diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/api/work-order-board-patch-api.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/api/work-order-board-patch-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..819ddf69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/api/work-order-board-patch-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { API_PATHS } from "@/api/api-paths";
+import { ApiError, mapHttpStatusToMessage } from "@/api/api-error";
+import { apiRequestRaw } from "@/api/api";
+import {
+  BoardPatchConflictError,
+  BoardPatchValidationError,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/errors/board-patch-errors";
+import { mapWorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-mapper";
+import type {
+  WorkOrderBoardPatchPayload,
+  WorkOrderPocPatchPayload,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board";
+import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
+
+/** Shared request/error handling for board row PATCH endpoints (board + poc). */
+async function patchBoardRow(
+  operationName: string,
+  method: "patch",
+  url: string,
+  payload: WorkOrderBoardPatchPayload | WorkOrderPocPatchPayload,
+): Promise<WorkOrderTableRow> {
+  const response = await apiRequestRaw(
+    method,
+    url,
+    { json: payload, throwHttpErrors: false },
+    operationName,
+  );
+
+  let data: unknown;
+  try {
+    data = await response.json();
+  } catch {
+    data = undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (response.ok) {
+    return mapWorkOrderTableRow(data);
+  }
+
+  const record = typeof data === "object" && data !== null ? (data as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
+
+  if (response.status === 409) {
+    const currentStateRaw = record.currentState ?? record.CurrentState;
+    const currentState = currentStateRaw != null ? mapWorkOrderTableRow(currentStateRaw) : null;
+    throw new BoardPatchConflictError(
+      typeof record.message === "string"
+        ? record.message
+        : "The record was modified by another user. Refresh and retry.",
+      currentState,
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (response.status === 422) {
+    throw new BoardPatchValidationError(
+      typeof record.code === "string" ? record.code : "ValidationError",
+      typeof record.message === "string" ? record.message : mapHttpStatusToMessage(422, data),
+    );
+  }
+
+  throw new ApiError(mapHttpStatusToMessage(response.status, data), response.status);
+}
+
+export const workOrderBoardPatchApi = {
+  patchBoardField: async (
+    id: string | number,
+    payload: WorkOrderBoardPatchPayload,
+  ): Promise<WorkOrderTableRow> =>
+    patchBoardRow(
+      "workOrdersApi.patchBoardField",
+      "patch",
+      API_PATHS.workOrder.boardPatch(id),
+      payload,
+    ),
+
+  /** Manual POC override — same row/error contract as the board patch. */
+  updatePoc: async (
+    id: string | number,
+    payload: WorkOrderPocPatchPayload,
+  ): Promise<WorkOrderTableRow> =>
+    patchBoardRow("workOrdersApi.updatePoc", "patch", API_PATHS.workOrder.pocPatch(id), payload),
+};
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/api/work-orders-api.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/api/work-orders-api.ts
index fb02637a..35669740 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/api/work-orders-api.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/api/work-orders-api.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import { API_PATHS } from "@/api/api-paths";
-import { ApiError, mapHttpStatusToMessage } from "@/api/api-error";
-import { apiDelete, apiGet, apiPost, apiPostForm, apiPut, apiRequestRaw } from "@/api/api";
+import { apiDelete, apiGet, apiPost, apiPostForm, apiPut } from "@/api/api";
 import { handleApiResponse, handlePaginatedResponse } from "@/api/handle-api-response";
-import {
-  BoardPatchConflictError,
-  BoardPatchValidationError,
-} from "@/domain/work-orders/errors/board-patch-errors";
 import { workOrderBoardDocumentsApi } from "@/domain/work-orders/api/work-order-board-documents-api";
+import { workOrderBoardPatchApi } from "@/domain/work-orders/api/work-order-board-patch-api";
 import {
   mapDispatchComment,
   mapDispatchDetail,
@@ -20,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   mapWorkOrderDetail,
   mapWorkOrderFormToCreatePayload,
   mapWorkOrderFormToUpdateFormData,
-  mapWorkOrderTableRow,
   mapWorkOrderTableRows,
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-mapper";
 import { mapWizardDraftToBoardCreatePayload } from "@/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-mapper";
@@ -42,11 +37,9 @@ import type {
 import type { WorkOrderWizardDraft } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-wizard";
 import type {
   WorkOrderBoardListResult,
-  WorkOrderBoardPatchPayload,
   WorkOrderBoardQueryParams,
   WorkOrderBoardResponseApi,
   WorkOrderBoardSearchQueryParams,
-  WorkOrderPocPatchPayload,
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board";
 import type { WorkOrderBoardDetail } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board-detail";
 import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
@@ -142,54 +135,6 @@ function mapUser(raw: unknown): WorkOrderUser {
   };
 }
 
-/** Shared request/error handling for board row PATCH endpoints (board + poc). */
-async function patchBoardRow(
-  operationName: string,
-  method: "patch",
-  url: string,
-  payload: WorkOrderBoardPatchPayload | WorkOrderPocPatchPayload,
-): Promise<WorkOrderTableRow> {
-  const response = await apiRequestRaw(
-    method,
-    url,
-    { json: payload, throwHttpErrors: false },
-    operationName,
-  );
-
-  let data: unknown;
-  try {
-    data = await response.json();
-  } catch {
-    data = undefined;
-  }
-
-  if (response.ok) {
-    return mapWorkOrderTableRow(data);
-  }
-
-  const record = typeof data === "object" && data !== null ? (data as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
-
-  if (response.status === 409) {
-    const currentStateRaw = record.currentState ?? record.CurrentState;
-    const currentState = currentStateRaw != null ? mapWorkOrderTableRow(currentStateRaw) : null;
-    throw new BoardPatchConflictError(
-      typeof record.message === "string"
-        ? record.message
-        : "The record was modified by another user. Refresh and retry.",
-      currentState,
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (response.status === 422) {
-    throw new BoardPatchValidationError(
-      typeof record.code === "string" ? record.code : "ValidationError",
-      typeof record.message === "string" ? record.message : mapHttpStatusToMessage(422, data),
-    );
-  }
-
-  throw new ApiError(mapHttpStatusToMessage(response.status, data), response.status);
-}
-
 export const workOrdersApi = {
   ...workOrderBoardDocumentsApi,
 
@@ -359,23 +304,10 @@ export const workOrdersApi = {
     return mapWorkOrderDetail(handleApiResponse(data));
   },
 
-  patchBoardField: async (
-    id: string | number,
-    payload: WorkOrderBoardPatchPayload,
-  ): Promise<WorkOrderTableRow> =>
-    patchBoardRow(
-      "workOrdersApi.patchBoardField",
-      "patch",
-      API_PATHS.workOrder.boardPatch(id),
-      payload,
-    ),
+  patchBoardField: workOrderBoardPatchApi.patchBoardField,
 
   /** Manual POC override — same row/error contract as the board patch. */
-  updatePoc: async (
-    id: string | number,
-    payload: WorkOrderPocPatchPayload,
-  ): Promise<WorkOrderTableRow> =>
-    patchBoardRow("workOrdersApi.updatePoc", "patch", API_PATHS.workOrder.pocPatch(id), payload),
+  updatePoc: workOrderBoardPatchApi.updatePoc,
 
   update: async (
     id: string | number,