Summary: Managed Better Auth password reset sends a verification link to the user's email and requires email authentication to be enabled in project Settings. The pre-built <ForgotPasswordForm> and <ResetPasswordForm> components handle the full forgot-password flow; reset links expire after 15 minutes, and the SDK resetPasswordForEmail method is not yet supported.

Allow users to reset forgotten passwords

Password reset allows users to securely reset forgotten passwords. Managed Better Auth supports password reset via verification links sent to the user's email address.

In your project's Settings → Auth page, ensure Sign-up with Email is enabled. Password reset is automatically available when email authentication is enabled.

The easiest way to add password reset is using the pre-built UI components <ForgotPasswordForm> and <ResetPasswordForm>.

If you're using <AuthView>, enable the forgot password flow:

import { NeonAuthUIProvider, AuthView } from '@neondatabase/auth-ui';
import { authClient } from './auth';

export default function App() {
  return (
    <NeonAuthUIProvider authClient={authClient}>
      <AuthView pathname="sign-in" credentials={{ forgotPassword: true }} />
    </NeonAuthUIProvider>
  );
}

The <AuthView> component automatically includes a "Forgot password?" link when forgotPassword is enabled.

For more control, use <ForgotPasswordForm> and <ResetPasswordForm> separately:

import { useState } from 'react';
import { ForgotPasswordForm, ResetPasswordForm } from '@neondatabase/auth-ui';
import { authClient } from './auth';

export default function App() {
  const [step, setStep] = useState<'forgot' | 'reset'>('forgot');
  const [email, setEmail] = useState('');

  if (step === 'forgot') {
    return (
      <ForgotPasswordForm
        authClient={authClient}
        redirectTo={`${window.location.origin}/reset-password`}
        onSuccess={(data) => {
          setEmail(data.email);
          setStep('reset');
        }}
      />
    );
  }

  return (
    <ResetPasswordForm
      authClient={authClient}
      email={email}
      onSuccess={() => {
        setStep('forgot');
        // Redirect to sign-in or show success message
      }}
    />
  );
}

Note: SDK methods for password reset (resetPasswordForEmail) are not fully supported yet. Use the UI components (<ForgotPasswordForm> and <ResetPasswordForm>) for password reset functionality.

The complete password reset flow works as follows:

1. User requests reset: User enters their email and clicks "Send reset link"
2. Email sent: User receives a verification link with a reset token
3. User clicks link: User is redirected to your app's reset password page
4. User enters new password: User submits the new password
5. Password reset: Password is updated and user is signed in (if auto-sign-in is enabled)

Password reset links expire after 15 minutes. If a link expires, users need to request a new one.

• Add email verification to ensure users own their email addresses
• Customize the application name shown in password reset emails
• Learn how to branch your auth to use database branches with isolated auth environments

• Email verification
• Set up OAuth
• User management
• Configure domains
• Webhooks
• Customize emails
• Production checklist
• Troubleshooting
• Manage Auth via the API

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