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# Recover accounts using 1Password CLI

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You can use 1Password CLI to begin the account recovery process for a family or team member if they can't sign in to or unlock 1Password. When you recover an account for someone:

* They'll receive a new Secret Key and create a new 1Password account password.<br />
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* They'll be able to access all the data they had before.
* They'll need to sign in again on all their devices once recovery is complete.
* Their two-factor authentication will be reset.

## Requirements

* [Sign up for 1Password](https://1password.com/pricing/password-manager).
* [Install 1Password CLI](/cli/get-started#step-1-install-1password-cli) version `2.32.0` or later.

You can recover accounts for other people if:

* You're a team [administrator](https://support.1password.com/groups/#administrators) or [owner](https://support.1password.com/groups/#owners).
* You belong to a [custom group](https://support.1password.com/custom-groups/) that has the "Recover Accounts" permission.
* You're a [family organizer](https://support.1password.com/family-organizer/).

## Begin recovery

Use the command `op user recovery begin` with a person's name, email address, or [unique identifier (ID)](/cli/reference/#unique-identifiers-ids) to begin the account recovery process. You can recover up to ten accounts with each command.

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op user recovery begin { <email> | <name> | <userID> }
```

For example, to begin recovery for multiple accounts using each person's ID:

```shell theme={null}
op user recovery begin ZMAE4RTRONHN7LGELNYYO373KM WHPOFIMMYFFITBVTOTZUR3R324 FGH76DFS89FYCU6342CSDWIFJU
```

The person whose account you're recovering will get an email from 1Password. When they select **Recover my account** in the email, a page will open in their browser and they'll be asked to confirm their email address. Then they'll get a new Secret Key and create a new account password.

## Complete recovery

After the person whose account you recovered creates a new account password, you'll need to complete the recovery process before they can access their account.

Learn how to [complete account recovery for one or more people](https://support.1password.com/recovery/#complete-recovery).

## Learn more

* [Add and remove team members](/cli/provision-users)
* [Grant and revoke vault permissions](/cli/grant-revoke-vault-permissions)
* [Sign back in to 1Password after your account has been recovered](https://support.1password.com/after-recovery/)
* [Workflow: Programmatically manage your organization](/get-started/manage-organization)
* [Administrator quickstart](/get-started/administrator-quickstart)