# Initiate password reset (/docs/apis/management/users/ResetPassword)

`POST /users/{user_id}/password/reset`

Generates a secure, time-bound password reset link for the specified user. The link may be delivered directly to the user or returned for custom distribution.

Base URL: `https://{tenant}.{region}.monocloud.com/api`, where `{tenant}`, `{region}` (one of us, eu, in) come from your tenant. Authentication: send your Management API key in the `X-API-KEY` header.

## Parameters

- `user_id` (path) (string, required) The unique identifier of the user.

## Request body

JSON, required. The request payload used to generate a password reset link.

- `send_email` (boolean, default false) A flag indicating whether the password reset link should be automatically delivered to the user's email address.
- `expiry` (integer, int32) Lifetime of the password reset link (in seconds). Defaults to the system configuration when omitted.

## Response body

`200`, JSON. The password reset link was generated successfully

Returns `ResetPasswordResponse`.

- `link` (string, required) The generated password reset link that can be used to complete the reset flow.
- `expires_at` (integer, required, date-time) Specifies the expiry time for the password reset link (in Epoch).
- `email_sent` (boolean, required) Indicates whether the password reset email was sent to the user.

## Errors

- `401` Unauthorized
- `403` Forbidden
- `404` Not Found
  - `type` (string, required) A URI reference that identifies the error type. When accessed, it may provide human-readable documentation.
  - `title` (string, required) A short, human-readable summary of the error.
  - `status` (integer, required, int32) The HTTP status code associated with this error response.
  - `trace_id` (string, required) A unique identifier for the request, used for tracing and diagnostics.
  - `detail` (string) A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.
  - `instance` (string) A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the error.
- `422` Unprocessable Entity
  - `KeyValidationProblemDetails`
    - `type` (string, required) A URI reference that identifies the error type. When accessed, it may provide human-readable documentation.
    - `title` (string, required) A short, human-readable summary of the error.
    - `status` (integer, required, int32) The HTTP status code associated with this error response.
    - `trace_id` (string, required) A unique identifier for the request, used for tracing and diagnostics.
    - `detail` (string) A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.
    - `instance` (string) A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the error.
    - `errors` (Record<string, string[]>, required) A key-value map of validation errors, where each key represents a request field and the value contains one or more messages describing why the request could not be processed.
  - `IdentityValidationProblemDetails`
    - `type` (string, required) A URI reference that identifies the error type. When accessed, it may provide human-readable documentation.
    - `title` (string, required) A short, human-readable summary of the error.
    - `status` (integer, required, int32) The HTTP status code associated with this error response.
    - `trace_id` (string, required) A unique identifier for the request, used for tracing and diagnostics.
    - `detail` (string) A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.
    - `instance` (string) A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the error.
    - `errors` (IdentityError[], required) List of identity validation errors describing why the request could not be processed.

## Example (MonoCloud .NET SDK)

```csharp
using MonoCloud.Management;
using MonoCloud.Management.Models;
using MonoCloud.Management.Core.Base;

var apiClient = new MonoCloudManagementClient(new MonoCloudConfig("<your-domain>", "[[API-Key]]"));


var userId = "WUgDGqaqzqkRmsgd3PFAT";

var requestBody = new ResetPasswordRequest
  {
    SendEmail = false,
    Expiry = 600,
  };


var result = await apiClient.Users.ResetPasswordAsync(userId, requestBody);
```

## Example (MonoCloud Javascript SDK)

```javascript
import { MonoCloudManagementClient } from '@monocloud/management';

const apiClient = MonoCloudManagementClient.init({ domain: '<your-domain>', apiKey: '[[API-Key]]' });

const userId = 'WUgDGqaqzqkRmsgd3PFAT';

const requestBody = {
  send_email: false,
  expiry: 600
};

const result = apiClient.users.resetPassword(userId, requestBody);
```