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

user: changePassword

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Enable the user to update their password. Any user can update their password without belonging to any administrator role.

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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

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]"
}