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Update Test Case

Update a test case including its steps, metadata, and dynamic fields. This endpoint replaces the separate Test Steps APIs (POST /api/v1/test-steps and PUT /api/v1/test-steps/{test_step_id}). The snapshot_id from the GET response must be included in the request body.

PUT
/api/v2/test-cases
Update Test Case
curl --request PUT \
  --url "https://test-manager-api.lambdatest.com/api/v2/test-cases" \
  --header "Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "id": "sample_test_case_id",
    "project_id": "sample_project_id",
    "title": "Sample Test Case Title",
    "description": "<p>Updated test case description</p>",
    "type": "",
    "preconditions": "Sample preconditions",
    "status": "",
    "priority": "Medium",
    "automation_status": "Not Automated",
    "external_id": "TC-1",
    "attachments": [],
    "dynamic_fields": [
      {
        "field_id": "sample_field_id_1",
        "value": "1234567"
      },
      {
        "field_id": "sample_field_id_2",
        "value": "Yes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "regression",
      "smoke"
    ],
    "commit_message": "Updated test case",
    "snapshot_id": "sample_snapshot_id",
    "step_events": [
      {
        "test_step_info_id": "sample_step_id_1",
        "step_type": "step",
        "operation": "MODIFY",
        "description": "<p>Updated step 1 description</p>",
        "outcome": "<p>Updated step 1 expected outcome</p>",
        "attachments": []
      },
      {
        "test_step_info_id": "sample_step_id_2",
        "step_type": "step",
        "operation": "MODIFY",
        "description": "<p>Updated step 2 description</p>",
        "outcome": "<p>Updated step 2 expected outcome</p>",
        "attachments": []
      },
      {
        "test_step_info_id": "custom-new-step-id",
        "step_type": "step",
        "operation": "ADD",
        "description": "<p>New step description</p>",
        "outcome": "<p>New step expected outcome</p>",
        "attachments": [],
        "parent_step_info_id": "sample_step_id_2"
      },
      {
        "bdd_info_id": "custom-d8689042-a678-4d0f-890a-5acf64e5236a",
        "step_type": "bdd_scenario",
        "operation": "ADD",
        "test_step_info_id": "custom-d8689042-a678-4d0f-890a-5acf64e5236a",
        "bdd_data": "Given user is on login page\\nWhen user enters valid credentials\\nThen user is logged in"
      }
    ],
    "override": false
  }'
{
  "message": "Test case updated successfully",
  "type": "Success",
  "data": {
    "snapshot_id": "sample_snapshot_id"
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorizationstringheaderrequired

Basic authentication header of the form Basic <encoded-value>, where <encoded-value> is the base64-encoded string username:password.

Body

application/json
idstringrequired

The test case ID to update.

project_idstringrequired

The project ID the test case belongs to.

titlestring
descriptionstring
typestring
preconditionsstring
statusstring
prioritystring
automation_statusstring
external_idstring
attachmentsarray
dynamic_fieldsarray
tagsarray
commit_messagestringrequired
snapshot_idstringrequired

Required. Must be taken from the GET /api/v2/test-cases/{test_case_id} response.

step_eventsarray
overrideboolean

Response

application/json

OK

messagestring
Example: "Test case updated successfully"
typestring
Example: "Success"
dataobject
data.snapshot_idstring
Example: "sample_snapshot_id"
Update Test Case
curl --request PUT \
  --url "https://test-manager-api.lambdatest.com/api/v2/test-cases" \
  --header "Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "id": "sample_test_case_id",
    "project_id": "sample_project_id",
    "title": "Sample Test Case Title",
    "description": "<p>Updated test case description</p>",
    "type": "",
    "preconditions": "Sample preconditions",
    "status": "",
    "priority": "Medium",
    "automation_status": "Not Automated",
    "external_id": "TC-1",
    "attachments": [],
    "dynamic_fields": [
      {
        "field_id": "sample_field_id_1",
        "value": "1234567"
      },
      {
        "field_id": "sample_field_id_2",
        "value": "Yes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "regression",
      "smoke"
    ],
    "commit_message": "Updated test case",
    "snapshot_id": "sample_snapshot_id",
    "step_events": [
      {
        "test_step_info_id": "sample_step_id_1",
        "step_type": "step",
        "operation": "MODIFY",
        "description": "<p>Updated step 1 description</p>",
        "outcome": "<p>Updated step 1 expected outcome</p>",
        "attachments": []
      },
      {
        "test_step_info_id": "sample_step_id_2",
        "step_type": "step",
        "operation": "MODIFY",
        "description": "<p>Updated step 2 description</p>",
        "outcome": "<p>Updated step 2 expected outcome</p>",
        "attachments": []
      },
      {
        "test_step_info_id": "custom-new-step-id",
        "step_type": "step",
        "operation": "ADD",
        "description": "<p>New step description</p>",
        "outcome": "<p>New step expected outcome</p>",
        "attachments": [],
        "parent_step_info_id": "sample_step_id_2"
      },
      {
        "bdd_info_id": "custom-d8689042-a678-4d0f-890a-5acf64e5236a",
        "step_type": "bdd_scenario",
        "operation": "ADD",
        "test_step_info_id": "custom-d8689042-a678-4d0f-890a-5acf64e5236a",
        "bdd_data": "Given user is on login page\\nWhen user enters valid credentials\\nThen user is logged in"
      }
    ],
    "override": false
  }'
{
  "message": "Test case updated successfully",
  "type": "Success",
  "data": {
    "snapshot_id": "sample_snapshot_id"
  }
}