---
title: "Directly updating a user password"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/users/{actorId}/password"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Directly updating a user password

`PUT /v1/users/{actorId}/password`

To directly update a user password, you will need to reprove the user's intention by supplying the `old` password alongside the `new`. If you simply want to initiate an email-based password reset process, see the following endpoint.

## Path parameters

- `actorId` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- Success
  - `success` boolean, required

## Changes

- **2025-12-20** `022694254f0d` — 1 info
  - api operation id `Directly updating a user password` removed and replaced with `setUserPassword`
- **2025-10-27** `b11b54eea487` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2025-03-13** `e8c2858fd4eb` — 2 info
  - api operation id `setUserPassword` removed and replaced with `Directly updating a user password`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/getodk/apis/odk-central-api/changes/v1/users/:actorId/password/put.md)

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