Consumer Authentication

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API reference

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Passwords

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Reset options

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Password reset by email

Password reset by email

POSThttps://test.stytch.com/v1/passwords/email/reset

Reset the user’s password and authenticate them. This endpoint checks that the magic link token is valid, hasn’t expired, or already been used – and can optionally require additional security settings, such as the IP address and user agent matching the initial reset request.

The provided password needs to meet our password strength requirements, which can be checked in advance with the password strength endpoint. If the token and password are accepted, the password is securely stored for future authentication and the user is authenticated.

Note that a successful password reset by email will revoke all active sessions for the user_id.

Body parameters

token* string
password* string
options object
attributes object
session_custom_claims map<string, any>
session_duration_minutes int
session_jwt string
session_token string
code_verifier string

Response fields

status_code int
request_id string
user_id string
user object
session_jwt string
session_token string
session object
curl --request POST \
  --url https://test.stytch.com/v1/passwords/email/reset \
  -u 'PROJECT_ID:SECRET' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "token": "SeiGwdj5lKkrEVgcEY3QNJXt6srxS3IK2Nwkar6mXD4=",
    "password": "$h#54HWSLGv@hU#T"
  }'

RESPONSE

200
{
  "status_code": 200,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "user_id": "user-test-16d9ba61-97a1-4ba4-9720-b03761dc50c6"
}

Common Error Types