fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template · error · HTTPException

Invalid token

Error message

Invalid token

What it means

Error "Invalid token" thrown in fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template.

Source

Thrown at backend/app/api/routes/login.py:84

        )
        send_email(
            email_to=user.email,
            subject=email_data.subject,
            html_content=email_data.html_content,
        )
    return Message(
        message="If that email is registered, we sent a password recovery link"
    )


@router.post("/reset-password/")
def reset_password(session: SessionDep, body: NewPassword) -> Message:
    """
    Reset password
    """
    email = verify_password_reset_token(token=body.token)
    if not email:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid token")
    user = crud.get_user_by_email(session=session, email=email)
    if not user:
        # Don't reveal that the user doesn't exist - use same error as invalid token
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid token")
    elif not user.is_active:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
    user_in_update = UserUpdate(password=body.new_password)
    crud.update_user(
        session=session,
        db_user=user,
        user_in=user_in_update,
    )
    return Message(message="Password updated successfully")


@router.post(
    "/password-recovery-html-content/{email}",
    dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_superuser)],

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at backend/app/api/routes/login.py:84 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Authentication and authorization failures — expired tokens, bad credentials, and missing scopes.

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