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title: "Allows you to update the IDLx instructions of a lab by uploading a ZIP archive"
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# Allows you to update the IDLx instructions of a lab by uploading a ZIP archive

Post/updatelabinstructionspackage

The **UpdateLabInstructionsPackage** command allows you to update the IDLx instructions of a lab by uploading a ZIP archive containing the instructions and any referenced files, such as images and videos.

**This method requires an HTTP POST**. The Content-Type of your post should be set to multipart/form-data. This is the same behavior that a browser uses to upload a file to a server. In .NET environments, the System.Net.WebClient class provides an UploadFile method that can be used. Set your content by using the body tab in postman.

SecurityAPI Key: api_keyHeader parameter nameapi_key

All methods require an API key, which must be obtained from Skillable. This key is used by Skillable to validate your account. The key can be passed as an HTTP request header with the header name "api_key".

Query parametersIdinteger (int32) Required

The ID of the lab profile to update.

Example2393048
langstring

Allows you to select the language of the Instruction Set. Using this in connection with **instructionsId** will allow you to select a specific lab Instruction Set in the specified language if they have been defined within the lab profile.

NOTE: If this parameter is omitted, or if the specified language is not specified on one of the Instruction sets in a lab profile, then the default language as defined in the **Lab Profile ➔ Manage Instructions Sets** option.

en = English es = Spanish fr = French de = German pt = Portuguese ja = Japanese zh-hans = Simplified Chinese zh-hant = Traditional Chinese ko = Korean

Valid values[
  "en",
  "es",
  "fr",
  "de",
  "pt",
  "ja",
  "zh-hans",
  "zh-hant",
  "ko"
]Exampleen
instructionsIdstring

When specified, Skillable will attempt to update the selected instructions. If not specified, or the instruction Id could not be found, the default instructions, as defined on the Lab Profile, will be updated instead. This is a string that cannot contain spaces.

NOTE: To be able to see how to use this parameter, add the column "**API Example**" in the **Manage Instruction Sets** feature while editing the instructions.

ExampleBase-01

Body parameters<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='b89cd3e5-bc5f-4a3f-b71a-c3129e51125c'>multipart/form-data</option>
</select>object  filestring  (binary)    

Responses200

OK Response.

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='32b14fe4-f941-45ce-b513-c8e1fc13e90c'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='0ee015fe-4636-47e9-915f-53ce5455d006'>Example of successfully updating the lab instructions</option>
</select>Example of successfully updating the lab instructions

```json
{
  "Status": 1,
  "Error": null
}
```

object  Statusinteger  (int32)    

Indicates the status of the API request. 0 = Error 1 = Success

Errorstring   | null  

In the event of an error, this will contain a detailed error message.