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VBScript / Salesforce Platform APIs / Forgot Password - Change Password

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "username": "<username>",
'   "newpassword": "<new password>",
'   "otp": "<OTP sent ot end user>"
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("username","<username>")
success = json.UpdateString("newpassword","<new password>")
success = json.UpdateString("otp","<OTP sent ot end user>")

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/auth/headless/forgot_password","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


outFile.Close

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-d '{
    "username": "<username>",
    "newpassword": "<new password>",
    "otp": "<OTP sent ot end user>"
}'
https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/auth/headless/forgot_password

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Forgot Password - Change Password",
  "protocolProfileBehavior": {
    "disabledSystemHeaders": {
      "accept": true,
      "accept-encoding": true,
      "connection": true,
      "user-agent": true
    }
  },
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "noauth"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"username\": \"<username>\",\n    \"newpassword\": \"<new password>\",\n    \"otp\": \"<OTP sent ot end user>\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{url}}{{site}}/services/auth/headless/forgot_password",
      "host": [
        "{{url}}{{site}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "auth",
        "headless",
        "forgot_password"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Forgot Password/Change Password is a two step process:\nIn the first step you pass a username and recaptcha token into the endpoint. Salesforce then sends an OPT to the end user. In the second step you collect that OTP from the end user, confirming that they do own the email associated to the user, and the new password. This call is the second step in that process."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}