http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.AdminSetUserPassword<p>Sets the specified user's password in a user pool as an administrator. Works on any user. </p> <p>The password can be temporary or permanent. If it is temporary, the user status enters the <code>FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD</code> state. When the user next tries to sign in, the InitiateAuth/AdminInitiateAuth response will contain the <code>NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED</code> challenge. If the user doesn't sign in before it expires, the user won't be able to sign in, and an administrator must reset their password. </p> <p>Once the user has set a new password, or the password is permanent, the user status is set to <code>Confirmed</code>.</p>
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "abc123",
"created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Invalid request parameters"
}
}1curl --request POST \2 --url 'http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.AdminSetUserPassword' \3 --header 'accept: application/json' \4 --header 'content-type: application/json'1{2 "success": true,3 "data": {4 "id": "abc123",5 "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"6 }7}http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.AdminSetUserPassword<p>Sets the specified user's password in a user pool as an administrator. Works on any user. </p> <p>The password can be temporary or permanent. If it is temporary, the user status enters the <code>FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD</code> state. When the user next tries to sign in, the InitiateAuth/AdminInitiateAuth response will contain the <code>NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED</code> challenge. If the user doesn't sign in before it expires, the user won't be able to sign in, and an administrator must reset their password. </p> <p>Once the user has set a new password, or the password is permanent, the user status is set to <code>Confirmed</code>.</p>
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "abc123",
"created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Invalid request parameters"
}
}1curl --request POST \2 --url 'http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.AdminSetUserPassword' \3 --header 'accept: application/json' \4 --header 'content-type: application/json'1{2 "success": true,3 "data": {4 "id": "abc123",5 "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"6 }7}