# How to modify login password through API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-modify-login-password-through-api/49865>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [May 8, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-modify-login-password-through-api/49865 "2021-05-08T03:34:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![ceshizoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@ceshizoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ceshizoom)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-modify-login-password-through-api/49865/1 "2021-05-08T03:34:56Z")

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> **[Update a user's password - Users - Zoom API - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/userpassword)**
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> Update the password of a user using which the user can login to Zoom. After this request is processed successfully, an email notification will be sent t...

{  
“code”: 1117,  
“message”: “An admin’s password cannot be updated using this API.”  
}

@tommy

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-modify-login-password-through-api/49865/2 "2021-05-10T17:46:35Z")

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Hi @ceshizoom,

Is the user whose password you’re attempting to update an account owner or account admin? If so, I believe this will need to be changed from the UI, rather than via API.

Let me know—thanks,  
Will

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-modify-login-password-through-api/49865/3 "2021-06-10T03:46:57Z")

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