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Changing a Password

Function

This API is used to change the password for a user.

URI

• URI format

  POST /v3/users/{user_id}/password

• URI parameters

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
  user_id	Yes	String	User ID.

Request Parameters

• Parameters in the request header

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
  Content-Type	Yes	String	Fill application/json;charset=utf8 in this field.
  X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Authenticated token.

• Parameters in the request body

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
  original_password	Yes	String	Original password of a user.
  password	Yes	String	User password after the change. The password must meet the following requirements: Can contain 6 to 32 characters. The default minimum password length is 6 characters. Must contain at least two of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. Cannot be the username or the username spelled backwards. Cannot contain the user's mobile phone number or email address. Must meet the requirements of the password policy configured on the account settings page.

• Example request

  1. Create the temporary file ${filename}.json based on the following template. ${filename} indicates the temporary file name, which is user-defined.
  {
      "user": {
          "password": "********",
          "original_password": "********"
      }
  }
  2. Run the following command under the directory storing the ${filename}.json file.
  curl -i -k -H 'Accept:application/json' -H 'Content-Type:application/json;charset=utf8' -H "X-Auth-Token:$token" -X POST -d @${filename}.json https://sample.domain.com/v3/users/2c1c6c54e59141b889c99e6fada5f19f/password
  3. Run the following command under the directory of the ${filename}.json file to delete the ${filename}.json file.
  rm ${filename}.json

Response Parameters

None

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
204	The password is changed successfully.
400	The server failed to process the request.
401	Authentication failed.
403	Access denied.
404	The requested resource cannot be found.
405	The method specified in the request is not allowed for the requested resource.
413	The request entity is too large.
500	Internal server error.
503	Service unavailable.

Parent topic: User Management