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Use ConfirmForgotPassword with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use ConfirmForgotPassword.

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CLI
AWS 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

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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
}