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# Forgot User Password

POST http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password
Content-Type: application/json

Starts password reset and queues an OTP email.

Required body fields: `email`.

Response fields: `message` confirms OTP dispatch.

Possible errors:
- 404: No Account found with this email address - email is not registered.
- 400: Missing One or More Required Parameters - required body/query fields were not supplied.
- 403: Access denied - gateway traffic guard/rate policy blocked the request.
- 429: Too many requests - gateway rate limit exceeded.
- 500: Unexpected Error - unhandled gateway or downstream service failure.

Reference: https://docs.mycargoextra.com/cargo-extra-gateway-api-copy/user/forgot-password/forgot-user-password

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: collection
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /api/v1/user/forgot-password:
    post:
      operationId: forgot-user-password
      summary: Forgot User Password
      description: >-
        Starts password reset and queues an OTP email.


        Required body fields: `email`.


        Response fields: `message` confirms OTP dispatch.


        Possible errors:

        - 404: No Account found with this email address - email is not
        registered.

        - 400: Missing One or More Required Parameters - required body/query
        fields were not supplied.

        - 403: Access denied - gateway traffic guard/rate policy blocked the
        request.

        - 429: Too many requests - gateway rate limit exceeded.

        - 500: Unexpected Error - unhandled gateway or downstream service
        failure.
      tags:
        - subpackage_user.subpackage_user/forgotPassword
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/user_forgot-password_Forgot User
                  Password_Response_200
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestBadRequestError
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestForbiddenError
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestNotFoundError
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestTooManyRequestsError
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestInternalServerError
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                  format: email
              required:
                - email
servers:
  - url: http://localhost:9000
    description: http://localhost:9000
components:
  schemas:
    user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties:
        key_0:
          type: integer
        key_1:
          type: string
        key_2:
          type: number
          format: double
        key_3:
          type: string
        key_4:
          type: boolean
      required:
        - key_0
        - key_1
        - key_2
        - key_3
        - key_4
      title: user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_Response_200
    PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestBadRequestError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      title: PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestBadRequestError
    PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestForbiddenError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      title: PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestForbiddenError
    PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestNotFoundError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      title: PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestNotFoundError
    PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestTooManyRequestsError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      title: PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestTooManyRequestsError
    PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestInternalServerError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      title: PostApiV1UserForgot-passwordRequestInternalServerError

```

## Examples



**Request**

```json
{
  "email": "ada.lovelace@example.com"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "key_0": 1234,
  "key_1": "OTP email queued successfully",
  "key_2": 0,
  "key_3": "Please check your email for the OTP to reset your password.",
  "key_4": true
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
import requests

url = "http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password"

payload = { "email": "ada.lovelace@example.com" }
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
const url = 'http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"email":"ada.lovelace@example.com"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"email\": \"ada.lovelace@example.com\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"email\": \"ada.lovelace@example.com\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"email\": \"ada.lovelace@example.com\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password', [
  'body' => '{
  "email": "ada.lovelace@example.com"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"email\": \"ada.lovelace@example.com\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift user_forgot-password_Forgot User Password_example
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = ["email": "ada.lovelace@example.com"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "http://localhost:9000/api/v1/user/forgot-password")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```