---
title: "Update Knowledge Check Format"
method: PUT
path: "/teacher/courses/{course_id}/knowledge-check/format"
tags: ["Knowledge check on paper"]
---

# Update Knowledge Check Format

`PUT /teacher/courses/{course_id}/knowledge-check/format`

## 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/courses/{course_id}/knowledge-check/format`
- Auth: OAuth 2 (password, token URL `api/login`)

Choose whether the course's knowledge check is sat on paper or in the
app. Stored on the course assignment's knowledge-check settings.

## Path parameters

- `course_id` string, required

## Request body

- KnowledgeCheckFormatUpdate
  - `format` 'paper' | 'app', required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- KnowledgeCheckFormatResponse
  - `format` 'paper' | 'app', required

## Other responses

- `404`: Resource not found
- `409`: Business rule violated
- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

> 55 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-10-15** `7925dd21e4d0`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/excellence-ai/apis/excellence-learning/changes/teacher/courses/:course_id/knowledge-check/format/put.md)

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