Reset or change your password

Get a reset link by email, set a new password and know what it ends.

In short

Forgot your password? Ask for a reset link by email and choose a new one. Setting a new password signs you out on every device, so only you can get back in.

Before you start

Who: anyone with an account.
Plan: none.
First: access to the inbox of the email address on the account.

Reset a forgotten password

In the sign-in dialog press "Forgot password?".
Type your email and press "Send reset link".
Open the email "Reset your {{brand}} password" and press its button.
Type the new password in "New password" and again in "Confirm new password".
Press "Set new password". "Password updated" means it worked; sign in with it.

To change a password you know, open Settings › Sign-in & security, find "Password" and press "Send me a reset link". It sends the same email.

Good to know

The answer is the same whether or not an account exists for the address, and one email is sent per five minutes.
The link works once, for 60 minutes.
A new password ends every session on every device, this one included, within about half a minute. It also clears any sign-in wait from failed attempts.

If something goes wrong

"That reset link is no longer valid": it was used, is more than an hour old or was replaced. Press "Send a new link".
"This link is incomplete": your mail program cut the link. Use the link in the email as it is, or ask for a new one.
"The two passwords don't match yet.": type the same password in both fields.
No email arrives: check spam, and wait five minutes before asking again.