---
title: "Changes to Validate a password recovery token"
method: POST
path: "/auth/recovery/validate"
---

# Changes to Validate a password recovery token

`POST /auth/recovery/validate`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 38 revisions.

- **2026-05-01** `39082d385dda` — 1 breaking, 4 warning, 3 info
- **2025-08-11** `db719f9e3d34` — 1 breaking, 9 info
- **2025-04-20** `b97ec6888b3c` — 4 breaking, 1 warning, 7 info

## Changes

- **2026-05-01** `39082d385dda` — 1 breaking, 4 warning, 3 info
  - the `recoveryToken` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - removed the optional property `data` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `details` from the response with the `500` status
  - added the new `false` enum value to the `success` response property for the response status `500`
  - added the new `true` enum value to the `success` response property for the response status `200`
  - request body became optional
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the optional property `data` to the response with the `500` status
- **2025-08-11** `db719f9e3d34` — 1 breaking, 9 info
  - request body became required
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `422`
  - added the optional property `details` to the response with the `500` status
  - the response property `msg` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `msg` became required for the status `500`
  - the response property `success` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `success` became required for the status `500`
  - the `success` response's property default value `false` was removed for the status `500`
  - the `success` response's property default value `true` was removed for the status `200`
- **2025-04-20** `b97ec6888b3c` — 4 breaking, 1 warning, 7 info
  - the response property `msg` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `msg` became optional for the status `500`
  - the response property `success` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `success` became optional for the status `500`
  - removed the optional property `data` from the response with the `500` status
  - the `recoveryToken` request property's minLength was decreased from `1` to `0`
  - added the non-success response with the status `422`
  - added the optional property `data` to the response with the `200` status
  - the `success` response's property default value `false` was added for the status `500`
  - the `success` response's property default value `true` was added for the status `200`
  - removed the `false` enum value from the `success` response property for the response status `500`
  - removed the `true` enum value from the `success` response property for the response status `200`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/bluewave-labs/apis/checkmate-api/docs/auth/recovery/validate/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/bluewave-labs/apis/checkmate-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/bluewave-labs/apis/checkmate-api/changes/auth/recovery/validate/post)