-    assert.isString(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setTimerText(payload);
-    return { payload: newState.timerMessage };
-  },
-  'set-timer-message-visible': (payload) => {
-    assert.isDefined(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setTimerVisibility(Boolean(payload));
-    return { payload: newState.timerMessage };
-  },
-  'set-public-message-text': (payload) => {
-    assert.isString(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setPublicText(payload);
-    return { payload: newState.publicMessage };
-  },
-  'set-public-message-visible': (payload) => {
-    assert.isDefined(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setPublicVisibility(Boolean(payload));
-    return { payload: newState.publicMessage };
-  },
-  'set-lower-message-text': (payload) => {
-    assert.isString(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setLowerText(payload);
-    return { payload: newState.lowerMessage };
-  },
-  'set-lower-message-visible': (payload) => {
-    assert.isDefined(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setLowerVisibility(Boolean(payload));
-    return { payload: newState.lowerMessage };
-  },
-  'set-external-message-text': (payload) => {
-    assert.isString(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setExternalText(payload);
-    return { payload: newState.externalMessage };
-  },
-  'set-external-message-visible': (payload) => {
-    assert.isDefined(payload);
-    const newState = messageService.setExternalVisibility(Boolean(payload));
-    return { payload: newState.externalMessage };
+  message: (payload) => {
+    assert.isObject(payload);
+
+    const patch: DeepPartial<MessageState> = {
+      timer: 'timer' in payload ? validateTimerMessage(payload.timer) : undefined,
+      public: 'public' in payload ? validateMessage(payload.public) : undefined,
+      lower: 'lower' in payload ? validateMessage(payload.lower) : undefined,
+      external: 'external' in payload ? validateMessage(payload.external) : undefined,
+    };
+
+    const newMessage = messageService.patch(patch);
+    return { payload: newMessage };
   },
   /* Playback */
   start: (payload) => {
     if (payload && typeof payload === 'object') {
+      if ('next' in payload) {
+        runtimeService.startNext();
+        return { payload: 'start' };
+      }
       if ('index' in payload) {
-        const reply = actionHandlers.startindex(payload.index);
-        return reply;
+        const eventIndex = numberOrError(payload.index);
+        if (eventIndex <= 0) {
+          throw new Error(`Event index out of range ${eventIndex}`);
+        }
+        // Indexes in frontend are 1 based
+        const success = runtimeService.startByIndex(eventIndex - 1);
+        if (!success) {
+          throw new Error(`Event index not recognised or out of range ${eventIndex}`);
+        }
+        return { payload: 'success' };
       }
       if ('id' in payload) {
-        const reply = actionHandlers.startid(payload.id);
-        return reply;
+        assert.isString(payload);
+        runtimeService.startById(payload);
+        return { payload: 'success' };
       }
       if ('cue' in payload) {
-        const reply = actionHandlers.startcue(payload.cue);
-        return reply;
+        assert.isString(payload);
+        runtimeService.startByCue(payload);
+        return { payload: 'success' };
       }
     }
-
     runtimeService.start();
-
     return { payload: 'start' };
   },
-  'start-next': () => {
-    runtimeService.startNext();
-    return { payload: 'start' };
-  },
-  startindex: (payload) => {
-    const eventIndex = numberOrError(payload);
-    if (eventIndex <= 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Event index out of range ${eventIndex}`);
-    }
-
-    // Indexes in frontend are 1 based
-    const success = runtimeService.startByIndex(eventIndex - 1);
-    if (!success) {
-      throw new Error(`Event index not recognised or out of range ${eventIndex}`);
-    }
-    return { payload: 'success' };
-  },
-  startid: (payload) => {
-    assert.isString(payload);
-    runtimeService.startById(payload);
-    return { payload: 'success' };
-  },
-  startcue: (payload) => {
-    assert.isString(payload);
-    runtimeService.startByCue(payload);
-    return { payload: 'success' };
-  },
   pause: () => {
     runtimeService.pause();
     return { payload: 'success' };
   },
-  previous: () => {
-    runtimeService.loadPrevious();
-    return { payload: 'success' };
-  },
-  next: () => {
-    runtimeService.loadNext();
-    return { payload: 'success' };
-  },
   stop: () => {
     runtimeService.stop();
     return { payload: 'success' };
@@ -177,24 +112,37 @@ const actionHandlers: Record<string, ActionHandler> = {
     runtimeService.roll();
     return { payload: 'success' };
   },
-  loadindex: (payload) => {
-    const eventIndex = numberOrError(payload);
-    if (eventIndex <= 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Event index out of range ${eventIndex}`);
+  load: (payload) => {
+    if (payload && typeof payload === 'object') {
+      if ('index' in payload) {
+        const eventIndex = numberOrError(payload.index);
+        if (eventIndex <= 0) {
+          throw new Error(`Event index out of range ${eventIndex}`);
+        }
+        // Indexes in frontend are 1 based
+        runtimeService.loadByIndex(eventIndex - 1);
+        return { payload: 'success' };
+      }
+      if ('id' in payload) {
+        assert.isDefined(payload.id);
+        runtimeService.loadById(payload.id.toString().toLowerCase());
+        return { payload: 'success' };
+      }
+      if ('cue' in payload) {
+        assert.isString(payload.cue);
+        runtimeService.loadByCue(payload.cue);
+        return { payload: 'success' };
+      }
+      if ('next' in payload) {
+        runtimeService.loadNext();
+        return { payload: 'success' };
+      }
+      if ('previous' in payload) {
+        runtimeService.loadPrevious();
+        return { payload: 'success' };
+      }
     }
-    // Indexes in frontend are 1 based
-    runtimeService.loadByIndex(eventIndex - 1);
-    return { payload: 'success' };
-  },
-  loadid: (payload) => {
-    assert.isDefined(payload);
-    runtimeService.loadById(payload.toString().toLowerCase());
-    return { payload: 'success' };
-  },
-  loadcue: (payload) => {
-    assert.isString(payload);
-    runtimeService.loadByCue(payload);
-    return { payload: 'success' };
+    throw new Error('No load method provided');
   },
   addtime: (payload) => {
     const time = numberOrError(payload);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/apiRouter.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/apiRouter.ts
index fd7f7c281..2b08a819c 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/apiRouter.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/apiRouter.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import express from 'express';
 import { dispatchFromAdapter } from '../controllers/integrationController.js';
 import { logger } from '../classes/Logger.js';
 import { LogOrigin } from 'ontime-types';
+import { objectFromPath } from '../adapters/utils/parse.js';
 
