Change password for requesting user

Owned by Helen Griffith
Last updated: Sept 26, 2024

The POST /users/self/changePassword endpoint changes the password of the user making the request.

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Most URLs in the example code use the following values:

Headers

Header parameters in Requests (User Admin API) apply to this endpoint.

Authorization scopes supported:

ScopeAccess granted
users:writeEntire endpoint
self:writeEntire endpoint

Requests

Request password change

curl -L -X POST "https://***.api.newvoicemedia.com/useradmin/users/self/changePassword" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.newvoicemedia.v4+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
--data-raw "<JSON BODY>"

Request body parameters

The endpoint requires the following parameters in the request body:

{
  "currentPassword": "old_password",
  "newPassword": "new_password"
}

where

  • currentPassword. Requesting user’s current password.

  • newPassword. Requesting user’s new password.

Responses

Successful response

Successful requests return a 200 Success code and the created user.


Try it out

  

For information, see Trying out Vonage Contact Center APIs.