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POST
/
course
/
update
Update course
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/course/update \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-access'\''courser-auth-token: <x-access'\''courser-auth-token>' \
  --data '
{
  "courseID": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "placeholder": "<string>",
  "color": "<string>",
  "instructions": "<string>",
  "openAIKey": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "_id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "instructions": "<string>",
  "color": "<string>",
  "placeholder": "<string>",
  "backgroundImg": "<string>",
  "openAIAssistantID": "<string>",
  "openAIFiles": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "transcriptions": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "sourceFiles": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "openAIKey": "<string>"
}
Updates one or more settings for an existing course. All body fields except courseID are optional — only the fields you include will be updated. Authentication is required.
If you are uploading a background image, send the request as multipart/form-data. If you are only updating text fields, you can send the request as application/json.

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Request headers

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x-access'courser-auth-token
string
required
Your JWT authentication token.

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Request body

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courseID
string
required
The ID of the course to update.
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name
string
New display name for the course.
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placeholder
string
New input hint text shown in the chatbot’s message field.
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color
string
New accent color for the chatbot UI as a hex string, e.g. "#3b82f6".
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instructions
string
Custom AI system prompt that replaces the default assistant instructions.
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openAIKey
string
A custom OpenAI API key to use for this course instead of the platform default.
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image
file
A background image for the chatbot. Must be sent as multipart/form-data. The image is uploaded to Cloudinary and the resulting URL is stored in backgroundImg.

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Response

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200 — Success

Returns the full updated course object.
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_id
string
Unique identifier for the course.
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name
string
The course display name.
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instructions
string
The AI system prompt used by the course chatbot.
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color
string
The chatbot accent color as a hex string.
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placeholder
string
The input field hint text shown in the chatbot UI.
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backgroundImg
string
URL of the chatbot background image. Updated to a new Cloudinary URL if an image was uploaded.
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openAIAssistantID
string
The OpenAI assistant ID for this course.
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openAIFiles
string[]
IDs of files uploaded to OpenAI for retrieval.
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transcriptions
string[]
Array of Transcription document IDs for the course’s processed videos.
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sourceFiles
string[]
Array of Source document IDs (MongoDB ObjectIds) for the processed YouTube videos.
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openAIKey
string
Custom OpenAI API key for this course, if set.

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Examples

curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost:8000/course/update \
  --header "x-access'courser-auth-token: <your_jwt_token>" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "courseID": "64f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1",
    "name": "Advanced Marine Biology",
    "color": "#3b82f6",
    "placeholder": "Ask me anything about marine ecosystems",
    "instructions": "You are an expert marine biology tutor. Provide detailed, scientifically accurate answers."
  }'
200
{
  "_id": "64f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1",
  "name": "Advanced Marine Biology",
  "instructions": "You are an expert marine biology tutor. Provide detailed, scientifically accurate answers.",
  "color": "#3b82f6",
  "placeholder": "Ask me anything about marine ecosystems",
  "backgroundImg": "https://res.cloudinary.com/dlk3ezbal/image/upload/v1699589098/newimage.png",
  "openAIAssistantID": "asst_abc123xyz",
  "openAIFiles": ["file-abc123"],
  "transcriptions": ["64f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d2"],
  "sourceFiles": [],
  "openAIKey": ""
}