---
title: "Update scorecard question answer"
method: PATCH
path: "/v3/scorecard_question_answers/{id}"
tags: ["Scorecard Question Answers"]
---

# Update scorecard question answer

`PATCH /v3/scorecard_question_answers/{id}`

Update an existing scorecard question answer in place. Only the response fields (`answer` for `text` questions, `boolean_value` for `yes_no` questions) can be changed; the `scorecard_id` / `scorecard_question_id` linkage is immutable and sending either is rejected as a disallowed property. Sending the wrong field for the question's `answer_type` returns a 422.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `answer` string, nullable — Updated free-text response for `text`-type questions. Send `null` or an empty string to clear the answer. Rejected with a 422 if the underlying question's `answer_type` is not `text`.
  - `boolean_value` boolean, nullable — Updated response for `yes_no`-type questions: `true` for yes, `false` for no, `null` to clear. Rejected with a 422 (`Cannot update boolean value for non-boolean question.`) if the underlying question's `answer_type` is not `yes_no`.

## Response `200`

Successful

- object
  - `id` integer
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `scorecard_id` integer — Id of the scorecard this answer belongs to. Every answer is tied to exactly one scorecard, which in turn belongs to a single interviewer's submission on one application.
  - `scorecard_question_id` integer — Id of the `scorecard_question` this answer responds to. The question's `answer_type` (`text`, `yes_no`, `single_select`, `multi_select`) determines which field on the answer is populated: `text` uses `answer`, `yes_no` uses `boolean_value`, and `single_select`/`multi_select` use the `scorecard_question_answer_options` sub-resource.
  - `answer` string, nullable — Free-text response for `text`-type scorecard questions. Plain text — HTML formatting and `@`-mention markup are stripped. `null` (or empty string) when the question is `yes_no`, `single_select`, or `multi_select`, or when the interviewer declined to answer.
  - `answer_with_tags` string, nullable — HTML-formatted version of `answer`, preserving rich-text formatting (bold, italic, etc.) and `@`-mentions as embedded user tags (e.g. `@[User Name](user:123)`). `null` when there is no formatting or markup to preserve (i.e. when the stored value would be identical to `answer`), and under the same conditions as `answer`.
  - `boolean_value` boolean, nullable — Response for `yes_no`-type scorecard questions: `true` for yes, `false` for no, `null` when the question is not `yes_no` or when the interviewer left it blank. Ignored on writes for any question whose `answer_type` is not `yes_no`.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `422` — Unprocessable Content

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