> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thepublive.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reader Reset Password

> Authorized by a one-time `token` from the forgot-password email, sent in the request body (not a header).



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/content-management.json patch /publisher/{publisher_id}/reader/reset-password/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Publive Content Management API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Read/write API for managing publisher content: categories, tags, posts, live
    blogs, media, custom content types, custom components, forms, reader
    accounts, and newsletter subscriptions.
servers:
  - url: https://cms.thepublive.com
security:
  - basicAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Categories
  - name: Tags
  - name: Posts
  - name: Live Blogs
  - name: Media Library
  - name: Custom Content Types
  - name: Custom Components
  - name: Forms
  - name: Reader
  - name: Newsletter
paths:
  /publisher/{publisher_id}/reader/reset-password/:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Reader
      summary: Reader Reset Password
      description: >-
        Authorized by a one-time `token` from the forgot-password email, sent in
        the request body (not a header).
      operationId: readerResetPassword
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PublisherId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                token:
                  type: string
                  description: One-time reset token from the email link
                new_password:
                  type: string
                confirm_password:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Must match `new_password`. Validated server-side and not
                    forwarded to the backend.
              required:
                - email
                - token
                - new_password
                - confirm_password
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Password updated
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                status: ok
                message: Password updated
                user_password_update: true
                forgot_password: true
        '400':
          description: Passwords do not match, or invalid/expired token
      security: []
components:
  parameters:
    PublisherId:
      name: publisher_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Your Publisher ID
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Auth using your Publive API key pair, base64-encoded.

````