> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ropes.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update Problem > Update settings on an existing technical assessment. Only the fields present in the request body are changed; omitted fields keep their current value. Video screens, archived problems, and problems shared from the Ropes Test Bank cannot be updated, and a problem must be in the Ready status. Changes apply to assessments issued from this point on — assessments already issued keep the settings they were created with. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.ropes.ai/api/docs/openapi.json patch /api/public/problems/{problemId} openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: Ropes Public API version: 1.0.0 description: >- Public API for Ropes. Authenticate using your API key in the x-api-key header. servers: - url: https://api.ropes.ai description: Production server - url: http://localhost:3001 description: Local development server security: [] paths: /api/public/problems/{problemId}: patch: tags: - Problems summary: Update Problem description: >- Update settings on an existing technical assessment. Only the fields present in the request body are changed; omitted fields keep their current value. Video screens, archived problems, and problems shared from the Ropes Test Bank cannot be updated, and a problem must be in the Ready status. Changes apply to assessments issued from this point on — assessments already issued keep the settings they were created with. parameters: - schema: type: string description: The unique identifier of the problem required: true description: The unique identifier of the problem name: problemId in: path requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: problemTitle: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 255 description: New problem title. desiredTime: type: integer minimum: 30 maximum: 60 description: >- New assessment duration in minutes. Must be between 30 and 60. Assessments already issued keep the duration they were created with. externalResourceMode: type: string enum: - CLOSED - OPEN - AI_ASSISTED description: >- New external-resource policy. Only CLOSED and AI_ASSISTED can be set here, and switching modes rewrites the problem's scoring rubric for the target mode. Problems currently in OPEN mode cannot be converted through the API. includeAiUsageScoring: type: boolean description: >- Adds an AI-usage scoring category when converting to AI_ASSISTED. Only valid alongside externalResourceMode "AI_ASSISTED". expirationDays: type: integer nullable: true minimum: 1 maximum: 365 description: >- Days an issued assessment link stays valid. Send null to clear the problem override and fall back to the organization's default. additionalProperties: false responses: '200': description: Successfully updated the problem content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailsResponse' '400': description: >- Bad request - no updatable fields were provided, a value was invalid, or the requested assessment mode cannot be set through the API. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' '401': description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' '403': description: Forbidden - the organization is disabled. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' '404': description: Problem not found content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' '409': description: >- Conflict - the problem is archived, or it is still being created or edited. Retry once its status is Ready. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' '422': description: >- Unprocessable Entity - video screening problems cannot be updated through this endpoint. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' '429': description: >- Rate limit exceeded - contact support@ropes.ai for further assistance. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' '500': description: Server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse' security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] components: schemas: ProblemDetailsResponse: type: object properties: problem: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails' required: - problem ProblemErrorResponse: type: object properties: error: type: string description: Error message required: - error ProblemDetails: type: object properties: id: type: string description: Unique identifier for the problem name: type: string description: Display name/title of the problem status: type: string enum: - Ready - Creating - Editing description: Current status of the problem type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemType' duration: type: number nullable: true description: >- Problem duration in minutes. For video screens, this is the sum of question durations. candidateSummary: type: string nullable: true description: Summary shown to candidates. Always null for video screens. problemSummary: type: string nullable: true description: Internal summary of the problem. Always null for video screens. scoringCategories: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemScoringCategory' description: >- Scoring categories with weights and rubrics. Empty for video screens. externalResourceMode: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemExternalResourceMode' integrationSource: type: string description: Integration source for the problem externalId: type: string description: External ID from the ATS integration testMode: type: boolean description: >- True if this is a non-production problem created for API integration testing. isFromRopesTestBank: type: boolean description: True if this problem is from the shared Ropes Test Bank. required: - id - name - status - type - duration - candidateSummary - problemSummary - scoringCategories - externalResourceMode description: Detailed problem information ProblemType: type: string enum: - technical-assessment - video-screening description: Problem type discriminator ProblemScoringCategory: type: object properties: title: type: string description: Title of the scoring category weight: type: number description: Weight/percentage value configured for this scoring category rubric: type: string description: Rubric/prompt used when evaluating this category required: - title - weight - rubric ProblemExternalResourceMode: type: string nullable: true enum: - CLOSED - OPEN - AI_ASSISTED description: >- External-resource policy governing the assessment. Always null for video screens. securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: x-api-key ````