---
title: "Request a password reset"
method: POST
path: "/users/reset-password-request"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Request a password reset

`POST /users/reset-password-request`

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string — An e-mail address.

## Response `200`

Successful response

## Changes

- **2020-08-13** `bca9ebb2d24a` — 2 breaking, 1 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/Email` to the `email` request property `allOf` list
  - the `email` request property type/format changed from `string`/`` to ``/``
  - the `email` request property's minLength was decreased from `3` to `0`
- **2020-08-13** `ddfd4e39c98d` — 2 breaking, 1 warning
  - the `email` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `3`
  - the `email` request property type/format changed from ``/`` to `string`/``
  - removed `#/components/schemas/Email` from the `email` request property `allOf` list

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/kartevonmorgen/apis/openfairdb-api/changes/users/reset-password-request/post.md)

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