---
title: "Reset password for a user"
method: POST
path: "/usermanagement/v1/users/{userID}/resetPassword"
tags: ["User Management"]
---

# Reset password for a user

`POST /usermanagement/v1/users/{userID}/resetPassword`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apis.druva.com/insync`
- URL: `https://apis.druva.com/insync/usermanagement/v1/users/{userID}/resetPassword`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Resets the password for the user identified using the userID. inSync sends an email with a password reset link to the user.

## Path parameters

- `userID` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: The request did not include an authentication token or an expired authentication token was supplied.
- `403`: Access denied: Insufficient permissions. User requires specific access rights and minimum permissions. Details: https://help.druva.com/en/articles/15069296
- `404`: The requested resource was not found.
- `422`: The request was well-formed but was not processed due to semantic errors.
- `500`: The request was not processed due to an internal error in inSync Cloud.
- `501`: Requested HTTP method is not implemented.

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