---
title: "Send a password reset code by email"
method: POST
path: "/users/{username}/forgot-password"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Send a password reset code by email

`POST /users/{username}/forgot-password`

You must configure an SMTP server, the account must have a valid email address and must not have the "reset-password-disabled" restriction, in which case SFTPGo will send a code via email to reset the password. If the specified user does not exist, the request will be silently ignored (a success response will be returned) to avoid disclosing existing users

## Response `200`

successful operation

- ApiResponse
  - `message` string — message, can be empty
  - `error` string — error description if any

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `default` — Unexpected Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/kanton-bern/apis/sftpgo.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/kanton-bern/apis/sftpgo/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/kanton-bern/sftpgo/versions/d8d616a479b0/schema)