---
title: "Send a password reset email to a user"
method: POST
path: "/users/{id}/reset-password"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Send a password reset email to a user

`POST /users/{id}/reset-password`

Send password recovery instruction to the email address associated with a user with a given id. The password will not be reset until the user with a given id creates a new password.

## Response `204`

The password reset email successfully sent

## Other responses

- `400` — with codes * **USER_DISABLED** when user is disabled * **USER_LOCKED** when user is locked (after login/password failures) * **USER_EMAIL_INVALID** when user email is invalid
- `403` — with codes * **PASSWORD_AUTHENTICATION_DISABLED** when user cannot use login/password authentication
- `404` — User not found

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