How To Reset Your Facebook Password When You Have Forgotten It

If you never added your phone number to Facebook, you’ll have to use your email address.

Send code via email - Sends a six-digit code to the email address that you use to log into Facebook. Send code via SMS - Sends a six-digit code to the phone number that’s associated with your Facebook profile. Use my Google account - Allows you to log into your Google account to verify your identity. This bypasses the code reset process.

Email - Open your email inbox, look for an email from Facebook, and note the six-digit code in the subject line. SMS - Open your phone’s messages, look for a text from a five- or six-digit phone number, and note the six-digit code in the text. Google account - Enter your email address and password.

Skip this step if you used a Google account to reset your password.

If you never added your phone number to Facebook, you’ll have to use your email address. If you don’t know the email address and don’t have a phone number on Facebook, tap Search by your name instead and type in your full name as it appears on Facebook.

Send code via email - Facebook will send a reset code to your Facebook account’s email address. Send code via SMS - Facebook will text a reset code to your Facebook profile’s registered phone number.

Email - Open your email inbox, look for a message from Facebook, and note the six-digit code listed in the subject line. SMS - Open your phone’s messages, look for a new message from a five- or six-digit phone number, and look for the six-digit code in the text’s message.