# “Suspicious request requires verification” on password reset

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/suspicious-request-requires-verification-on-password-reset/186055>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** regular-database-connections, connections\
**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/suspicious-request-requires-verification-on-password-reset/186055 "2025-04-28T17:28:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![vonrimsd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/vonrimsd17/32/72696_2.png) [@vonrimsd17](https://community.auth0.com/u/vonrimsd17)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/suspicious-request-requires-verification-on-password-reset/186055/1 "2025-04-28T17:28:36Z")

</div>

Hello,

I am getting a “Suspicious request requires verification” error on password reset request. How i can fix it?

```auto
const data = {
  client_id: 'myclientid',
  email,
  connection: 'Username-Password-Authentication'
}
const response = await axios.post(
  'https://mydomain/dbconnections/change_password',
  data,
  {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
  });

  return response.data;

```

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![vlad.murarasu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/vlad.murarasu/32/72793_2.png) [@vlad.murarasu](https://community.auth0.com/u/vlad.murarasu)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/suspicious-request-requires-verification-on-password-reset/186055/3 "2025-04-28T19:14:03Z")

</div>

Hi @vonrimsd17,

Welcome to the Auth0 Community!

This community post might be of help:

> [@Signup user error 'Suspicious request requires verification'](https://community.auth0.com/t/signup-user-error-suspicious-request-requires-verification/69027/3):
>
> Hi @dannywbso, Welcome to the Auth0 Community! I understand that you are encountering issues with the Resource Owner Password flow, specifically with the Suspicious request requires verification error. This error usually occurs whenever Auth0’s [Attack Protection](https://auth0.com/docs/configure/attack-protection) features detect a suspicious authentication, specifically with the [Bot Detection](https://auth0.com/docs/configure/attack-protection/bot-detection) feature. It’s important to be aware that when using the Resource Owner Password Grant flow, the Bot Detection feature should be disabled. This is an inh…

Make sure to check your [Attack Protection](https://auth0.com/docs/configure/attack-protection) features.

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out.

Have a good one,  
Vlad

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/5/b560f266932fcce5d57f09a6595bd50518cae3f3.jpeg) [@system](https://community.auth0.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/suspicious-request-requires-verification-on-password-reset/186055/4 "2025-05-12T19:14:09Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 14 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.