MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v42/methods/account_updatePasswordSettings.md

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title: account.updatePasswordSettings
description: Update the 2FA password settings
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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# Method: account.updatePasswordSettings  
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Update the 2FA password settings

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|current\_password\_hash|[bytes](../types/bytes.md) | Use only if you have set a 2FA password: `$current_salt = $MadelineProto->account->getPassword()['current_salt']; $current_password_hash = hash('sha256', $current_salt.$password.$current_salt, true);` | Yes|
|new\_settings|[account\_PasswordInputSettings](../types/account_PasswordInputSettings.md) | New 2FA settings | Yes|


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

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


### MadelineProto Example:


```
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

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

### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):



### 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, })
```

### 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|