---
title: "Send an email to reset password"
method: POST
path: "/public/users/forgot-password"
tags: ["System - Public Users"]
---

# Send an email to reset password

`POST /public/users/forgot-password`

## Query parameters

- `username` string, email, required

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `429` — Too Many Requests

## Changes

- **2026-09-26** `65e661618b8f` — 1 info
  - api operation id `N_1` removed and replaced with `Z`
- **2026-09-15** `4da8c9536717` — 1 info
  - api operation id `b_1` removed and replaced with `N_1`
- **2026-09-15** `e2458537595b` — 1 info
  - api operation id `n_1` removed and replaced with `b_1`
- **2026-09-11** `2e438cb3181d` — 1 info
  - api operation id `O` removed and replaced with `n_1`
- **2026-09-07** `50527361f800` — 1 info
  - api operation id `w` removed and replaced with `O`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/octoperf/apis/octoperf-api/changes/public/users/forgot-password/post.md)

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