# Changing a Matrix Account password
Disclaimer: This guide refers to using the Element Matrix clients, Element Web or Element Desktop apps
### Changing your Matrix Account passwordIf you don't know your password, you'll need to recover your account, see our Recovering a Matrix Account page for instructions.
1. Go to Element `All settings` [ 2. Enter your current password and your new password [](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/image-1721651780042-26-13-pm.png) 3. Click `OK` [](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/image-1721651805137-31-01-pm.png) 4. You now need to sign in again on all your other devices ### Changing a Matrix Account password on your Homeserver If you're an EMS customer, you can create your users via the Server Admin tab of the EMS Control Panel. Alternatively you can make use of the Synapse Admin API to change a Matrix Account password on a homeserver you hold an Admin account on. To do so, you will need to use Create or Modify Account from the User Admin API. ``` https://HOMESERVER_URL/_synapse/admin/v2/users/FULL_USERNAME ``` ```json { "password": "new_password" } ```