---
title: "Save Single Answer"
method: POST
path: "/api/assessments/{assessment_id}/answer"
tags: ["assessments"]
---

# Save Single Answer

`POST /api/assessments/{assessment_id}/answer`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.sambodh-ias.in` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.sambodh-ias.in/api/assessments/{assessment_id}/answer`
- Auth: none declared

Persist a single answer immediately (auto-save).

Prevents data loss when a user closes the tab before pressing Submit.
Idempotent — (assessment_id, question_id) is unique; subsequent calls
upsert the stored answer.

## Path parameters

- `assessment_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `authorization` string, nullable

## Request body

- SaveAnswerRequest
  - `question_id` string, required
  - `answer` string, required
  - `image_ids` string[], nullable
  - `time_taken_ms` integer, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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