 export const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -14,8 +15,15 @@ router.get('/', (_req, res) => {
 
 // any GET request in /api is sent to the integration controller
 router.get('/*', (req, res) => {
-  const action = req.path.substring(1);
-  const params = { payload: req.query };
+  let action = req.path.substring(1);
+  const actionArray = action.split('/');
+
+  const params = { payload: req.query as object };
+
+  if (actionArray.length > 1) {
+    action = actionArray.shift();
+    params.payload = objectFromPath(actionArray, params.payload);
+  }
 
   try {
     const reply = dispatchFromAdapter(action, params, 'http');
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/message-service/MessageService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/MessageService.ts
index f590c08db..f114058e6 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/message-service/MessageService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/MessageService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Message, TimerMessage } from 'ontime-types';
+import { DeepPartial, Message, TimerMessage, MessageState } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { throttle } from '../../utils/throttle.js';
 
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import type { PublishFn } from '../../stores/EventStore.js';
 let instance;
 
 class MessageService {
-  timerMessage: TimerMessage;
-  publicMessage: Message;
-  lowerMessage: Message;
-  externalMessage: Message;
+  timer: TimerMessage;
+  public: Message;
+  lower: Message;
+  external: Message;
 
   private throttledSet: PublishFn;
   private publish: PublishFn | null;
@@ -23,31 +23,35 @@ class MessageService {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-this-alias -- this logic is used to ensure singleton
     instance = this;
 
