Password Update
4 min
\<font color="#b6c7cb">\</font> topic type concept purpose password update event overview and guidance on when to send the event audience developers implementing password change functionality applies to integrations evaluating password updates for existing accounts does not apply to password recovery initiation or account creation the passwordupdate call is intended to retrieve an score when a user updates their password following a password reset on your website timing the api call should come to the after a user attempts to reset their password after they pass error handling, and you retrieve their account details, ip address, and user agent before you send the result of their request \<font color="#386b84">note\</font> this call is not meant to occur after a user changes their password while authenticated use the accountupdate call for that instance flow password update flow diagram user gets an email to reset their password and lands on the reset password page user enters their new password client processes frontend validation to ensure all fields are filled in properly client retrieves account information, ip, and user agent client's backend server calls consolidates data and returns a score client determines appropriate action for passwordupdate see also password update fields https //atlas accertify com/public apis/password update fields