> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.timeback.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create or update a learning block

> Upsert a learning block — if a learning block with the given sourcedId exists, update it; otherwise, create it.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/learn-with-ai/platform-api.yaml put /competency-track/1.0/learning-blocks/{sourcedId}
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: TimeBack Platform API
  description: >-
    RESTful API for the TimeBack Platform. Covers authentication, rostering,
    curriculum, insights, assessments, content grading, and more.
  version: 2026.09.10.1
servers:
  - url: https://platform.dev.timeback.com
    description: integration
security: []
tags:
  - name: Auth
    description: Authentication and authorization endpoints
  - name: Organizations
    description: Organizations module contains all endpoints around organization management
  - name: Applications
    description: Applications module contains all endpoints for managing LTI applications
  - name: Users
    description: >-
      Users module contains all endpoints around user creation, update and
      consultation
  - name: Students
    description: Students module contains all endpoints around student management
  - name: Demographics
    description: >-
      Demographics module contains all endpoints around demographics
      consultation
  - name: Consent
    description: >-
      Initiate and query TimeBack parental consent for a student, backed by an
      immutable audit trail.
  - name: Classes
    description: Classes module contains all endpoints around class management
  - name: Courses
    description: Courses module contains all endpoints around course management
  - name: Enrollments
    description: Enrollments module contains all endpoints around enrollment consultation
  - name: CASE
    description: Competency and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) 1.1 API
  - name: Curriculum
    description: Curriculum module contains endpoints for managing curriculum data
  - name: Competency Track
    description: Competency track endpoints
  - name: Content Grading
    description: >-
      Registration and management of graders for free-response content items —
      bring-your-own external graders (Tier 2) and, once shipped,
      platform-managed grading prompts (Tier 1).
  - name: Caliper
    description: The Caliper module contains all endpoints around Caliper Analytics
  - name: Insights
    description: Coaching insights and session analytics endpoints
paths:
  /competency-track/1.0/learning-blocks/{sourcedId}:
    put:
      tags:
        - Competency Track
      summary: Create or update a learning block
      description: >-
        Upsert a learning block — if a learning block with the given sourcedId
        exists, update it; otherwise, create it.
      operationId: upsertLearningBlock
      parameters:
        - name: sourcedId
          in: path
          description: External identifier for the learning block
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LearningBlockInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UpsertLearningBlockSuccess'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest14'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized5'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden5'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError13'
      security:
        - CognitoUserPoolAuthorizer:
            - >-
              https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/competency-track/scope/competency-track.write
components:
  schemas:
    LearningBlockInput:
      type: object
      description: Input for creating or updating a learning block.
      properties:
        learningBlock:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/StaticLearningBlockInput'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DynamicLearningBlockInput'
      required:
        - learningBlock
    StaticLearningBlockInput:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Non-dynamic learning block with predefined competencies (isDynamic =
        false). Requires cfItemIds; cfSubjectId must not be present.
      properties:
        sourcedId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: External identifier for the learning block
        learningAppId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Reference to the LTI application delivering content
        isDynamic:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
          description: Competencies are predefined
        cfItemIds:
          type: array
          description: Non-empty list of CASE CFItem identifiers representing competencies
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          minItems: 1
      required:
        - sourcedId
        - learningAppId
        - isDynamic
        - cfItemIds
    DynamicLearningBlockInput:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Dynamic learning block with placement-based competencies (isDynamic =
        true). Requires cfSubjectId; cfItemIds must not be present.
      properties:
        sourcedId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: External identifier for the learning block
        learningAppId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Reference to the LTI application delivering content
        isDynamic:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - true
          description: Placement is required to determine competencies
        cfSubjectId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: CASE CFSubject identifier for placement scoping
      required:
        - sourcedId
        - learningAppId
        - isDynamic
        - cfSubjectId
    LearningBlockOutput:
      type: object
      description: Learning block response
      properties:
        learningBlock:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LearningBlock'
      required:
        - learningBlock
    ApiError:
      type: object
      description: API error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
      required:
        - error
        - message
    LearningBlock:
      type: object
      description: Learning block
      properties:
        sourcedId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: External identifier for the learning block
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityStatus2'
        learningAppId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Reference to the LTI application delivering content
        isDynamic:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether placement is required (true) or competencies are predefined
            (false)
        cfItemIds:
          type: array
          description: CASE CFItem identifiers representing competencies
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        cfSubjectId:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uuid
          description: CASE CFSubject identifier for placement scoping
      required:
        - sourcedId
        - status
        - learningAppId
        - isDynamic
        - cfItemIds
    EntityStatus2:
      type: string
      description: Status of an entity in the system
      enum:
        - active
        - inactive
        - tobedeleted
  responses:
    UpsertLearningBlockSuccess:
      description: Learning block created or updated successfully
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LearningBlockOutput'
    BadRequest14:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          examples:
            default:
              value:
                error: Bad request
                message: Invalid request parameters
    Unauthorized5:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          examples:
            default:
              value:
                error: Unauthorized request
                message: Unauthorized request
    Forbidden5:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          examples:
            default:
              value:
                error: Access forbidden
                message: Access forbidden
    InternalError13:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          examples:
            default:
              value:
                error: Internal server error
                message: Internal server error
  securitySchemes:
    CognitoUserPoolAuthorizer:
      type: oauth2
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow. Contact timeback@trilogy.com to
        request credentials for your application.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://platform.dev.timeback.com/auth/1.0/token
          scopes:
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/or/v1p2/scope/roster.readonly: roster readonly
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/or/v1p2/scope/roster-core.readonly: roster-core readonly
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/or/v1p2/scope/roster.createput: roster createput
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/lti/v1p3/scope/lti.readonly: lti readonly
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/or/v1p2/scope/roster-demographics.readonly: roster-demographics readonly
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/consent/scope/consent.write: consent write
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/consent/scope/consent.read: consent read
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/or/v1p2/scope/roster-core.createput: roster-core createput
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/or/v1p2/scope/roster.delete: roster delete
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/or/v1p2/scope/roster-core.delete: roster-core delete
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/scope/case.readonly: case readonly
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/scope/case.createput: case createput
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/scope/case.delete: case delete
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/competency-track/scope/competency-track.readonly: competency-track readonly
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/competency-track/scope/competency-track.write: competency-track write
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/competency-track/scope/competency-track.delete: competency-track delete
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/content/scope/content.write: content write
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/content/scope/content.read: content read
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/caliper/v1p2/scope/events.write: events write
            https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/caliper/v1p2/scope/events.readonly: events readonly
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/webhooks/scope/webhooks.write: webhooks write
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/webhooks/scope/webhooks.read: webhooks read
            https://timeback-platform.trilogy.com/webhooks/scope/webhooks.delete: webhooks delete

````