# Reset password

Starts a reset password flow by sending a reset password token to the email associated with your account this token can be used in at the [validate password endpoint](/developers/api-v3/account/security/validate-password.md) to set a new password.

| **Description** | Initiates a password reset         |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| **Endpoint**    | `/account/security/password/reset` |
| **Method**      | POST                               |

### Access Level Rules

| **Minimum Access Level** | None |
| ------------------------ | ---- |

### Processing Units

| **Processing units** | 0 |
| -------------------- | - |

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th width="312">Description</th><th>Required</th><th>Default</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>email</code></td><td>The email address of the Ellipsis Drive account for which to reset the password.</td><td>true</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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