---
search:
  tags:
    - Curricula
    - PATCH
seo:
  description: >-
    Partial update of term name or position. Returns… Reference for the PATCH
    /curricula/{id}/versions/{versionId}/terms/{termId} endpoint in the Fuxam
    API v4.
sidebar:
  label: Update a term in a curricula version
  badge: PATCH
title: Update a term in a curricula version
type: openapi-operation
---
Partial update of term `name` or `position`. Returns the updated term row. Scoped to your integration's institution via Basic Auth credentials.

`PATCH /curricula/{id}/versions/{versionId}/terms/{termId}`

**Request body** (`application/json`, required)

- `name` (string)
- `position` (integer)

Request body example:

```json
{
  "name": "Semester 3",
  "position": 3
}
```

**Responses**

- `200` — Updated term
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found
- `429` — Too Many Requests — 1000 requests per minute per institution. Includes \`X-RateLimit-Limit\`, \`X-RateLimit-Remaining\`, \`X-RateLimit-Reset\` (ISO-8601), and \`Retry-After\` (seconds).
- `500` — Internal Server Error

Response example, 200:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "cvt_001",
    "position": 0,
    "name": "Semester 1",
    "curriculaVersionId": "cv_001"
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_abc123",
    "timestamp": "2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
    "version": "v4"
  }
}
```