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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Request an email change

> Queues verification to a new email address and returns the pending request. The email must be available and SMTP configured.

A signed-in human session with recent authentication is required. Complete password/passkey reauthentication when requested.

Queues verification to a new email address and returns the pending request. The email must be available and SMTP configured.

[Request conventions](/api-reference/overview) · [API keys](/api-keys) · [MCP connections](/mcp-connections)


## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json POST /api/auth/email-change
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Posted HTTP API
  version: 0.2.0
  description: >-
    All registered application, account, OAuth, MCP transport and health
    endpoints. Publishing and draft request schemas come from the shared runtime
    validators. Replace the example server with your installation. Documentation
    uses simple request examples and does not execute live publishing requests.
servers:
  - url: https://posted-api.example.com
security: []
paths:
  /api/auth/email-change:
    post:
      tags:
        - Account email
      summary: Request an email change
      description: >-
        Queues verification to a new email address and returns the pending
        request. The email must be available and SMTP configured.


        A signed-in human session with recent authentication is required.
        Complete password/passkey reauthentication when requested.
      operationId: post_api_auth_email_change
      parameters:
        - name: Origin
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uri
          description: >-
            The exact configured Posted UI origin. Required for browser
            mutations carrying session cookies.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 320
                  format: email
                  pattern: >-
                    ^(?!\.)(?!.*\.\.)([A-Za-z0-9_'+\-\.]*)[A-Za-z0-9_+-]@([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9\-]*\.)+[A-Za-z]{2,}$
              required:
                - email
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            Successful response. Examples are illustrative; field values vary by
            record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  pending:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      email:
                        type: string
                      expiresAt:
                        type: string
                    additionalProperties: true
                additionalProperties: true
              example:
                pending:
                  email: new@example.test
                  expiresAt: '2027-01-18T09:30:00.000Z'
        default:
          description: >-
            Request failure. Inspect code, message and requestId; respect
            Retry-After on HTTP 429.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - sessionCookie: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - requestId
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            requestId:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: posted_session
      description: >-
        Signed-in human browser session; mutation requests also need the exact
        UI Origin

````

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