---
title: "Override Exercise Rubric"
method: PUT
path: "/teacher/exercises/{exercise_id}/rubric"
tags: ["rubrics"]
---

# Override Exercise Rubric

`PUT /teacher/exercises/{exercise_id}/rubric`

Teacher override. Refuses with 403 while the `rubric_editor_enabled`
runtime flag is off (EXC-530).

## Path parameters

- `exercise_id` string, required

## Request body

- RubricOverrideRequest
  - `questions` PutRubricQuestion[], required
    - `question_text` string, required
    - `criteria` string[], required
    - `skill_savoir_faire_ids` string[], required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- RubricResponse — Minimal: drops `exercise_id` (lives in the URL) and `exercise_collection` / `created_at` (frontend doesn't read them today). `author` is flattened to a Literal to avoid leaking prompt ids / user ids.
  - `id` string, required
  - `questions` RubricQuestion[], required
    - `question_text` string, required
    - `skills` SkillRef[], required
      - `savoir_faire_id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `description` string, required
    - `criteria` string[], required
  - `author_type` 'ai' | 'human', required

## Other responses

- `400` — Malformed identifier
- `403` — Not authorized for this resource
- `404` — Resource not found
- `409` — Business rule violated
- `422` — Validation Error

---

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