-    this.timerMessage = {
-      text: '',
-      visible: false,
-      timerBlink: false,
-      timerBlackout: false,
-    };
-
-    this.publicMessage = {
-      text: '',
-      visible: false,
-    };
-
-    this.lowerMessage = {
-      text: '',
-      visible: false,
-    };
-
-    this.externalMessage = {
-      text: '',
-      visible: false,
-    };
-
     this.throttledSet = () => {
       throw new Error('Published called before initialisation');
     };
+
+    this.clear();
+  }
+
+  clear() {
+    this.timer = {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+      blink: false,
+      blackout: false,
+    };
+
+    this.public = {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+    };
+
+    this.lower = {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+    };
+
+    this.external = {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+    };
   }
 
   init(publish: PublishFn) {
@@ -55,144 +59,26 @@ class MessageService {
     this.throttledSet = throttle((key, value) => this.publish(key, value), 100);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @description sets message on stage timer screen
-   */
-  setExternalText(payload: string) {
-    if (this.externalMessage.text !== payload) {
-      this.externalMessage.text = payload;
-      this.throttledSet('externalMessage', this.externalMessage);
-    }
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description sets message visibility on stage timer screen
-   */
-  setExternalVisibility(status: boolean) {
-    this.externalMessage.visible = status;
-    this.throttledSet('externalMessage', this.externalMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description patches the TimerMessage object
-   */
-  setTimerMessage(payload: Partial<TimerMessage>) {
-    this.timerMessage = { ...this.timerMessage, ...payload };
-    this.throttledSet('timerMessage', this.timerMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description sets message on stage timer screen
-   */
-  setTimerText(payload: string) {
-    this.timerMessage.text = payload;
-    this.throttledSet('timerMessage', this.timerMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description sets message visibility on stage timer screen
-   */
-  setTimerVisibility(status: boolean) {
-    this.timerMessage.visible = status;
-    this.throttledSet('timerMessage', this.timerMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description sets message on public screen
-   */
-  setPublicText(payload: string) {
-    this.publicMessage.text = payload;
-    this.throttledSet('publicMessage', this.publicMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description sets message visibility on public screen
-   */
-  setPublicVisibility(status: boolean) {
-    this.publicMessage.visible = status;
-    this.throttledSet('publicMessage', this.publicMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description sets message on lower third screen
-   */
-  setLowerText(payload: string) {
-    this.lowerMessage.text = payload;
-    this.throttledSet('lowerMessage', this.lowerMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description sets message visibility on lower third screen
-   */
-  setLowerVisibility(status: boolean) {
-    this.lowerMessage.visible = status;
-    this.throttledSet('lowerMessage', this.lowerMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description set state of timer blink, toggles if parameters are offered
-   */
-
-  setTimerBlink(status?: boolean) {
-    if (typeof status === 'undefined') {
-      this.timerMessage.timerBlink = !this.timerMessage.timerBlink;
-    } else {
-      this.timerMessage.timerBlink = status;
-    }
-    this.throttledSet('timerMessage', this.timerMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description set state of timer blackout, toggles if parameters are offered
-   */
-
-  setTimerBlackout(status?: boolean) {
-    if (typeof status === 'undefined') {
-      this.timerMessage.timerBlackout = !this.timerMessage.timerBlackout;
-    } else {
-      this.timerMessage.timerBlackout = status;
-    }
-    this.throttledSet('timerMessage', this.timerMessage);
-    return this.getAll();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @description Returns feature data
-   */
-  getAll() {
+  getState(): MessageState {
     return {
-      timerMessage: this.timerMessage,
-      publicMessage: this.publicMessage,
-      lowerMessage: this.lowerMessage,
-      externalMessage: this.externalMessage,
+      timer: this.timer,
+      public: this.public,
+      lower: this.lower,
+      external: this.external,
     };
   }
+
+  patch(message: DeepPartial<MessageState>) {
+    if (message.timer) this.timer = { ...this.timer, ...message.timer };
+    if (message.public) this.public = { ...this.public, ...message.public };
+    if (message.lower) this.lower = { ...this.lower, ...message.lower };
+    if (message.external) this.external = { ...this.external, ...message.external };
+
+    const newState = this.getState();
+
+    this.throttledSet('message', newState);
+    return newState;
+  }
 }
 
