---
title: "Request a password recovery email"
method: POST
path: "/auth/recovery/request"
tags: ["auth"]
---

# Request a password recovery email

`POST /auth/recovery/request`

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, email, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `success` true, required
  - `msg` string, required

## Other responses

- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-05-01** `39082d385dda` — 4 warning, 3 info
  - 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`
  - …3 more
- **2025-08-11** `db719f9e3d34` — 1 breaking, 9 info
  - request body became required
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `422`
  - added the optional property `details` to the response with the `500` status
  - …6 more
- **2025-04-20** `b97ec6888b3c` — 4 breaking, 1 warning, 6 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`
  - …7 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/bluewave-labs/apis/checkmate-api/changes/auth/recovery/request/post.md)

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