---
title: "Update Question"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/interviews/{interview_id}/questions/{question_id}"
tags: ["interviews"]
---

# Update Question

`PATCH /v1/interviews/{interview_id}/questions/{question_id}`

## Path parameters

- `interview_id` string, uuid, required
- `question_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-API-Key` string, nullable

## Request body

- QuestionUpdate
  - `question_text` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- QuestionOut
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `question_set_id` string, uuid, required
  - `question_text` string, required
  - `is_required` boolean, required
  - `sort_order` integer, required
  - `question_type` 'open_ended' | 'single_choice' | 'multiple_choice' | 'likert_scale' | 'ranking' | 'statement' | 'range_slider' | 'matrix', required — Shape of an interview question — drives how the agent delivers and how answers get quantified.
  - `options` string[], required
  - `component_config` object, nullable
  - `follow_up_rule` 'auto' | 'none' | 'on_short_answers' | 'one_followup' | 'up_to_three' | 'no_followup_allowed', required — Per-question follow-up budget — controls how aggressively the agent probes.
  - `follow_up_guideline` string
  - `requires_screen_share` boolean
  - `screen_share_prompt` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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