---
title: "Change an administrator's password"
method: POST
path: "/console/v1/admin/password"
tags: ["Administrators"]
---

# Change an administrator's password

`POST /console/v1/admin/password`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apis.druva.com/platform`
- URL: `https://apis.druva.com/platform/console/v1/admin/password`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Changes an adiminstrator's password.

## Headers

- `Content-Type` 'application/json', required

## Request body

- AdminPasswordBody
  - `adminEmail` string, required: The email address of the administrator whose password you want to change.
  - `currentPassword` string, required: The administrator's current password.
  - `newPassword` string, required: The administrator's new password that you want to set.

## Response `200`

Success

- ChangePasswordResponse

## Other responses

- `403`: User is not authorized to access this resource with an explicit deny
- `404`: The requested resource was not found.
- `422`: Could be one of: - Password does not match password policy. Please check password policy. - Incorrect current password.
- `500`: The request was not processed due to an internal error.

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