---
title: "Request Primary Email Change"
method: POST
path: "/v1/auth/email/change/request"
tags: ["Auth"]
---

# Request Primary Email Change

`POST /v1/auth/email/change/request`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pinbridge.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.pinbridge.io/v1/auth/email/change/request`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`
  - HTTP bearer

Send an old-email approval link for changing the primary login email.

## Headers

- `authorization` string, nullable

## Request body

- PrimaryEmailChangeRequest: Request schema for starting a primary email change.
  - `new_email` string, email, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PrimaryEmailChangeRequestResponse: Response payload for requesting a primary email change.
  - `message` string, required
  - `pending_email` string, email, required
  - `requested_at` string, date-time, required
  - `retry_after_seconds` integer, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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