Use ConfirmForgotPassword with an Amazon SDK or CLI - Amazon Cognito
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Use ConfirmForgotPassword with an Amazon SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use ConfirmForgotPassword.

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CLI
Amazon CLI

To confirm a forgotten password

This example confirms a forgotten password for username diego@example.com.

Command:

aws cognito-idp confirm-forgot-password --client-id 3n4b5urk1ft4fl3mg5e62d9ado --username=diego@example.com --password PASSWORD --confirmation-code CONF_CODE
Go
SDK for Go V2
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

import ( "context" "errors" "log" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cognitoidentityprovider" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cognitoidentityprovider/types" ) type CognitoActions struct { CognitoClient *cognitoidentityprovider.Client } // ConfirmForgotPassword confirms a user with a confirmation code and a new password. func (actor CognitoActions) ConfirmForgotPassword(ctx context.Context, clientId string, code string, userName string, password string) error { _, err := actor.CognitoClient.ConfirmForgotPassword(ctx, &cognitoidentityprovider.ConfirmForgotPasswordInput{ ClientId: aws.String(clientId), ConfirmationCode: aws.String(code), Password: aws.String(password), Username: aws.String(userName), }) if err != nil { var invalidPassword *types.InvalidPasswordException if errors.As(err, &invalidPassword) { log.Println(*invalidPassword.Message) } else { log.Printf("Couldn't confirm user %v. Here's why: %v", userName, err) } } return err }

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