Changing the Login Password

This API can be used by an IAM user to change the login password.

The API can be called using both the global endpoint and region-specific endpoints. For IAM endpoints, see Regions and Endpoints.

You can debug this API in API Explorer.

POST /v3/users/{user_id}/password

**Table 1** URI parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
user_id	Yes	String	IAM user ID. For details about how to obtain a user ID, see Obtaining Account, IAM User, Group, Project, Region, and Agency Information.

**Table 2** Parameters in the request header
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
Content-Type	Yes	String	Fill application/json;charset=utf8 in this field.
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Token (no special permission requirements) of the IAM user corresponding to the user_id specified in the URL.

**Table 3** Parameters in the request body
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
user	Yes	Object	IAM user information.

**Table 4** user
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
password	Yes	String	New password, which must meet the following requirements: Can contain 8 to 32 characters. The default minimum password length is 8 characters. Must contain at least two of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. Cannot contain the user's mobile phone number or email address. Must meet the password requirements defined in the account's password policy. Must be different from the old password.
original_password	Yes	String	Old password of the IAM user.

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Request for changing the login password from IAMOriginalPassword@ to IAMNewPassword@ as an IAM user

POST https://iam.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/users/{user_id}/password

{
    "user": {
        "password": "IAMNewPassword@",
        "original_password": "IAMOriginalPassword@"
    }
}

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Status Code	Description
204	The password is changed successfully.
400	Invalid parameters.
401	Authentication failed.
403	Access denied.
404	The requested resource cannot be found.
405	The method specified in the request is not allowed for the requested resource.
413	The request entity is too large.
500	Internal server error.
503	Service unavailable.