Request: POST /user/{user_id}/password

Permissions to Run the Request

Account Owner, Account Administrators, Department Administrators, or custom roles.

Department Administrators and users with a custom role can add users only to the departments they manage and their sub-departments.

Request Headers

Header	Description
X-Auth-Account-Url (required)	The base URL of the account, e.g. https://myaccount.ispringlearn.com
X-Auth-Email (required)	The login of Account Owner, Account Administrator, Department Administrator, or a user with a custom role.
X-Auth-Password (required)	The password of Account Owner, Account Administrator, or Department Administrator, or a user with a custom role.
Parameter	Description
user_id (required)	The ID of the user whose password you would like to change.
password (required)	The new password.

Password complexity rules can be set up in the Settings section.

Possible Response Codes

Code	Text	Description
200	Successful operation	The password has been changed.
400	Bad Request	A request error.
401	Unauthorized	An authorization error.
403	Permission Denied	The user doesn't have enough permissions to update another users' passwords, For instance, Department Administrators can't change passwords of users belonging to a department they don't manage.

Sample Request

POST /user/43f4a84c-6280-11e9-8686-a6210366ac32/password https/1.1
Host: api-learn.ispringlearn.com
X-Auth-Account-Url: https://myaccount.ispringlearn.com
X-Auth-Email: email@email.com
X-Auth-Password: password
Content-Type:application/xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<request>
	<password>string</password>
</request>

XML

Sample Response

https/1.1 200 OK
Connection: close

XML