---
title: "Initiates a password reset."
method: POST
path: "/api/auth/password/reset"
tags: ["Authentication"]
deprecated: true
---

# Initiates a password reset.

`POST /api/auth/password/reset`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://passivelogic.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://passivelogic.com/api/auth/password/reset`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/passivelogic/apis/passivelogic-http-api/docs/api/auth/password/reset/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

> **Deprecated.**

DEPRECATED: This endpoint is not available when Keycloak authentication is turned on and will be removed in the future.

Initiates a password reset for the given user, sending them an email with a password reset link authenticated to their
account only.

## Request body

- RequestResetPasswordData: Information required to request a password reset.
  - `usernameOrEmail` string, required: Email of the user requesting a reset.

## Response `200`

OK

- GenericMessageResponse: Generic response information
  - `message` string, required: Informative message relating to the specific response

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/passivelogic/apis/passivelogic-http-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/passivelogic/apis/passivelogic-http-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/passivelogic/apis/passivelogic-http-api/revisions/28fce63bcdbb?raw)