54ybw (54ybw) asked a question.
Error submitting Forgot Password request via API
I can generate a reset password email for a user just fine by logging into the Okta admin page and clicking the "Reset Password" button for the user. When I try to perform the same action using the API I get the error message "Forgot password is not allowed in the user's current status" The format of my request is as follows:POST https://rentpathtest.okta.com/api/v1/users/00u1dt0402eZBkJQx0h8/credentials/forgot_password?sendEmail=true HTTP/1.1User-Agent: FiddlerAccept: application/jsonContent-Type: application/jsonAuthorization: SSWS *************************************Host: rentpathtest.okta.comContent-Length: 0
"password": { "value": "{{password}}" },
"recovery_question": { "answer": "Cowboy Dan" }
} If you pass a value like this along to that endpoint, then the password should be reset as expected. There is actually some great documentation regarding this process here: https://developer.okta.com/docs/api/resources/users.html#forgot-password. Note that the call you are attempting to perform can only be used on users in the ACTIVE status. Let us know if you have any further questions. Thank you, Josh SkeenTechnical Support Engineer