---
title: "Update a Specific User Degree"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v2/degrees/{id}"
tags: ["Degrees"]
---

# Update a Specific User Degree

`PATCH /api/v2/degrees/{id}`

This endpoint updates the supplied fields for a specific degree. <h3>Required Scope</h3>`degrees:write`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- DegreesIdBody
  - `data` Apiv2degreesidData
    - `type` string, required — The type of resource.
    - `id` string, required — The unique identifier of the degree being updated.
    - `attributes` Apiv2degreesidDataAttributes
      - `title` string — The updated title of the degree.
      - `graduated-at` string, date-time — The updated graduation date.
      - `image-url` string — The updated path or URL to an image representing the degree. A maximum of 2000 characters is allowed.
      - `url` string, uri — The updated URL with additional details about the degree. A maximum of 2000 characters is allowed.
      - `college` string — The updated name of the college where the degree was obtained. A maximum of 2000 characters is allowed.

## Response `201`

Success

- InlineResponse20111
  - `data` InlineResponse20111Data
    - `type` string — The type of resource.
    - `id` string — Unique identifier for the degree.
    - `attributes` InlineResponse20111DataAttributes
      - `created-at` string, date-time — The timestamp when the degree was created.
      - `external-id` string, nullable — An external identifier for the degree, if applicable.
      - `title` string — The title of the degree.
      - `graduated-at` string, date-time — The graduation date.
      - `image-url` string — The path or URL to an image representing the degree.
      - `url` string, uri — A URL with additional details about the degree or award.
      - `college` string — The name of the college where the degree was obtained.
      - `degree` string, nullable — The type of degree (e.g., Masters, Bachelors), if applicable.
      - `grade-point-average` number, float, nullable — The GPA associated with the degree.
      - `country` string, nullable — The country where the degree was earned, if applicable.
      - `outside-us` boolean, nullable — Indicates whether the degree was earned outside the United States.
    - `links` SelfLink
      - `self` string
    - `relationships` InlineResponse20019DataRelationships[]
      - `user` InlineResponse20019DataUser
        - `data` InlineResponse20019DataUserData
          - `id` string — The unique identifier of the related user.
          - `type` string — The type of the related resource.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/degreed/apis/degreed-api-web.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/degreed/apis/degreed-api-web/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/degreed/degreed-api-web/versions/4a22b709515c/schema)