Request Password Reset

Creates a password reset request, returning an activation id used to fulfil the request.

Node.js SDK

Usage

Node.js / Next.js / Express.js

const response = await provider.auth.requestPasswordReset('[email protected]', {
    maxConcurrentRequestsPerEmail: 3,
    preventEmailSending: false
});

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
email	string	Required. The user’s email address.
options	object	Optional configuration.
options.maxConcurrentRequestsPerEmail	number	Maximum concurrent requests per email. (Default: 3).
options.preventEmailSending	boolean	If true, returns the ID immediately without sending email.

Response

Type: Promise<{ activation: string }>

Returns an object containing the activation ID.

Note: If the user does not exist, the promise resolves successfully (silent failure) to prevent email enumeration, but may not contain an activation ID.

Errors

• BAD_REQUEST: One or more body params are invalid.
• TOO_MANY_REQUESTS: It seems that you send too much requests. Please check your inbox to reset your pasword.
• UNKNOWN_ERROR: An unknown error has occured.

HTTP API

POST https://api.productflame.com/v1/auth/reset-password

Request

Headers

{
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "<your_secret_api_key>"
}

Body

{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "maxRequests": 3,
    "preventEmailSending": false
}

Response Format

200 OK (Success)

{
    "activation": "<activation_id>"
}

200 OK (User Not Found)

{
    "message": "ok"
}

If the user does not exist, the API returns “ok” to prevent email enumeration.

400 Bad Request (Validation)

{
    "error": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "One or more body params are invalid."
}

One or more body params are invalid.

429 Too Many Requests

{
    "error": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS",
    "message": "It seems that you send too much requests. Please check your inbox to reset your pasword."
}

It seems that you send too much requests. Please check your inbox to reset your pasword.

500 Internal Server Error

{
    "error": "UNKNOWN_ERROR",
    "message": "An unknown error has occured."
}

An unknown error has occured.