---
title: "Send reset password instructions email"
method: POST
path: "/reset"
---

# Send reset password instructions email

`POST /reset`

## Request body

- EmailLink
  - `email` string, required — Email address to send link email to.

## Response `200`

Reset password response. For forms both success and validation errors.

- DefaultJsonResponseNoUser
  - `meta` object, required
    - `code` integer, required — Http status code
  - `response` object, required
    - `csrf_token` string — Session CSRF token

## Other responses

- `302` — Response when valid email however user hasn't confirmed and __SECURITY_REQUIRES_CONFIRMATION_ERROR_VIEW__ is set.
- `400` — Errors while validating form

## Changes

- **2025-11-02** `449620a0574d` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `302`
- **2023-10-22** `b647a0e917e6` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `400`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/BaseJsonResponse, subschema #2` from the response body `allOf` list for the response status `400`
  - added the required property `meta` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the required property `response` to the response with the `400` status
- **2022-07-22** `4b3ea48a957a` — 1 breaking, 2 warning, 2 info
  - the `allOf[subschema #2]/response/errors` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `400`
  - removed the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/response/error` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/response/errors/field-name` from the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/response/field_errors` to the response with the `400` status
  - …1 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/pallets-eco/apis/flask-security-external-api/changes/reset/post.md)

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