---
title: "Update Exam Instructions Route"
method: PUT
path: "/teacher-exams/{exam_id}/instructions"
tags: ["Teacher Exams"]
---

# Update Exam Instructions Route

`PUT /teacher-exams/{exam_id}/instructions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.excellence-ai.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.excellence-ai.com/teacher-exams/{exam_id}/instructions`
- Auth: OAuth 2 (password, token URL `api/login`)

Update the custom grading instructions for an exam.

## Path parameters

- `exam_id` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateInstructionsRequest
  - `custom_instructions` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

> 55 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-10-21** `1d6009058248`: 1 info
  - api operation id `update_exam_instructions_teacher_exams__exam_id__instructions_put` removed and replaced with `update_exam_instructions_route_teacher_exams__exam_id__instructions_put`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/excellence-ai/apis/excellence-learning/changes/teacher-exams/:exam_id/instructions/put.md)

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