MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v71/methods/account_updatePasswordSettings.md

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title: account.updatePasswordSettings
description: account.updatePasswordSettings parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: account.updatePasswordSettings  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|current\_password\_hash|[bytes](../types/bytes.md) | Yes|
|new\_settings|[account\_PasswordInputSettings](../types/account_PasswordInputSettings.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [Bool](../types/Bool.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|EMAIL_UNCONFIRMED|Email unconfirmed|
|NEW_SALT_INVALID|The new salt is invalid|
|NEW_SETTINGS_INVALID|The new settings are invalid|
|PASSWORD_HASH_INVALID|The provided password hash is invalid|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Bool = $MadelineProto->account->updatePasswordSettings(['current_password_hash' => 'bytes', 'new_settings' => account_PasswordInputSettings, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/account.updatePasswordSettings`

Parameters:

current_password_hash - Json encoded bytes

new_settings - Json encoded account_PasswordInputSettings




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Bool = account.updatePasswordSettings({current_password_hash='bytes', new_settings=account_PasswordInputSettings, })
```