Update Education

Update an existing education entry

PATCH /api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId

Update Education

cURL

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId

import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId"

response = requests.patch(url)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'PATCH'};

fetch('https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

200

{
  "id": "<string>"
}

Endpoint

PATCH /api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/:educationId

Base URL: http://localhost:3000/api/v1

This endpoint requires authentication and Job Seeker role.

URL Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
educationId	string	Yes	The education ID

Authentication

Include the access token in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

Description

Update an existing education entry. Only fields provided in the request body will be updated (partial update).

Request Body

All fields are optional for updates:

Field	Type	Description
institutionName	string	Name of the institution
degreeType	enum	Type of degree obtained
fieldOfStudy	string	Field of study
description	string	Additional education details
gpa	number	GPA (0-4 scale)
startDate	string	Start date (ISO 8601 format)
endDate	string	End date (ISO 8601 format)
isCurrent	boolean	Currently studying here

Degree Type Values

Value	Description
HIGH_SCHOOL	High school diploma
ASSOCIATE	Associate degree
BACHELOR	Bachelor’s degree
MASTER	Master’s degree
PHD	Doctorate/PhD
BOOTCAMP	Coding bootcamp certificate
CERTIFICATION	Professional certification
OTHER	Other type of education

Example Request Body

{
  "gpa": 3.9,
  "description": "Graduated with honors"
}

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "edu-123-uuid",
    "institutionName": "Cairo University",
    "degreeType": "BACHELOR",
    "fieldOfStudy": "Computer Science",
    "description": "Graduated with honors",
    "gpa": 3.9,
    "startDate": "2017-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "endDate": "2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z",
    "isCurrent": false,
    "jobSeekerId": "js-456-uuid"
  },
  "message": "Success",
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/educations/edu-123-uuid",
    "method": "PATCH"
  }
}

Response Fields

id · string

Unique identifier for the education entry.

Error Responses

401 Unauthorized

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Unauthorized",
    "statusCode": 401,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/educations/edu-123-uuid",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Unauthorized"
  }
}

403 Forbidden

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Forbidden resource",
    "statusCode": 403,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/educations/edu-123-uuid",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Forbidden"
  }
}

404 Not Found

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Education entry not found",
    "statusCode": 404,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/educations/edu-123-uuid",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Not Found"
  }
}

400 Bad Request - Validation Error

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": [
      "degreeType must be one of: HIGH_SCHOOL, ASSOCIATE, BACHELOR, MASTER, PHD, BOOTCAMP, CERTIFICATION, OTHER",
      "gpa must be between 0 and 4"
    ],
    "statusCode": 400,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/educations/edu-123-uuid",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Bad Request"
  }
}

Example Request

curl -X PATCH http://localhost:3000/api/v1/job-seekers/me/educations/edu-123-uuid \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "gpa": 3.9,
    "description": "Graduated with honors"
  }'

Notes

Partial Update: Only provide the fields you want to update. All other fields will remain unchanged.

Updating Current Status: To mark a completed education as currently studying, set isCurrent to true and remove endDate.