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Change your ID.me email address

You can change, add, or delete email addresses linked to your ID.me Wallet at any time. This article explains how to update your email address, set a primary email, and fix common email issues.

Note: You can’t use the same email address on more than one ID.me Wallet. If you're trying to reuse an email, you’ll need to remove it from the other wallet first.
Tip: Add a second email address to your wallet so you always have another way to sign in—especially if you lose access to your primary email.

Add a new email address

  1. Sign in to your ID.me Wallet.
  2. From My Wallet, select Manage Profile.
  3. Select Add an email.
    Screenshot of email settings with arrow pointing to option to add an additional email address
  4. Enter an email address you own, and select whether it is your personal or work email.

  5. Select Send confirmation. A confirmation message will be sent to the newly added email address.
    Screenshot of email entry form with arrow pointing to Send confirmation button to verify new address

    Tip: If you don't receive the email, check your spam folder. You can resend the verification if needed.
  6. To finish adding your new email address, select the link in the confirmation email.
    Screenshot of email asking user to confirm their email address by clicking a button

Change your primary email

Your primary email address receives important messages about verification and any ID.me marketing emails (if subscribed). By default, the email used to create your wallet is set as the primary email. If you have multiple email addresses, you can change which one is primary.

To set a primary email:

  1. Sign into your ID.me Wallet and select Manage Profile.
  2. Under “Email”, find the email you’d like to set as primary.
  3. Select the three dots next to the email and select Set as primary.
    Screenshot of account email settings with arrow pointing to option to set a secondary email as primary

Mark an email as personal or work

You can mark emails on your wallet as either personal or work:

  1. Sign into your ID.me Wallet and select Manage Profile.
  2. Under “Email”, find the email you want to label.
  3. Select the three dots next to the email, then select Edit.
  4. Check the box next to “Work”, “Personal”, or both.

Remove or delete an email

You can remove an email address from your wallet by deleting it. However, you must change your primary email before deleting a primary address. To delete a non-primary email:

  1. Sign into your ID.me Wallet and select Manage Profile.
  2. Under “Email,” find the email you want to delete.
  3. Select the three dots and select Delete, then confirm by selecting Remove.

To delete a primary email:

  1. Add a new email address to your wallet.
  2. Set the new email as your primary.
  3. Next to the email you want to delete, select the three dots.
  4. Select Delete, then confirm by selecting Remove.

Fix problems adding your email

My email is associated with another walletScreenshot of error message stating an email could not be added due to being invalid, associated with another account, or added too many times

If you're unable to add an email because it’s associated with another wallet, follow the steps in Close a duplicate ID.me Wallet to reuse your email.

If you received the error above but don’t have another wallet, Contact ID.me Support.

I can’t confirm my email address

You’ll need to confirm your email to add it to your wallet. If you have trouble confirming it, visit Confirming your email address.

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