Grade a single assignment submission (admin/lecturer)

POST /api/v1/assignment/submission/{submission}/grade

Manually grade or re-grade a specific submission. Can override AI-generated scores.

Path parameters

submission string Required

UUID of the submission to grade

Responses

200 application/json

Submission graded successfully
400 application/json

Default bad request error 400 response
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- message string Required
  
  Response message
- error string Required
- statusCode number Required
403

Forbidden - Admin or Lecturer role required
404

Submission not found

POST /api/v1/assignment/submission/{submission}/grade

curl \
 --request POST 'http://localhost:3500/api/v1/assignment/submission/submission-456/grade'

Response examples (200)

{
  "message": "Submission graded successfully",
  "submission": {
    "id": "submission-456",
    "score": 90,
    "status": "GRADED",
    "feedback": "Excellent implementation with efficient algorithms",
    "gradedAt": "2025-11-18T10:00:00Z",
    "gradedBy": "lecturer-123"
  }
}

Response examples (400)

{
  "message": "string",
  "error": "string",
  "statusCode": 42.0
}