---
title: "Trigger a password-reset email for a user"
method: POST
path: "/v2/users/{user_id}/reset-password"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Trigger a password-reset email for a user

`POST /v2/users/{user_id}/reset-password`

Generates a reset token and sends the user a password-reset email with a 30-minute link.

- Requires account admin role or USER_UPDATE permission.
- Returns 400 if the target user authenticates via SSO/SAML or has not
  yet verified their account (no password hash to key the token against).

<Note>This endpoint is in beta, read more [here](https://arize.com/docs/ax/rest-reference#api-version-stages).</Note>

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required — A universally unique identifier (base64-encoded opaque string).

## Response `204`

Password-reset email sent successfully (no content).

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Authentication is required
- `403` — Insufficient permissions to access this resource
- `404` — Not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

---

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