GuidesHow ToManage Administrators

Recover Password

To request a Password recovery, you can use the Recover Password API Call. This will send an email to the administrator to reset the password, and reinitialize the 2 Factor Authentication.

POST /api/v1/recover

Request

{
    "email": "test@mistsys.com",
    "recaptcha": "see https://www.google.com/recaptcha/"
}

Parameter

NameTypeDescription
emailstringRequired. max length is 64
recaptchastringreCAPTCHA

Response

Status: 200 OK

An email will also be sent to the user with a link to https://manage.mist.com/verify/recover?token=:token

Verify Recover Password

To validate the Password Reset, you can use the Verify Recover Passsword API Call with the token sent by email.

POST /api/v1/recover/verify/:token

Response

With correct verification, the user will be authenticated. UI can then prompt for new password

Status: 200 OK
Set-Cookie: csrftoken=vwvBuq9qkqaKh7lu8tNc0gkvBfEaLAmx; expires=Tue, 15-Mar-2016 19:47:20 GMT; Max-Age=31449600; Path=/

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