pydo.databases.reset_auth()
Generated on 30 Jun 2025
from pydo version
v0.12.0
Description
To reset the password for a database user, send a POST request to
/v2/databases/$DATABASE_ID/users/$USERNAME/reset_auth.
For mysql databases, the authentication method can be specifying by
including a key in the JSON body called mysql_settings with the auth_plugin
value specified.
The response will be a JSON object with a user key. This will be set to an
object containing the standard database user attributes.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
database_cluster_uuid |
string | True | A unique identifier for a database cluster. | |
username |
string | True | The name of the database user. | |
body |
JSON or IO[bytes] | True |
Request Sample
import os
from pydo import Client
client = Client(token=os.environ.get("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN"))
req = {
"mysql_settings": {
"auth_plugin": "caching_sha2_password"
}
}
get_resp = client.databases.reset_auth(database_cluster_uuid="a7a8bas", username="admin", body=req)More Information
See the API spec for this endpoint to view additional detail on responses, headers, parameters, and more.