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# Update a test case

PATCH https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/{org_id}/{workspace_id}/test-suites/{test_suite_id}/test-cases/{test_case_id}
Content-Type: application/json

Only the fields you send are changed.

Reference: https://docs.sarvam.ai/api-reference/tests/test-cases/update

## Request

### Path parameters

- `org_id` (string, required) — Organization ID
- `workspace_id` (string, required) — Workspace ID
- `test_suite_id` (string, required)
- `test_case_id` (string, required)

### Headers

- `X-API-Key` (string, required) — Your workspace API key.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `category` (string, optional, nullable)
- `user_scenario` (string, optional, nullable)
- `expected_behaviors` (list of object, optional, nullable)
  - `name` (string, required)
  - `description` (string, required)
- `variable_overrides` (list of object, optional, nullable)
  - `name` (string, required)
  - `value` (string, required)
- `max_turns` (integer, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `test_case_id` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `category` (string, required)
- `user_scenario` (string, required)
- `test_suite_id` (string, required)
- `created_by` (object, required)
  - `type` (enum, required) — Whether a user or an API key performed the action.
    - Allowed values: `user`, `api_key`
  - `id` (string, required) — User identifier for `user`; the key prefix for `api_key`.
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)
- `expected_behaviors` (list of object, optional, default: [])
  - `name` (string, required)
  - `description` (string, required)
- `variable_overrides` (list of object, optional, default: [])
  - `name` (string, required)
  - `value` (string, required)
- `max_turns` (integer, optional, default: 50)
- `updated_by` (object, optional, nullable)
  - `type` (enum, required) — Whether a user or an API key performed the action.
    - Allowed values: `user`, `api_key`
  - `id` (string, required) — User identifier for `user`; the key prefix for `api_key`.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

No Bearer token or X-API-Key was supplied, or it is invalid.

- `error` (object, required) — Details of the error that occurred.
  - `code` (string, required) — A service-specific error code.
  - `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The credential is not valid for this org or workspace.

- `error` (object, required) — Details of the error that occurred.
  - `code` (string, required) — A service-specific error code.
  - `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.

### 404 Not Found Error

No such resource in this org and workspace.

- `error` (object, required) — Details of the error that occurred.
  - `code` (string, required) — A service-specific error code.
  - `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of object, optional)
  - `loc` (list of string or integer, required)
  - `msg` (string, required)
  - `type` (string, required)

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Rate limit exceeded for this caller.

- `error` (object, required) — Details of the error that occurred.
  - `code` (string, required) — A service-specific error code.
  - `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "user_scenario": "The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.",
  "max_turns": 30
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "test_case_id": "01K5T8B7PS3KD9GM1FYX4VQCJ2",
  "name": "Caller reschedules to the weekend",
  "category": "Rescheduling",
  "user_scenario": "The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.",
  "test_suite_id": "01K5T8A2MZQ4VE6XCJ0RDBHW7N",
  "created_by": {
    "type": "api_key",
    "id": "sk_live_7f3ab1"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-09-10T08:42:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-15T11:20:36Z",
  "expected_behaviors": [
    {
      "name": "Offers concrete slots",
      "description": "Proposes at least two specific dates and times instead of asking the caller to choose blindly."
    },
    {
      "name": "Confirms the new booking",
      "description": "Repeats the final date, time and clinic name back to the caller before ending the call."
    }
  ],
  "variable_overrides": [
    {
      "name": "patient_name",
      "value": "Meera"
    }
  ],
  "max_turns": 30,
  "updated_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "usr_2c94e7d1"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id"

payload = {
    "user_scenario": "The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.",
    "max_turns": 30
}
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "<your-api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {'X-API-Key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"user_scenario":"The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.","max_turns":30}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"user_scenario\": \"The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.\",\n  \"max_turns\": 30\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<your-api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

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

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

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<your-api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"user_scenario\": \"The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.\",\n  \"max_turns\": 30\n}"

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

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<your-api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"user_scenario\": \"The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.\",\n  \"max_turns\": 30\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id', [
  'body' => '{
  "user_scenario": "The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.",
  "max_turns": 30
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-API-Key' => '<your-api-key>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("X-API-Key", "<your-api-key>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"user_scenario\": \"The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.\",\n  \"max_turns\": 30\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-API-Key": "<your-api-key>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "user_scenario": "The caller has an appointment tomorrow morning but now wants a weekend slot. They are in a hurry, switch to Hindi midway, and ask twice whether a cancellation fee applies.",
  "max_turns": 30
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://apps.sarvam.ai/api/evals/v1/org_id/workspace_id/test-suites/test_suite_id/test-cases/test_case_id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```