# Manually grade an unstructured question

**POST /api/v1/cats/answer/{answerId}/manual-grade**

Allows lecturers to manually grade unstructured (essay/open-ended) questions with a score and optional feedback.


## Servers
- Local server: http://localhost:3500 (Local server)
- Production server: https://api.echoplain.social (Production server)



## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **answerId** (string)
  ID of the answer to grade


### Body: application/json (object)
Grading data including score and optional feedback
- **score** (number)
  Score to award (must be between 0 and question maxScore)
- **feedback** (string)
  Optional feedback from lecturer


## Responses
### 200
Question graded successfully

### 400
Invalid score or question type (only unstructured questions can be manually graded)

### 403
Insufficient permissions - requires ADMIN or LECTURER role

### 404
Answer not found


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