Initiates a password reset for the email address provided. This will trigger an email to be sent to the address, containing a magic link that will allow them to set a new password and authenticate.
Start Password reset by email
POSThttps://test.stytch.com/v1/passwords/email/reset/start
Body parameters
email* string
reset_password_redirect_url string
login_redirect_url string
reset_password_expiration_minutes int
reset_password_template_id string
locale string
attributes object
code_challenge string
Response fields
status_code int
request_id string
user_id string
email_id string
curl --request POST \
--url https://test.stytch.com/v1/passwords/email/reset/start \
-u 'PROJECT_ID:SECRET' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"email": "sandbox@stytch.com"
}'
RESPONSE
200
{
"status_code": 200,
"request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
"user_id": "user-test-16d9ba61-97a1-4ba4-9720-b03761dc50c6",
"email_id": "email-test-81bf03a8-86e1-4d95-bd44-bb3495224953"
}