# POST /admin/users/{username}/password

> Change the DS Server admin password: post a JSON object with newPassword, at least 8 characters, with Basic authorization; other user names return 404.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Endpoint
- **Path:** DS Server > API Reference > Web API > Administration > /users/{username}/password > POST /admin/users/{username}/password
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/#description)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/#examples)
- [Authorization](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/#authorization)
- [Request Payload](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/#request-payload)
- [Success Response](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/#success-response)
- [Error Response](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/administration/users-username-password/post/#error-response)

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