title	user: changePassword
description	Update your own password.
ms.localizationpriority	medium
author	yyuank
ms.reviewer	iamut
ms.subservice	entra-users
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	08/16/2024

user: changePassword

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Update the signed-in user's password. Any user can update their password without belonging to any administrator role. To update another user's password in either delegated or app-only scenarios, update the passwordProfile property of the user instead. See Example 3: Update the passwordProfile of a user and reset their password.

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Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

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HTTP request

POST /me/changePassword

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Request headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, provide a JSON object with the following parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
currentPassword	String	Your current password.
newPassword	String	Your new password.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Example

The following example shows a request to update your own password.

Request

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/changePassword
Content-type: application/json

{
    "currentPassword": "xWwvJ]6NMw+bWH-d",
    "newPassword": "0eM85N54wFxWwvJ]"
}