diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
index e23d36ae50ed..a710398a0fe7 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
@@ -2710,22 +2710,36 @@ def list_financial_report_downloads(_request, course_id):
     return JsonResponse(response_payload)
 
 
-@transaction.non_atomic_requests
-@require_POST
-@ensure_csrf_cookie
-@cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
-@require_course_permission(permissions.CAN_RESEARCH)
-@common_exceptions_400
-def export_ora2_data(request, course_id):
+@method_decorator(transaction.non_atomic_requests, name='dispatch')
+class ExportOra2DataView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
     """
     Pushes a Celery task which will aggregate ora2 responses for a course into a .csv
     """
-    course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
-    report_type = _('ORA data')
-    task_api.submit_export_ora2_data(request, course_key)
-    success_status = SUCCESS_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE.format(report_type=report_type)
+    permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated, permissions.InstructorPermission)
+    permission_name = permissions.CAN_RESEARCH
 
-    return JsonResponse({"status": success_status})
+    @method_decorator(cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True))
+    @method_decorator(ensure_csrf_cookie)
+    def post(self, request, course_id):
+        """
+        Initiates a task to export Open Response Assessment (ORA) data for a course.
+
+        Args:
+            request: The HTTP request object
+            course_id: The ID of the course for which to export ORA data
+
+        Returns:
+            Response: A JSON response containing the status message indicating the task has been initiated
+        """
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+        report_type = _('ORA data')
+
+        try:
+            task_api.submit_export_ora2_data(request, course_key)
+            success_status = SUCCESS_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE.format(report_type=report_type)
+            return Response({"status": success_status})
+        except (AlreadyRunningError, QueueConnectionError, AttributeError) as err:
+            return JsonResponse({"error": str(err)}, status=400)
 
 
 @transaction.non_atomic_requests
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py
index b96fcac35218..ed4cc95b8bf4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
     # Reports..
     path('get_course_survey_results', api.GetCourseSurveyResults.as_view(), name='get_course_survey_results'),
-    path('export_ora2_data', api.export_ora2_data, name='export_ora2_data'),
+    path('export_ora2_data', api.ExportOra2DataView.as_view(), name='export_ora2_data'),
     path('export_ora2_summary', api.export_ora2_summary, name='export_ora2_summary'),
 
     path('export_ora2_submission_files', api.export_ora2_submission_files,