Reset User Password

Initiates a password reset for a user based on the specified user ID. The user’s current password becomes invalid and the user receives an email with a password reset link. To log in again, the user must finish resetting their password. This resource is available in REST API version 24.0 and later.

Salesforce auto-generates a temporary password for the user and returns it in the response body. If the user can’t access the email link, they can finish resetting their password by logging in with the temporary password.

If the session doesn’t have permission to access the user information, an INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS error is returned.

Syntax

URI
/services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/User/userId/password
Formats
JSON, XML
HTTP Method
DELETE
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer token
Parameters
None required

Example

For examples of getting password information, setting a password, and resetting a password, see Manage User Passwords.