---
title: Email for password reset
description: To configure emails for password reset, you can add the following code block to the selfservice-reset.json file:
component: pingidm
version: 7.5
page_id: pingidm:self-service-reference:uss-email-password
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/7.5/self-service-reference/uss-email-password.html
keywords: ["JSON", "Configuration", "Authentication", "Self-Service", "User Self-Service", "Password Reset", "Email"]
---

# Email for password reset

To configure emails for password reset, you can add the following code block to the `selfservice-reset.json` file:

```json
{
    "name" : "emailValidation",
    "identityEmailField" : "mail",
    "emailServiceUrl" : "external/email",
    "emailServiceParameters" : {
        "waitForCompletion" : false
    },
    "from" : "info@example.com",
    "subject" : "Reset password email",
    "mimeType" : "text/html",
    "subjectTranslations" : {
        "en" : "Reset your password",
        "fr" : "Réinitialisez votre mot de passe"
    },
    "messageTranslations" : {
        "en" : "<h3>Click to reset your password</h3><h4><a href=\"%link%\">Password reset link</a></h4>",
        "fr" : "<h3>Cliquez pour réinitialiser votre mot de passe</h3><h4><a href=\"%link%\">Mot de passe lien de réinitialisation</a></h4>"
    },
    "verificationLinkToken" : "%link%",
    "verificationLink" : "https://localhost:8443/#/passwordreset/"
},
```

As suggested by the code block, it includes default password reset email messages in English (`en`) and French (`fr`). The `verificationLink` sent with the email takes users to the IDM password reset URL.

As noted in [Password reset REST requests](password-reset-rest-flow.html), you can make these changes over the following endpoint URI: `/openidm/config/selfservice/reset`

If desired, you can also configure self-service password reset emails through the admin UI. Select Configure > Password Reset. If needed, activate the Enable Password Reset option, and in the Email Validation box, click the [icon: pencil-alt, set=fas]button. The Configure Validation Email window displays.

When you use the admin UI to customize password reset emails, you can review the changes in the `selfservice-reset.json` file.