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title: Forgot Password
description: The forgot password endpoints provide the flow actions to recover a user's forgotten password. These flow actions allow the user to recover the account and set a new password.
component: pingone-api
page_id: pingone-api:auth:flows/forgot-password
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingone-api/auth/flows/forgot-password.html
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# Forgot Password

The forgot password endpoints provide the flow actions to recover a user's forgotten password. These flow actions allow the user to recover the account and set a new password.

The recover password branch of a login flow uses the `user.lookup` action to verify the user. After user look-up, the flow transitions to the `RECOVERY_CODE_REQUIRED` flow state. The flow uses the `password.recover` action to issue a recovery code to the user.