diff --git a/account/src/lib/couch-db.ts b/account/src/lib/couch-db.ts
index 485bb26..89c7b71 100644
--- a/account/src/lib/couch-db.ts
+++ b/account/src/lib/couch-db.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ export async function deleteCouchDbAuthUser(uuid: T.UUID): Promise<void> {
   await authUsers.destroy(u._id, u._rev);
 }
 
-// TODO: TO MAKE THIS SAFER, PASS IN JUST THE UPDATING FIELDS!!
-// TODO: take out the updated object - do just an ID, and then use the toUpdate safe thing
 export async function updateLingdocsUser(uuid: T.UUID, toUpdate:
   // TODO: OR USE REDUCER??
   { name: string } |
@@ -106,10 +104,17 @@ export async function updateLingdocsUser(uuid: T.UUID, toUpdate:
   { userTextOptionsRecord: T.UserTextOptionsRecord } |
   { upgradeToStudentRequest: "waiting" } | 
   { upgradeToStudentRequest: "denied" } | 
-  { lastActive: T.TimeStamp }
+  { lastActive: T.TimeStamp } |
+  { tests: T.TestResult[] }
 ): Promise<T.LingdocsUser> {
   const user = await getLingdocsUser("userId", uuid);
   if (!user) throw new Error("unable to update - user not found " + uuid);
+  if ("tests" in toUpdate) {
+    return await insertLingdocsUser({
+      ...user,
+      tests: [...user.tests, ...toUpdate.tests],
+    });
+  }
   if ("password" in toUpdate) {
     const { passwordReset, ...u } = user;
     return await insertLingdocsUser({
diff --git a/account/src/routers/api-router.ts b/account/src/routers/api-router.ts
index c5da5ff..443618a 100644
--- a/account/src/routers/api-router.ts
+++ b/account/src/routers/api-router.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ apiRouter.get("/user", (req, res, next) => {
     sendResponse(res, { ok: true, user: req.user });
 });
 
+/**
+ * adds (passed) test results to the record of the user signed in
+ */
+apiRouter.put("/user/tests", async (req, res, next) => {
+    if (!req.user) return next("user not found");
+    try {
+        const { tests } = req.body as T.PostTestResultsBody;
+        await updateLingdocsUser(req.user.userId, { tests });
+        return {
+            ok: true,
+            message: "posted test results",
+            tests,
+        };
+    } catch(e) {
+        next(e);
+    }
+});
+
 /**
  * receives a request to change or add a user's own password
  */
diff --git a/library.ts b/library.ts
index 8d947c2..6b06f6c 100644
--- a/library.ts
+++ b/library.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
     upgradeToStudentRequest,
     updateUserTextOptionsRecord,
     getUser,
+    postTestResults,
 } from "./website/src/lib/backend-calls";
 
 export {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export {
     upgradeToStudentRequest,
     updateUserTextOptionsRecord,
     getUser,
+    postTestResults,
     // TYPES
     AT,
     FT,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9b6d35..20c9322 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/lingdocs-main",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "types and functions for lingdocs stuff",
   "main": "dist/library.js",
   "module": "dist/library.js",
diff --git a/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts b/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts
index 7258a13..39121b0 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ export async function updateUserTextOptionsRecord(userTextOptionsRecord: AT.User
     return response;
 }
 
+export async function postTestResults(tests: AT.TestResult[]): Promise<AT.PostTestResultsResponse> {
+    return await myFetch("account", "user/tests", "PUT", { tests }) as AT.PostTestResultsResponse;
+}
+
 export async function signOut() {
     try {
         await myFetch("account", "sign-out", "POST");
@@ -63,7 +67,8 @@ export async function myFetch(
     service: Service,
     url: string,
     method: "GET" | "POST" | "PUT" | "DELETE" = "GET",
-    body?: FT.SubmissionsRequest | { password: string } | AT.UpdateUserTextOptionsRecordBody,
+    // better typing and safety of all this
+    body?: FT.SubmissionsRequest | { password: string } | AT.UpdateUserTextOptionsRecordBody | AT.PostTestResultsBody,
 ): Promise<AT.APIResponse> {
     const response = await fetch(baseUrl[service] + url, {
         method,
diff --git a/website/src/types/account-types.ts b/website/src/types/account-types.ts
index 45640eb..65db5e2 100644
--- a/website/src/types/account-types.ts
+++ b/website/src/types/account-types.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ export type UpgradeUserResponse = {
     user: LingdocsUser,
 };
 
+export type PostTestResultsBody = { tests: TestResult[] };
+export type PostTestResultsResponse = {
+    ok: true,
+    message: "posted test results",
+    tests: TestResult[],
+};
+
 export type UpdateUserTextOptionsRecordBody = { userTextOptionsRecord: UserTextOptionsRecord };
 
 export type UpdateUserTextOptionsRecordResponse = {