 export const messageService = new MessageService();
-
-/**
- * Asserts whether an object is a valid TimerMessage patch
- * @param obj - object to evaluate
- * @returns boolean
- */
-export function isPartialTimerMessage(obj: any): obj is Partial<TimerMessage> {
-  return (
-    obj &&
-    typeof obj === 'object' &&
-    (typeof obj.text === 'string' || obj.text === undefined) &&
-    (typeof obj.visible === 'boolean' || obj.visible === undefined) &&
-    (typeof obj.timerBlink === 'boolean' || obj.timerBlink === undefined) &&
-    (typeof obj.timerBlackout === 'boolean' || obj.timerBlackout === undefined)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/message-service/__tests__/MessageService.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/__tests__/MessageService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4faff0a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/__tests__/MessageService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { messageService } from '../MessageService.js';
+
+describe('MessageService', () => {
+  const publishFunction = () => {};
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    messageService.init(publishFunction);
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    messageService.clear();
+  });
+
+  it('should patch the message state', () => {
+    const message = {
+      timer: { text: 'new text', visible: true },
+      public: { text: 'public text', visible: false },
+      lower: { text: 'lower text' },
+      external: { visible: true },
+    };
+
+    const newState = messageService.patch(message);
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual({
+      timer: { text: 'new text', visible: true, blackout: false, blink: false },
+      public: { text: 'public text', visible: false },
+      lower: {
+        text: 'lower text',
+        visible: false,
+      },
+      external: {
+        text: '',
+        visible: true,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should not affect other properties when patching', () => {
+    const initialMessage = {
+      timer: { text: 'initial text', visible: true },
+      public: { text: 'public text', visible: false },
+    };
+
+    const newState = messageService.patch(initialMessage);
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual({
+      timer: { text: 'initial text', visible: true, blackout: false, blink: false },
+      public: { text: 'public text', visible: false },
+      lower: {
+        text: '',
+        visible: false,
+      },
+      external: {
+        text: '',
+        visible: false,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/message-service/__tests__/messageUtils.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/__tests__/messageUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efe40d688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/__tests__/messageUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { validateMessage, validateTimerMessage } from '../messageUtils.js';
+
+describe('validateMessage()', () => {
+  it('returns a valid Message object', () => {
+    const payload = {
+      text: '12312',
+      visible: 'true',
+    };
+    const expected = {
+      text: '12312',
+      visible: true,
+    };
+
+    expect(validateMessage(payload)).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+  it('skips keys not given', () => {
+    const payload = {
+      visible: 'true',
+    };
+    const expected = {
+      visible: true,
+    };
+
+    expect(validateMessage(payload)).toStrictEqual(expected);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('validateTimerMessage()', () => {
+  it('returns a valid Timer Message object', () => {
+    const payload = {
+      text: '12312',
+      visible: 'true',
+      blink: 'true',
+      blackout: 'true',
+    };
+    const expected = {
+      text: '12312',
+      visible: true,
+      blink: true,
+      blackout: true,
+    };
+
+    expect(validateTimerMessage(payload)).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+  it('skips keys not given', () => {
+    const payload = {
+      visible: 'true',
+    };
+    const expected = {
+      visible: true,
+    };
+
+    expect(validateTimerMessage(payload)).toStrictEqual(expected);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/message-service/messageUtils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/messageUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c2f12601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/message-service/messageUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Message, TimerMessage } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import * as assert from '../../utils/assert.js';
+import { coerceBoolean, coerceString } from '../../utils/coerceType.js';
+
+/**
+ * Creates a valid Message object from a payload
+ * @throws if the payload is not an object
+ */
+export function validateMessage(message: unknown): Partial<Message> {
+  assert.isObject(message);
+
+  const result: Partial<Message> = {};
+  if ('text' in message) result.text = coerceString(message.text);
+  if ('visible' in message) result.visible = coerceBoolean(message.visible);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a valid Timer Message object from a payload
+ * @throws if the payload is not an object
+ */
+export function validateTimerMessage(message: unknown): Partial<TimerMessage> {
+  assert.isObject(message);
+
+  const result: Partial<TimerMessage> = {};
+
+  if ('text' in message) result.text = coerceString(message.text);
+  if ('visible' in message) result.visible = coerceBoolean(message.visible);
+  if ('blink' in message) result.blink = coerceBoolean(message.blink);
+  if ('blackout' in message) result.blackout = coerceBoolean(message.blackout);
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/arrayUtils.tests.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/arrayUtils.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/arrayUtils.tests.ts
rename to apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/arrayUtils.test.ts
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/assert.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/assert.ts
index 0381c0e6e..2dedcbc82 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/utils/assert.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/assert.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ export function isNumber(value: unknown): asserts value is number {
     throw new Error(`Unexpected payload type: ${value}`);
   }
 }
+
+export function isObject(value: unknown): asserts value is object {
+  if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null || Array.isArray(value)) {
+    throw new Error(`Unexpected payload type: ${value}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/MessageControl.type.ts b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/MessageControl.type.ts
index a08537b29..23b6caa4a 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/MessageControl.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/MessageControl.type.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ export type Message = {
 };
 
