I’m wondering if there is an API for updating or changing a password. I can’t find it in the API documentation, but it seems like something that would exist. I’m looking more specifically for a CURL type or HTTPS type request, similar to account creation APIs.

Would sending a password reset email via the API be enough for your needs? Request Url: http://localhost:3000/session/forgot_password Request Method: POST Form Data: api_key: {{api_key}} api_username: {{api_username}} login: discourse2 The user would then receive an email like this: [image…

Not sure if that will work. I’ve made an Android app for a Discourse forum, but one thing it lacks is support for forgotten passwords. There is no mechanism for it that I have seen. The forum only exists in the app. There is no webpage for it. With the email, how do you initiate the sending of …

Oh, wait, are you looking for an API for a user to change his own password? If so, there’s an API for that – just change your password here and use your browsers Dev tools to find out how it works :slight_smile: [image] Reverse engineer the Discourse API Integrations …

Yea try resetting your password here on meta and discourse sends you an email. There is no change password input field.

I went to my account preferences and all that exists there is a “Send Password Reset Email” button. Bummer. I’ll have to figure out another way to do it I guess.

Oh, you’re right. Looks like there is no way of changing the password without a reset. Maybe that should be a Contribute > Feature ?

Is there an API for changing a password?

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fefrei (Felix Freiberger) Novembre 6, 2016, 10:50 7

Ah, tu as raison. On dirait qu’il n’y a aucun moyen de changer le mot de passe sans le réinitialiser.
Peut-être que ça devrait être une fonctionnalité à contribuer ?

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Is there an API for changing a password?

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