How to Find Your Apple ID

Using iPhone or iPad

1. Open Settings. It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.

2. Tap Sign in to (Your Device). It's at the very top of the Settings menu.

   1. If you're already signed in to your device and you see your name at the top instead, tapping on your name will take you to a page that displays an email address bellow your name. That email address is your Apple ID.
   2. If you are running an older version of iOS, instead tap iCloud and check to see if you are signed in to your device at the top. If you are signed in you will see an email address displayed under your name. That email address is your Apple ID.

3. Tap Don't have an Apple ID or forgot it?. It's below the password field.

   1. If you are running an older version of iOS, instead tap Forgot Apple ID or Password?

4. Tap Forgot Apple ID. It's in the center of the pop-up menu.

5. Tap Forgot Apple ID?. It's below the "Apple ID" field.

6. Enter your information. Type your first name, your last name, and your email address into the labeled fields.

7. Tap Next. It's in the upper-right corner.

8. Enter your phone number. Type in the phone number associated with your Apple ID, ending in the last two digits displayed on the screen.

9. Tap Next. It's in the upper-right corner.

10. Tap Reset with Phone Number. It's at the bottom of the screen.

    1. A verification code will be sent by text message to your number. If the verification code doesn't autofill, enter it on the screen and tap Next.
    2. If you don't have access to the phone number, tap Don't have access to your trusted number? at the very bottom of the screen and follow the on-screen prompts to recover your Apple ID.

11. Enter your passcode. Enter the passcode you use to unlock your phone's screen.

12. Enter a new password. Type a password into the labeled space and re-enter on the next line.

    1. Your password must have at least 8 characters (including a number and an uppercase and lowercase letter) with no spaces. It also shouldn't have three consecutive characters (ggg), be your Apple ID, or a previous password you've used in the last year.

13. Tap Next. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.

14. Tap Agree. If you're not automatically signed into iCloud, enter your new password into the labeled field.

    1. Your Apple ID will be displayed in the field labeled "Apple ID."

15. Tap Sign In. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.

    1. The screen will intermittently display the message "Signing into iCloud" as it accesses your data during the sign-in process.

16. Enter your iPhone's passcode. This is the unlock code you established for your device when you set it up.

17. Merge your data. If you'd like any calendars, reminders, contacts, notes, or other data already stored on your iPhone to be merged with your iCloud account, tap Merge; if not, tap Don't Merge.

    1. Your Apple ID, which is an email address, will be displayed under your name at the top of the screen.