 export type TimerMessage = Message & {
-  timerBlink: boolean;
-  timerBlackout: boolean;
+  blink: boolean;
+  blackout: boolean;
+};
+
+export type MessageState = {
+  timer: TimerMessage;
+  public: Message;
+  lower: Message;
+  external: Message;
 };
diff --git a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts
index 12be4a8d4..8756ddd8f 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Playback } from './Playback.type.js';
-import { Message, TimerMessage } from './MessageControl.type.js';
+import { MessageState } from './MessageControl.type.js';
 import { TimerState } from './TimerState.type.js';
 import { Runtime } from './Runtime.type.js';
 import { OntimeEvent } from '../core/OntimeEvent.type.js';
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ export type RuntimeStore = {
   playback: Playback;
 
   // messages service
-  timerMessage: TimerMessage;
-  publicMessage: Message;
-  lowerMessage: Message;
-  externalMessage: Message;
+  message: MessageState;
   onAir: boolean;
 
   // event loader
diff --git a/packages/types/src/index.ts b/packages/types/src/index.ts
index 118c67f7f..6f0bcfded 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/index.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export type { GetRundownCached } from './api/rundown-controller/BackendResponse.
 export { type Log, LogLevel, type LogMessage, LogOrigin } from './definitions/runtime/Logger.type.js';
 export { Playback } from './definitions/runtime/Playback.type.js';
 export { TimerLifeCycle } from './definitions/core/TimerLifecycle.type.js';
-export type { Message, TimerMessage } from './definitions/runtime/MessageControl.type.js';
+export type { Message, TimerMessage, MessageState } from './definitions/runtime/MessageControl.type.js';
 
 export type { Runtime } from './definitions/runtime/Runtime.type.js';
 export type { RuntimeStore } from './definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.js';
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ export type { TimerState } from './definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.js';
 
 // TYPE UTILITIES
 export { isOntimeBlock, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeEvent, isKeyOfType } from './utils/guards.js';
-export type { MaybeNumber } from './utils/utils.type.js';
+export type { MaybeNumber, DeepPartial } from './utils/utils.type.js';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/utils/utils.type.ts b/packages/types/src/utils/utils.type.ts
index 1a22c2055..c67ec8c2d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/utils/utils.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/utils/utils.type.ts
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 export type MaybeNumber = number | null;
+
+export type DeepPartial<T> = {
+  [P in keyof T]?: T[P] extends object ? DeepPartial<T[P]> : T[P];
+};