change_password

CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.change_password(**kwargs)

Changes the password for a specified user in a user pool.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.change_password(
    PreviousPassword='string',
    ProposedPassword='string',
    AccessToken='string'
)

Parameters

• PreviousPassword (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The old password.

• ProposedPassword (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The new password.

• AccessToken (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  A valid access token that Amazon Cognito issued to the user whose password you want to change.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  The response from the server to the change password request.

Exceptions

• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.InvalidPasswordException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.NotAuthorizedException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.TooManyRequestsException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.LimitExceededException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.PasswordResetRequiredException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.UserNotFoundException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.UserNotConfirmedException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.InternalErrorException
• CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.ForbiddenException